[Diesel-ME]

I have an EHSS and absolutely love it. It does really nice smooth shifts into gear and/or for direction changes. You almost have to force yourself to not use the clutch sometimes - unless of course you need to inch along (hence, I guess, the term "inching pedal".)

For my use I am not a hydro fan so I only seriously considered gear and EHSS type setups. I was similarly impressed with the Deere and Massy hydraulic clutches - they all seemed to work about the same. Was not impressed with the Kubota offering. But if you are looking at New Holland gear machines I can not think of a reason to not get EHSS.

Besides you can always pretend that the EHSS is not there and still use the clutch (inching pedal). Hopefully some more experiences folks will render opinion on the differences for you with regard to longevity or maintenance.

Get on some machines and try out both setups.

~paul