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

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Originally Posted by asid61 View Post
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.
Yes, it is. It is worth considering. We got away with it in 2010, but it was a little sketchy. Sometimes it wouldn't shift. We ended up having to shift to the other gear before shifting back to neutral. Not ideal.
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