On my shuttle shift park locks the gear selector in neutral and locks the transmission, nothing turns.
E/S
Congratulations on your new tractor; very nice looking rig. Like L/S I don't need a brake light as you can't put it in gear with the parking brake engaged.
When I shut it down, I automatically put it in neutral and apply the brake.
You can start it with the brake on, but you aren't going anywhere.
I also use my shuttle shift more than my foot brake, but coming from a synchro shuttle, it took me quite a while to get use to not foot clutching for everything.
Precise control is more difficult with a shuttle than HST, but you can adapt well enough in time.
The m7040 does not have a transmission parking lock. Only comes on m8540 and bigger.
The m7040 does not have a transmission parking lock. Only comes on m8540 and bigger.
Correct. I thought this was a very nice touch in the 8540 and 9540. Smaller differences I think are the 7040 has a lever operates PTO vs an electrical switch.
Lack of a parking brake indicator is probably the biggest oversight so far in this class of tractor. Everything else seems very nicely in place.
I still don't know if I will get used to not half clutching to move a small distance. I'm never going to be in the perfect gear all the time - particularly if it requires a range change. Engaging the shuttle without the clutch is fine but I'm going to have to get used to it. I find that when I need to come to a stop I naturally hit the clutch and then put the shuttle in neutral.