question for shuttle shift owners

[ptsg]

Thanks ptsg. I did get a message from my dealer that 5835s are no longer available, so I'll take a look at a 4058 if one shows up locally.

One disappointment on 4058 is they have added "telematics" to a "proudly simple" TYM tractor. Yay! More computers, sensors, $$$, and now, a modem to report all of our activity to mother TYM so we can check on our tractor with a friggin app on our phones!

Yeah, not sure what to think about that either. It's one of those things that hardly anyone asks for but for some reason manufacturers firmly believe we need it?

 

[phantom309]

On my recent test drive of the 5520, I thought that the throw on the F/R lever was a little longer than I would have liked and the lever felt kinda spindly (is that a word?).

Continuing my search, I like the looks of (only seen on video) of Yanmar's sync-shuttle on their "simple" YM series of tractors.

This video shows a good operator's perspective on doing loader work with this sync-shuttle. It looks like this lever is a bit shorter than the TYM and the position (8:00 - 10:00 kinda like a ginormous power shuttle lever!) might be a little better than the TYM (9:00 - 11:00) also.

We have a Yanmar dealer nearby, so I may have to go see if I can fit on one of those tractors!

 

[ptsg]

On mine, it's a very nice and firm shift but the shuttle lever is as simple as it gets and pretty much a straight shot right to the transmission. So no extra linkages prone to play.

You can get an idea of it here:

And loader work being done here:

 

[phantom309]

On mine, it's a very nice and firm shift but the shuttle lever is as simple as it gets and pretty much a straight shot right to the transmission. So no extra linkages prone to play.

You can get an idea of it here:

Yes, that nice short shift that is not much more difficult than "switching on a blinker" looks great.