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Re: Is it OK to start off in 5th gear with an 'M'?


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Posted by Dr.EVIL on February 22, 2014 at 11:05:42 from (70.194.135.110):

In Reply to: Is it OK to start off in 5th gear with an 'M'? posted by Patrick HMD on February 21, 2014 at 18:56:55:

You guys are all too funny!

Difference between an H & M is you CAN start out with nothing hooked to an M in 5th, like said, on level hard surfaces, at just off idle and the M will pick-up the load and go. Can't, or at least shouldn't with an H, they don't have the low end torque an M has, too much clutch slippage IMO. Super H's & Super M's are easier to start out in 4th and shift up to 5th because of the faster 4th. That jump from 5 MPH to 16 in the straight H's & M's is tough!

I never double-clutched shifting up to 5th, but always double-clutched shifting down from 5th to 4th. The up shift took the same amount of time and saved the wear & tear of engaging/disengaging the clutch that extra time.

SM-TA's & the 4-cyl number series were easy, pull the TA back and ease the clutch out in low side of 5th and away we go!

Used to do thousands of miles of road work with a Stg II Super H every summer, hauling feed, hay, corn, oats, etc. Everything from a 6000# auger wagon to 10,000# wagons loaded w/shell & ear corn. Without a T/A, being able to shift down on hills was as important as being able to shift up. Goal was to "Drive Elegant", shift all the way through from 1st to 5th and back through to 1st with the straight-cut spur gear transmission without clicking a tooth in the process. I've done that many times, but normally just shifting between 4th & 5th. Let's see someone try that with a JD A or B?

And like was said, your left foot should ONLY be on the clutch pedal when it's holding it down, use the clutch like an on/off switch, push it down smartly, then ease it into engagement when you engage the next gear.

Far as an M starting out with a 3-btm plow in the ground, I have to ask WHY? if you know you're going to stop why don't you raise the plow and pull out of the furrow? If you're plowing with a #8 IH plow in old corn ground, your doing that all the time anyhow. So much easier on the clutch to get rolling, then drop the plow into the ground when moving. You do that at every head land & grass waterway right?


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