On Dec 24, 8:45*am, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:05:02 -0500, clare wrote:
*Except with the hydro you can "gear down" on the run.

You should be able to do that with the belt-drive ones too so long as you
tickle the clutch in the right way - it's really just a CVT (as once used
by DAF etc. in some cars), apart from the serrated part which locks the
shift lever into certain 'gears'.

But yes, it's probably a lot easier with hydro :-)

No "probably" about it. Tickle one pedal with a toe, or use one foot
on clutch, one on gearshift and steer with the other. Yes, I got
quite good at "shift on the go" and was a confimed, dedicated "manual
tranny" guy on all my work equipment...until I got my JD rider with
hydro. No more manuals for me ever.

Harry K