drab m
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The only reason that is needed is because the engine isn't torquey (is that a word?) enough to push into the pile in high range. One way to skin that cat would be to give it a low gear to compensate, and if you go that route, then indeed being able to shift ranges in the fly is a plus. My analogy to the Mack was to point out another approach. Instead of needing a 3 speed transaxle like the freighliner, Mack built an engine that had such torque rise that it kept pulling down at 800 rpm. If your tractor could push in the pile in high, you wouldn't care if it was easy to shift into low.
There are surely downsides to that approach, but from an operator's standpoint having to shift bless often is better in my opinion.
There are surely downsides to that approach, but from an operator's standpoint having to shift bless often is better in my opinion.