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To the clutch of enthusiasts who are interested in pressing their knowledge and powerful interruptions, a clarification follows:
I read the original ? as whether the guy's machine had an actual clutch or a hydraulic valve, not whether or not he had a clutch.
Come on fellows, of course he has a clutch, even an automotive AT has a clutch, even if it is automatic. HST's certainly must have a clutch. What I said, perhaps badly since I was ribbing Bird so hard after he plugged Danny, was that the clutch in my and most newer tractors could be a dash switch instead of a pedal. It is only connected to a switch which controls hydraulics in tractors except the most old fashioned collar shifters. Fact is that the spring you are pushing against is only to keep people from jamming their feet into the floorboards too hard (no lie, that is straight from a service manager).
In the older days some long while back in the distant past of history that came before us, pushing the clutch actually moved the pressure plates directly, etc. Not anymore for the most part.
Now correct me if I am wrong, but be prepared to "show me".
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J