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Re: pic: ABS-110, lightweight 2-speed PTO gearbox

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Originally Posted by Travis Covington View Post
This is correct. In 2010 we disengaged and in 2013 we did not. In 2013 the drive wheels were already off the ground so we had no need for the three position cylinder. When we were hanging, the drive wheels were also spinning back and forth. No big deal.

Be careful with the three position cylinders though. They do not behave exactly the same as two 2-position cylinders stacked back to back. See this post here for details: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...75#post1276175
Thank you, that's very helpful. So the holding force in the middle position is quite low then.
In that case, I might just switch to two stacked cylinders.
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