[AT] Fw: good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger

[charliehill]

That link didn't work.  try this and look at the first article or run a 
search for convert fuller 9 speed to 13 speed.
http://www.google.com/search?q=convert+Fuller+9+speed+to+13+speed&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGIE_en


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger


> Frank,  when I think about it again (it's been 20+ years) I always 
> 'pre-selected before going to OD because you just lift your foot to let it 
> shift and if it did shift early it wouldn't hurt anything.  Going from OD 
> and making the shift up to the next gear I believe I usually waited until 
> I pulled the lever to flip the switch.  Thanks for jogging my memory.
>
> I found out something this morning I didn't know.  I was doing a web 
> search about road rangers just to see what I could find.  They make a kit 
> to convert a 9 speed into a 13 speed.  It makes sense.  It just bolts on 
> the rear of the transmission and you cut the drive shaft off a bit.  I 
> just never thought about it.
>
> www.roadranger.com/ecm/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>
>
>> Charlie
>> I do it that way on occasion but am very careful when I do.....yes that I
>> actually should have noted that it was a good view of the shift and he 
>> had
>> done it before....
>> Fun to watch him for sure!
>>
>> Frank
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:26 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>
>> Frank,  I agree with you.  Basically you don't lift off the throttle 
>> until
>> you shift and kind of do it all at the same time.  You have to learn how 
>> to
>> do it and it takes experience but once you catch on it's pretty easy.  I 
>> was
>>
>> just trying to describe what the guy on the video was doing and he was
>> clearly experienced.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>
>>
>>> If you will notice..he is shifting the red button before he shifts the
>>> main
>>> stick.........if the main stick should happen to come out of gear just a
>>> little soon or a little late it will make a big bang and sometimes if it
>>> comes out with the bang the transmission will break off near the rear of
>>> the
>>> case.....
>>> You should shift them main first and as soon as it is in gear shift the
>>> red
>>> one....
>>>
>>> Did not mean to be too critical but it can happen and does .....
>>>
>>> As Charlie has stated correctly(not disagreeing with you Charlie just be
>>> careful when you do it that way) ......but if you end up letting up on 
>>> the
>>> throttle too quickly  ...and you have already flipped the red....bang
>>>
>>> I only just started doing this so not the expert......(I started in 1956
>>> and
>>> still on the road as of yesterday and STILL not an expert)
>>> A couple of the ones I have driven are on my web site and the one I 
>>> drive
>>> now loaded with cement and grossing 115,500.....
>>>
>>> www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
>>>
>>> towards the bottom
>>>
>>>
>>> Transmissions I have run:
>>> 5 speed main and 4 speed Brownie
>>> 4 and 4
>>> 5 and 3
>>> Heavy 15
>>> Roadrangers in 10 13 and 18 speeds
>>>
>>> 6 speed Alison Automatic
>>> 6 Speed Auto with 3 speed Brownie
>>> And the best of all was
>>> 5 and 4 with a double reduction rear end.(3 sticks)
>>>
>>> The most miles I have put on are with the 13 Eaton
>>> Frank
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of K7jdj at aol.com
>>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:45 PM
>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>>
>>> In a message dated 3/5/2010 6:29:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>>> gremaux at midrivers.com writes:
>>>
>>> He is preselecting
>>>
>>> Can you explain that a bit.  I have an International with a  roadranger.
>>> It's a 70's vintage with the "slide selector"  and red and  green air
>>> lines.
>>>
>>> I only drove it a few miles and parked it.  It has  the DT 466 in it. 
>>> Way
>>> underpowered for what I wanted the truck  for.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Renton, WA
>>>
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