Mowing How do you operate your clutch?

[Peacock]

I try to only clutch on the first few trips around a field. From that point on I raise the shredder and use the brakes to make a tight turn at the end of each pass.

2500+ rpm is pretty brutal on the synchro shuttle if you ask me. Thats is asking a lot from what is just a typical bronze blocker ring.

 

[Herkypilot]

Yeah, yeah....yada, yada K0ua. We can't all have HST!

 

[Peacock]

I'm with you. You couldn't give me an HST tractor. I just don't like them.

 

[Bluegill2]

I'm with you. You couldn't give me an HST tractor. I just don't like them.

Same here. :thumbsup:

 

[Chilly807]

I usually let the revs come down before pushing the clutch in, unless it's an emergency.

Sean

 

[JC-jetro]

When you go from forward to reverse you're dealing with synchronize and that's really what you are trying to save and not the clutch. With a bit slower rpm and bit of delay causes the synchronizer to have the same rotational speed for a smooth mesh without damaging.grinding the synchronizer cogs.

Don't ride the clutch and be careful with your clutch pedal to save your clutch disk.

JC,

 

[Herkypilot]

Thanks JC - I was told long ago not to ride the clutch, so I keep to that mantra. I haven't experienced any grinding when moving the synchro lever from forward to reverse although, I do feel a little "catch" around the neutral position. I don't force the lever, just work it through.

HP

 

[JC-jetro]

Thanks JC - I was told long ago not to ride the clutch, so I keep to that mantra. I haven't experienced any grinding when moving the synchro lever from forward to reverse although, I do feel a little "catch" around the neutral position. I don't force the lever, just work it through.

HP

I have driven both MX4700-5100 and L4600 and they do have the same synch shuttle system. They both are great going back and forth without grinding and are very robust. Saving the synchro is really important. You don't need to come to full stop to change but the more momentum you have the more shock the clutch disk would experience. If you don't clutch fully synch shuttle will grind. I see no reason why a person wants to quickly reverse the direction at 4th gear and rabbit and high rpm. That's just too much. In case of picking the stuff with the loader turtle and 2nd or 3rd would be about as fast one needs to go. On Mx4700 the 3rd and 4th gear is also partially synchronized. I ordered a L4600 and same as mx-4700 the shuttle synch is smooth as butter.

JC,