Creeping forward with a shuttle shift

[GManBart]

Read the first 3 or 4 posts.

The fellow who said that his kubota is unable to work precisely is what got me going.

If that kubota story is indeed true, then that is a sorry line of tractors indeed. I really do find it hard to believe. Sorry.
That is a serious flaw. One that would render the tractor almost virtually useless.

Every other clutch tractor in the universe is not like that, as far as I know...in my experience.

And once again the HST FANBOIS CLUB showed up.

Oh well. See ya next time.

Yes, he said he wouldn't attempt to creep up on something with his particular tractor. He never brought up HST, and nobody else did either, until you did.

I don't even own an HST tractor....I'm pretty sure owning an HST machine is required to be a member of the fanboy club. The only reason the HST club showed up is because you derailed the thread from what the OP asked.

Generally speaking, it's possible to creep up with something using a tractor that has a shuttle transmission. There can always be specific exceptions, like with anything else. End of story unless someone simply wants to argue rather than help the OP.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Yes, he said he wouldn't attempt to creep up on something with his particular tractor. He never brought up HST, and nobody else did either, until you did.

I don't even own an HST tractor....I'm pretty sure owning an HST machine is required to be a member of the fanboy club. The only reason the HST club showed up is because you derailed the thread from what the OP asked.

Generally speaking, it's possible to creep up with something using a tractor that has a shuttle transmission. There can always be specific exceptions, like with anything else. End of story unless someone simply wants to argue rather than help the OP.

I'll bite. I'm so ugly... I have to creep up on everything.

 

[PILOON]

Well my tractor is a gear shift/clutch job.
I have operated aircraft, helicopters and all sorts of tractor configurations.
If you have 2 feet and 2 hands with a short familiarization period (like 10 mins) you soon adapt to any configuration, mind you lots of nintendo time helps LOL.
Also had a dozer that was manual tranny and I soon learned to clutch, brake shift and steer with accuracy (really wished I had a 3rd hand).
Within about 20 mins I could doze my way between 2 cars all while pushing a maple root ball complete with trunk and branches.
OK so I borrowed my friends HST tractor and for sure I could outperform what I could do with my manual shift tractor but for the difference I shure would not fork out the $$$ just to 'upgrade'.
Hey is there that much of a rush?

The big secret IMHO is to take it slow and learn by your errors, and never bash your way as that is what breaks things. Use hydraulics as you have a built in cushion,

 

[dwitt]

I'm so confused....what is better shuttle or hst?

 

[k0ua]

I'm so confused....what is better shuttle or hst?

IF you have to ask....:laughing:

 

[k0ua]

Hydro fan boy here. Larger and larger dozers are being equipped with Hydros. Shuttle equipped ones are becoming less and less.

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[k0ua]

Watch this video of a skidder with a Hydro going thru its paces.. Are you Gear Fanboys convinced yet?:laughing:

 

[oldpilgrim]

And as the charter member of the HST FanBoy club, I will unequivocally state I can operate a straight 6x2 or 8x2 gear/clutch transmission as well as any one of you on this board. And if you "seriously doubt it" bring your coffee grinder down here to Branson, and I will demonstrate said same. That all said, give me a hydro any freaking day of the week and twice on Sunday's. So there. :laughing:

PS:. my old knees are for chit so don't expect me to push that darn clutch in too many times.

+1 After almost 25 years of driving a gear, putting it everywhere I want, with extreme precision, I will never have anything other than an HST. It's just so much easier to use.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I dealt with that in a post.

I seriously doubt that you know much about heavy equipment.

How much do you know about helicopters?

Wow, this is the internet where everybody is an expert and everybody is mostly concerned with "being right" in their own mind's eye rather than giving each other empathy and learning from each other.

Sigh.

I was in Army aviation, a 67Y30, but I'm still learning about everything and imagine I'll continue to learn until I die.

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[holeycow]

Ok, so you know something about helicopters.