Posted by 495man on January 04, 2008 at 12:21:23 from (24.222.9.184):
In Reply to: Upshifting a B posted by larry59 on January 04, 2008 at 11:11:30:
old said: (quoted from post at 12:23:06 01/04/08) Would you believe by doing what your doing you are most likely hurting the tranny. Tractors are made to be shifted from a stopped position and then started out in what ever gear you want to drive it in and not shifted when in motion. Shifting in motion is a very good way to take out the transmission of a tractor
If there's no gear clash I don't see the issue. If there's gear clash then don't do it. Basically every tractor can be shifted on the fly within the range if you know what you are doing.
I'd be more worried on clutch wear and life trying start a load in high gear, much easier on things upshifting. I guess if you can afford clutch jobs great, if you are clutch saving and can't shift....hope you like the trans bill.......
We have a W-4, used to do a lot of haulage with it until it was semiretired, you'd be riding and slipping the clutch if you tried to start out in 5th gear with a load of hay behind. Much easier on things to start in 4th, double clutch into 5th on a roll. Having said that, there's a time and a place, shifting a non-syncroed trans on the fly on the road is one thing, trying to do it under load in the field is another.
As far as the item in question, same principle as shifting a twin stick truck like a 5x4 / quadruplex etc., get the revs right, no problem regardless of lever, However, I would wager, like it has been pointed out, the tractor wasn't designed to do that and odds are something bad will happen. A heavy truck transmission is usually "spaced" to allow the shifts easily, where a tractor range lever shift is a BIG change in gearing, sometimes way outside the engine rpm/travel speed range creating damage and gearclash.
On a Deere 2cyl I don't think I'd want to juggle a hand clutch, hand throttle, and shifters plus steer the tractor......what's the main advantage of going 5-6 rather than 4-6, or 4-5-6?
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