Advice on Hydrostatic Transmission vs Gears

[hayden]

One advantage to Hydro while digging into a pile is that if you let off the go pedal, the tractor simply stops. On a geared tractor, you can let off the go pedal but those tires are still churning until something breaks or the tractor stalls.

You need to clutch or hit the reverser, depending on what you have. I've been practicing my timing on hitting the reverser with my new-to-me IVT transmission. That's still needed with an IVT. You can also brake and that automatically clutches.