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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7020047" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>'Twas a disaster from start to finish. Another product that was launched against the will of its engineers, at the behest of the marketing department, way before its time, when it was far from production ready. It never did become reliable. It was nicknamed the Jerk-O-Matic. Often lost ratios. I think it was a 10 speed full powershift with two reverse and you could flick from any forward speed straight to reverse without jerking through every ratio. This was before electric solenoids and computer control of sequencing and clutch fill, and it had a number of externally adjustable band brakes that held various parts of the internal annulous gears as needed for the ratio selected.</p><p>I remember the one I used, which was my neighbours, on the buckrake started off with the full complement of ratios but a couple of years afterwards it was down to two forward and one reverse.</p><p></p><p>It really did have some clever features, like the quadrant lever control under the steering column with adjustable bi-passable stops so one could flick between desired ratios reliably every time without looking down. The 'inching pedal', instead of a clutch pedal, was a tiny little thing with minimal stroke. It was not meant to be used as a clutch pedal but without it, hitching up to anything was impossible and even with it, it was a death-defying feat.</p><p></p><p>It, or at least the epicyclic gearsets that it consisted of, were novel at the time and the inventor, whose name escapes me just now, went on to develop John Deere's much more successful full powershift transmissions in the 1960's.</p><p>Select-O-Speed was actually developed through the mid 1950's and launched in America first in 1959 and as an option on the first 1000 series in the UK in '63 or '64 I think. The ones with the vented side panels to the bonnet and replaceable element engine oil filters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7020047, member: 718"] 'Twas a disaster from start to finish. Another product that was launched against the will of its engineers, at the behest of the marketing department, way before its time, when it was far from production ready. It never did become reliable. It was nicknamed the Jerk-O-Matic. Often lost ratios. I think it was a 10 speed full powershift with two reverse and you could flick from any forward speed straight to reverse without jerking through every ratio. This was before electric solenoids and computer control of sequencing and clutch fill, and it had a number of externally adjustable band brakes that held various parts of the internal annulous gears as needed for the ratio selected. I remember the one I used, which was my neighbours, on the buckrake started off with the full complement of ratios but a couple of years afterwards it was down to two forward and one reverse. It really did have some clever features, like the quadrant lever control under the steering column with adjustable bi-passable stops so one could flick between desired ratios reliably every time without looking down. The 'inching pedal', instead of a clutch pedal, was a tiny little thing with minimal stroke. It was not meant to be used as a clutch pedal but without it, hitching up to anything was impossible and even with it, it was a death-defying feat. It, or at least the epicyclic gearsets that it consisted of, were novel at the time and the inventor, whose name escapes me just now, went on to develop John Deere's much more successful full powershift transmissions in the 1960's. Select-O-Speed was actually developed through the mid 1950's and launched in America first in 1959 and as an option on the first 1000 series in the UK in '63 or '64 I think. The ones with the vented side panels to the bonnet and replaceable element engine oil filters. [/QUOTE]
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