Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here's the latest from John Deere--Scroll down to "24 speed" transmission, then click on "more": http://www.deere.com/servlet/com.deere.u90785.productcatalog.view.servlets.ProdCatProduct?pNbr=9120%20RW&cNbr=FR_TRACTORS&sCName=Four%20Wheel%20Drive%20Tractors%20%28280%20-%20450%20hp%29&tM=FR&moreFeatures=yes - --- Clive Moss <chmphoto@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Richard Coutant said the following on 12/13/2003 > 3:00 PM: > > Absolutely. The original gearbox and clutch on my > fifty-year-old Fordson > > Super Dexta are still fine, and I can hardly ever > remember shifting > > while in motion. > ... > Reminds me (perversely) of the first car I drove - a > 1948 Vauxhall > Wyvern (4 cylinders, 1500cc) on its last legs in > 1960. At times the > clutch would stop clutching and I had to learn to > shift gears without a > clutch. Works fine if you slip out of gear just as > you lift off the > accelerator, wait for engine revs to sound right, > and slip into the new > gear. No crunching if you got it right. Accelerate > if changing down, > just wait if changing up. Could not stop dead at > stop streets, but could > go through slow enough not to be dangerous. > I guess old cameras work better than old cars. > -- > Clive > http://clive.moss.net > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html