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

[Ron Cook]

That there is another big "AMEN!"

Just Friday I was hitt'n 60 at the bottom of a long grade in the Monfort 
lane and a car pulled out and went to that inside lane right in front of 
me.  I hit all whoa as hard as I could and avoided the hit.  Then 
amongst a bunch of cussing I had to start searching for a gear that 
would pull me to the top.  Fortunately I was able to do that in high 
range so I didn't have to shift below 6th.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA
On 2/10/2013 2:55 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> The tricky part is when you are cruising along in 12th or 13th gear and some
> idiot
> pulls out or slams on breaks in front of you while you are going up or down
> a grade
> and all of a sudden you have to figure out how to get into 5th gear ......
> or do you need
> 6th or ............... oh S#!^
>
> 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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