[AT] Farmall 350/300 More Questions

[Mike Sloane]

Ralph Goff wrote:
> I'm not familiar with the IH/Farmall TA but I always assumed that they
> incorporated a torque converter into the drive train , much like
> Case-o-matic?
No, Ralph, there is no torque converter as far as I know. But I am at a 
loss to explain how it engages without the use of the main clutch. I am 
sure that there are some on the list who have gone through their TAs and 
can tell you more. The ones on my 340 and 706 work(ed) flawlessly, but 
the one on my 560 seems to either be defunct or out of adjustment. I 
bought the 560 at a good price because of the lack of working TA, so it 
is no great loss at the moment. I tried adjusting it as per the manual 
to no avail, but I have a feeling that need to spend some time with it 
when the weather improves to see if further adjustments might be more 
successful.

Mike
> 
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/lgoff/latestpage.html
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim Nobles <tnobles at netsync.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall 350/300 More Questions
> 
> 
> 
>>That's a real good start Mike.  Thanks.   So sounds like it did similar to
>>an automatic transmission in a car or truck.  Sort of a down shift without
>>having to use the clutch.
>>
>>Tim Nobles
>>tnobles at netsync.net
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <msloane at att.net>
>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall 350/300 More Questions
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>>
>>
>>>The TA is a planetary gear arrangement that, when engaged, reduces the
>>
>>speed of the output shaft by about 1/3 and increases the torque by about
> 
> the
> 
>>same amount. It can be engaged or disengaged without using the main
> 
> clutch,
> 
>>so if you are baling, for instance, and suddenly need to slow your ground
>>speed and increase the power, you don't have to stop and shift down to a
>>lower gear. You just pull back on the TA lever and run that way until the
>>problem clears, then push it forward to go back where you were. The
> 
> hardware
> 
>>involved is somewhat complex and requires splitting the tractor to service
> 
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