Question for other 3005 / 790 owners.

[WH401]

I have to say that even though the PowrReverser trans is a great piece and the ability to change direction without any clutch input or shift gears on the go is a nice option, I think I have come to the conclusion that I wish I had bought the 3005 instead. My main reason for buying the 3320 was the loader capacity of the 300cx. I have now come to realize I really don't need the extra capacity of this loader and that the 300 on the 3005 would have been a more than adequate loader. In terms of the transmission, I actually prefer just a regular gear mesh transmission compared to the Reverser. I grew up on gear mesh transmissions and to me the extra shifting is not a hindrance, I find it fun and it just gives me another reason to enjoy my machine.

But, I won't give up the 3320. It's light years ahead of what I used to cut grass with and the fact that it just runs properly is more than enough incentive for me to be very happy with it.

 

[TomWhite]

....the only time I've driven a hydro I put it through a fence....

As is often said on this forum -

WE WANT PICTURES!!

 

[AKfish]

The transmission isn't syncronized in any gear. If I don't let mine stop or almost stop I will grind the gears. I haven't found any way around that. If anyone else knows how to shift and not grind without stopping please clue me in.

Nearly all the old farm tractors I worked as a kid; were collar shifts. You gotta stop and throttle back. And if you don't want to pull the throttle all the way back down to idle - work the clutch - several times; to stop the "overrun" in the transmission.

But, IMO; having the rpm's up around 2,000 is a good way to smooth the edges off the clusters. I think I'd be around 1,500 at the most.

AKfish

 

[dirt ditch]

IMO; having the rpm's up around 2,000 is a good way to smooth the edges off the clusters.

So will catching the right foot on the shift lever while dismounting, transmission in neutral and the tractor running.

Nostalgic? I wanted a tried and true sliding gear transmission. Don't have anything against hydro transmissions, but the first thing I learned to drive was my granddad's 60 year old 8n. He bought it new in 48 and still uses it every week. I expect my 790's sliding gear transmission will be going strong in 60 years also.

 

[DWCox]

As long as JD keeps selling this old school technology, I will buy them. It is proven and bullet-proof. If I did not have access to the 790 or 990, I guess I would probably go orange again.

 

[Barely Smokin']

I agree that the 790 must be stopped in order to change gears. But, the tractor will start from a dead stop in 4H. If I needed a tractor for industrial back-and-forth excavating, I'd want a syncro tranny. Otherwise, in my fields, the simpler the better.

 

[AKfish]

Yup.. good point - Deere had it right a few years ago with the 70 series of CUT's.

Those models; 870-1070 had the bulletproof 9x3 tranny with SYCHROMESH gears (optional in 2WD and standard with 4WD)! A REAL thing of beauty! I don't recall if the 670-770 had the 9x3, though. They may have had the 8x2 transmission with optional synchromesh.

Some marketing, pencil-pusher must have stuck his finger in the air... before that decision!

AKfish