Hood Materials:
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Rugged Composite
(resists dents & won’t rust)
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Sheet Metal
(prone to rust, dents, & scratches)
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Transmission Options & Operation:
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Gear transmission
- Flip PowrReverser lever to change directions, no clutching & no shifting
Hydrostatic transmission
- Easy-to-use TwinTouch pedals
- Step on reverse pedal to backup, forward pedal to go forward
- Farther you push, faster you go. To stop, release pedal
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Gear transmission
- Engage clutch when shifting from forward & reverse
- Use right hand to control loader and left to shift into forward/reverse
Hydrostatic transmission
- Unnatural treadle pedal occupies most of the deck space
- Reverse, tilt heel back, Forward. tilt foot forward
- Not bad until you’ve spent an hour tilting your heels back and forth while working!
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Steering Components: |
Protected from the elements
(behind the front axle)
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Up front, leaving them exposed & vulnerable in tough conditions
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PTO Maintenance: |
Wet, oil-cooled clutch
- No required maintenance intervals
- Great reliability
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Dry clutch
- Requires maintenance at 100-hour intervals
- Can heat up and wear out more easily
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Serviceability: |
Fewer tasks, lower operating costs
- BRAKES: 1 adjustment in 600 hours
- LUBE POINTS: 4 points in 50 hours
- HST FILTER CHANGE: 1 change in 600 hours
- FLUID CHANGE: 0 changes in 600 hours
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More tasks, longer down time, more costly maintenance
- BRAKES: 6 adjustments in 600 hours
- LUBE POINTS: 17 points in 50 hours
- HST FILTER CHANGE: 4 changes in 600 hours
- FLUID CHANGE: 2 changes (92 quarts) in 600 hours
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