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On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:49:42 -0400, willshak
wrote: ===S. M. Henning wrote: === (Roy) wrote: === === === ===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..... === === === ===In the manual for the John Deere OMM149664, Issue L3 Lawn Tractors ===LX280, LX280AWS, and LX289 PIN, automatic transmission tractors it ===specifically says: === ==="Do not use cruise control when going down hills. Machine speed will ===increase." === === ===Wrong. My Murray hydrostatic drive will go into a braking mode when I ===lift my foot off the pedal going downhill. === ===That means you have to keep your foot on the "forward pedal" like a ===throttle when going down hills. === ===With a gear-shift transmission you go up and down hill without touching ===any levers or pedals. Their speed doesn't increase going down hills. ===They are much safer. === === === As does my GX335 as soon as I let off the go pedal it slows and stops...........but just think if you had a manual you cold keep on coasting and save fuel! I sure don;t know where S.M H, gets his info or how he cyphers out what he reads but he needs to put a brighter light bulb in his reading lamp.............and get up to date on hydrostatic drives and garden tractors. Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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