[AT] Spam> Re: TO-20 Ferguson & roadranger

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sun Feb 10 12:52:39 PST 2013


Ron I generally used the clutch too.  It just makes it easier but it can be 
done without the
clutch.  In fact I think the RoadRanger folks actually allow the clutchless 
operation.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ron Cook
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 3:02 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: TO-20 Ferguson & roadranger

Yup.  Exactly right.  But it is danged hard to do in my truck.  It might
have alot to do with throttle sensitivity.  Like I previously said,
going into the next gear is easy.  Coming out of the current gear is the
tough part.  I just use the clutch a little to make it easy.
Ron Cook

On 2/10/2013 1:04 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> I'm hesitant to comment beyond what I have so far because it's been
> so long but what always worked for me was to apply light pressure against
> the shift lever and lift my foot from the throttle in a controlled 
> fashion.
> You'll feel the pressure come off of the gear lever and it will want to 
> come
> out of
> gear.  When it does pull it into neutral and again apply light pressure to
> the next gear
> position and slowly adjust the throttle until you feel it want to go in
> gear.
>
> That's the way I remember it.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Cook
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 1:24 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: TO-20 Ferguson & roadranger
>
> Cecil,
>       My 3406 comes off the rpm too quick for easy shifting, also.  It is
> a technique to not lift all the way to make the shift.  I am usually
> unsuccessful at it and unload with the clutch to get out of the current
> gear.
>       Nothing quite like 50 plus years of experience and missing shifts
> looking like an amateur, is there?
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
> On 2/10/2013 7:56 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>> That is exactly how the Spicers work for me, but 1/2 of the time I grind
>> the Roadranger.  My old 3406 cats are pretty quick on the throttle.  I
>> don't have near the problem with the 400 Cummins and RTO9513 in the
>> Freightliner.  I have thought about putting a power Rollback bed on the
>> Freightliner, With  my insurance rates, I am trying to find a heavy duty
>> Pintle hook trailer that I can haul my trackhoe and loader on and get
>> rid of the Semi & Lowboy trailer.   The rollback is heavy enough to haul
>> a D6 on.
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>>
>>

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