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aemeijers

On 9/6/2010 8:29 AM, wrote:
On Sep 5, 8:53 pm, wrote:
On 9/5/2010 8:12 PM, Roy wrote:

On Sep 5, 11:24 am, Tony wrote:
I have a new Yard Man MTD two stage snow thrower with the typical six
forward and two reverse transmission. It has the friction wheel type power
train.

Can the transmission be shifted from one forward speed to another on the
fly (like an automobile) or should the device be motionless before
selecting a different speed? The owner's manual is silent on this subject.

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Tony Sivori
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I always have pulled the clutch before shifting...saves the spinning
wheel from slipping on the disc and possibly polishing it so that it
doesn't retain its grip. Definitely so when shifting into reverse. I
often wondered why the manufacturers came up with that rotating wheel
on disc arrangement although it does work.
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Uh, what clutch? I also have one of those generic MTD 2-stage units, and
nothing resembling a clutch on it. I just let off the throttle lever and
shift- having only two hands, I can't work all 3 levers at once. Left
hand auger drive, right hand wheel power, and shift lever on the
'dashboard' thingie in the middle.

That right hand wheel power lever sounds like what many would choose
to call a clutch.

Duh! Slaps forehead. Now I get it. In my non-gearhead mind, squeeze
harder and it goes faster = throttle. But there is also an engine speed
control down low on the machine, so the right lever is indeed a
normally-open clutch. I'm used to the normally-closed kind, so it didn't
sink in. Thank you for being gentle.

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