Can hydraulic shuttle be added to a geared tractor?

[jcummins]

As the title says. Neighbor has an M9540 without hydraulic shuttle. Just had knee replacement done on his clutching leg. And bet his tractor contributed to his issues. I have hyd shuttle on an M7040, and also bad knees. My habits of clutching to shift gears has changed over the last couple of years because of that and doubt my knees would be up to clutching all the time.

 

[PsRumors]

Hydraulic shuttle isn't an add on to a geared trans, it is an integral part to the trans that was designed to have a hydraulic shuttle

 

[jcummins]

What I thought. Hope he can cope with it.

 

[5030]

What I thought. Hope he can cope with it.

Time to off it and upgrade to a hydraulic shuttle. All I have.

 

[SDT]

As the title says. Neighbor has an M9540 without hydraulic shuttle. Just had knee replacement done on his clutching leg. And bet his tractor contributed to his issues. I have hyd shuttle on an M7040, and also bad knees. My habits of clutching to shift gears has changed over the last couple of years because of that and doubt my knees would be up to clutching all the time.

I'm sure that it could be done with enough money and/or time but some things do not make economic sense. This is one such thing.

Time to replace it.

SDT

 

[Fallon]

I'm sure that it could be done with enough money and/or time but some things do not make economic sense. This is one such thing.

Time to replace it.

SDT

Ya, you can do dam near anything with enough time & money. But reingeneering a drivetrain can't be done economically. Time to trade it in or otherwise upgrade.

 

[radios1]

you could probably add a hydraulic clutch cheaply though, you can get one from an auto salvage yard, and make brackets to make it fit. it's 2 hydraulic cylinders, one for the foot pedal, and one for the clutch.. no pump needed, btw..

 

[Farmer495]

No experience with this, but remember seeing this Trima Comfort Clutch, basically a retrofit system that uses a declutch button you can put on the shift lever that actuates the dry clutch pedal.

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[5030]

But it' still a dry clutch, subject to all the wear a dry clutch experiences. A wet pack (hydraulic shuttle) experiences little use wear so long as the lock up pressure is sufficient. I have 2 in separate tractors, one with over 4000 hours of mixed loader work with no clutching issues.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I have several tractors with dry clutches, including loader... ANY tractor using up clutches is a OPERATOR problem, NOT a clutch/tractor problem!

I have not changed one clutch or even had a clutch problem, not one, including loader tractors with dry clutches!

I have a neighbor who goes through clutches with his loader tractor at the rate of more than one a year, he even bragged to me how fast he can change his out! I took 55 big bales of hay to him, and seeing him unload the bales, told me exactly why HE has clutch problems!!

SR