Foggy
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Hi all,
My second post about Jinma transmissions - apologies for obsessing....
A big chunk of my tractor time will be spent mowing my 5.5 acre property, and the rest will be doing FEL and other project work. At this stage I'm leaning towards a Jinma 284 with shuttle shift, 4-in-1 loader, and 5' finish mower.
I've read more posts than I care to think about regarding the merits or otherwise of geared vs HST transmissions, but since the Jinma 284 isn't offered with HST this is somewhat academic.
The thing I'm tying myself in knots over is NOT whether one transmission type is better than another, but IF I have a tractor with a non-synchro geared tranny (ie, a Jinma 284), what are the operational characteristics?
For example, I've set the engine RPM to deliver the required 540 rpm to my finish mower, I've selected a gear appropriate to complete a long straight run /up-down a gentle slope, and now I'm approaching the turn for the next run. At this point I'm figuring I need to slow down if I don't want to end up in the neighbour's chicken coop - how do I smoothly and efficiently complete the turn? Brakes, throttle change, gear change, panic, pray,....?
I know this is a pretty basic question, but it'd sure help me clear my thinking if you could help me out with a little of your hard won experience /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Cheers, Foggy
My second post about Jinma transmissions - apologies for obsessing....
A big chunk of my tractor time will be spent mowing my 5.5 acre property, and the rest will be doing FEL and other project work. At this stage I'm leaning towards a Jinma 284 with shuttle shift, 4-in-1 loader, and 5' finish mower.
I've read more posts than I care to think about regarding the merits or otherwise of geared vs HST transmissions, but since the Jinma 284 isn't offered with HST this is somewhat academic.
The thing I'm tying myself in knots over is NOT whether one transmission type is better than another, but IF I have a tractor with a non-synchro geared tranny (ie, a Jinma 284), what are the operational characteristics?
For example, I've set the engine RPM to deliver the required 540 rpm to my finish mower, I've selected a gear appropriate to complete a long straight run /up-down a gentle slope, and now I'm approaching the turn for the next run. At this point I'm figuring I need to slow down if I don't want to end up in the neighbour's chicken coop - how do I smoothly and efficiently complete the turn? Brakes, throttle change, gear change, panic, pray,....?
I know this is a pretty basic question, but it'd sure help me clear my thinking if you could help me out with a little of your hard won experience /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Cheers, Foggy