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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
The AM shifters don't really have a 'neutral' per se. You will have to modify them if this is what you are looking for. We used the dog gear in 2010 to release our soccer ball kicker mechanism... you really have "engaged' and 'not engaged' It will take some work on your part. I don't think you want the dog to be holding all of the energy... you will want some type of ratchet to hold it and then the dog/shifter will release the ratchet.
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Right, what i was referring to as "neutral" would be "not engaged." But are the dog/shifting gears any weaker than regular gears? I don't think they would be and I would have no problem with a regular gearbox holding the strain we intend to hold for the shooter this year. Did you use a ratchet as well in 2010 for the soccer ball? And in order to convert the shifting gearbox to have a "neutral" stage did you need to buy more gears or was it just rearranging the ones already in the gearbox? Also do you remember what gearbox it was that you used? Thanks again for your input.