On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 22:21:20 -0400, "S. M. Henning"
wrote:

(Roy) wrote:
===
=== If it only needed one
=== gear why do manufacturers use 4 , 5 or 6 speeds,
===
===You obviously never used a farm tractor. You don't drive a garden
===tractor like a car. The mower speed is not controlled by the
===transmission. It is constant. Hence if you go too fast, the mowing
===quality goes down. If you go too slow it takes too long. You select
===the gear that does the best job. The other gears are for going fast
===when you are not mowing like going back to the garage or going slow like
===when using a snow blower.


Why snip out the pertinent part of your reply that stated you only
need one gear as thats all thats used anyhow.....that was the point
being made.............Just because your in the dark on how a
hydrostatic tranny works as compared to mechanical drive trannys and
too cheap to have one, why knock em...........There is absolutely no
advantage a gear drive in a L & G tractor has over a hydro
drive.........hands down its the better , no, BEST way to go.....Has
all the power at low speeds as well as high all with just pushing the
pedal down...........simple enough for even you to operate......I
hope!
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