Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Originally Posted by WeimsnKs
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
Both my tractors have the shuttle transmission.

Love it!


To me, shuttle shift is the happy medium between manual and hydro. I want to use all the hp I bought and you lose some in hydro.


No doubt.

Just for Grits and Shins, I went to the JD dealership to look to see what smaller type tractors they had with somewhat higher HP engines...

They showed me a 65hp compact with the hydro. I thought it was a good size for the HP rating. Then I looked closer at the tractor...

1) It only had the hydro pedals.
If you had to shred like 10 acres or do something that required prolonged forward movement, then you would get real tired of mashing that pedal, or you'd spring for the optional cruise control.

2) The tractor had no hydraulic hook ups.
My intent in looking at tractors was to try and get a feel for what may run a Woods 12 foot batwing shredder. The shredder needs two hydraulic controls. One for the batwings, and one for the wheel height.

I realized that I was just looking at a high hp, overpriced lawn mower. It wasn't really a "tractor" at all.... crazy




That's the problem with a lot of the "economy" models out there today. My list of "must have's" on a tractor include hydraulic remote hookups, and I won't own one without them. The hydrostat tranny is ok on a smaller tractor that's used for light work, but I don't have it on either of mine. I like the shuttle shift, but the hydrostats typically don't hold up well under heavy use, such as hours of fieldwork at a time.