Shuttle shift sticking?

[fiddleback]

Forgot this on my last post. When test driving a 45 at a dealer (one i didn't buy from) you could go from forward to reverse without clutching, especially easy in low and medium but the one i did end up buying does not do that. I HAVE to clutch, it will come out of gear and will start to enter but does NOT trully engage. I thought that maybe it needed to be "loosened up" and drive it a little bit but it hasn't gotten any better (or worse). Is there some kind of adjustment I could make or should I just deal with it? I thought this feature was the whole purpose of shuttle shift? If not its not much different than just throwing an "R" in the gear selection. Not a big deal cuz hydro isn't available on the 45 yet so we had no choice anyway. Thanks Tom

 

[Donnyj]

I use the clutch on my 45 when changing directions. That is normal. Kioti does not offer any type of hydraulic shuttle shift on the 45.

 

[bluechip]

The synchro shuttle means you dont have to STOP between forward and reverse (it will improve clutch life if you do give a tap on the brake as you shift direction) but you must use the clutch. I had a 65 mustang that the clutch linkage fell out off, and I quickly learned that I could "speed shift" it by just coming off the accelerator and shift into the next gear without a grind, but pretty sure it wasnt doing the syncro rings any good...