ruffdog
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The New Holland TC33D and Case DX33 twins had the heal/toe pedal.
L2800HST did have rocker pedal,and it was pain if you wore big snow boots.The earlier L2800HST might have it, but I don't know for sure.
30 - 28.5 = 1.5 So the "penalty" for a hydrostaic transmission is 1.5 hp. I'll take a hydrostatic over a gear for the work that I do.PMS - Tractor Data shows
Engine (gross):34.6 hp
25.8 kW
PTO (claimed):30 hp
22.4 kW (gear)
28.5 hp
21.3 kW (hydro)
Exactly. So why is any request for help in selecting a subcompact tractor being answered with a recommendation to "buy at least 40 hp"? Not very useful to the OP.I don’t think there are any sub-compact tractors with 30hp. 30 hp is getting into the compact category.
If I'm reading HTDT's example correctly, the engine HP was 34.6 hp. PTO horsepower was 30 for manual trans or 28.5 for hydro. So, in that case the hydro was burning approximately 6 hp, versus the gearbox at 4.6 hp. Irrelevant for any purpose other than showing that we can all do basic subtraction.30 - 28.5 = 1.5
And if you would have read what I wrote you would have realized that your statement was not relevant.If I'm reading HTDT's example correctly, the engine HP was 34.6 hp. PTO horsepower was 30 for manual trans or 28.5 for hydro. So, in that case the hydro was burning approximately 6 hp, versus the gearbox at 4.6 hp. Irrelevant for any purpose other than showing that we can all do basic subtraction.
Some of the makers already have an HST cruise control available. These may however have limitations for speed range of actuation.I was thinking of the drive-by-wire treadle as being easier to operate by hand with a lever. The HST pedals on my Branson can require a pretty heavy foot when there's a lot of force involved, like going up a steep hill.
Removing the potentiometer and using it with a dedicated hand lever would be even cooler, I didn't think of that.