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[James Wendling]

My deep reduction gear on my 600 series for running things like a tiller has been called a Sherman gear by some,and that to my understanding is for a higher speed. At the same time,I have heard it called a Howard gear which I also believe should be proper. If Howard is correct was it made by the Howard tiller Co.?

 

[Vito]

I believe so.Lever should be on the right side.Howard name is cast into the plate.

Vito

 

[souNdguy]

it depends.. is the shifter up by the clutch.. IE.. in front of yer foot ( right or left side? ) or behind yer foot.. lie.. in the pto shifter cover.

if rear.. liekly a howard.. if fore, then could be sherman, f&t hupp.. etc.. etc..

if a shifter on a big lever under set in a spacer.. then everette.. etc...

ps.. shermans are a pre tranny .. and as thus, either speed up or slow down the input shaft.. and everything else aft of that. sherman are not specifically good for a tiller as ground speed and pto speed changes.

everette and howard slow ground speed but not pto speed...

 

[souNdguy]

here's some pics to help you decide what you may have...

last 3 pics are a sherman combo.. then hupp combo.. then hupp overdrive.. others are labeled..

 

[Jim.UT]

The Howard on an 8N had the lever on the right side. When I took a Howard out of an NAA a few years ago, the lever was on the left side. That's the only Howard I've ever seen myself so my experience is limited.

 

[souNdguy]

probably same here. the pic I posted shows it on the right side in the dipstick cover. i think i may have been thinking about the live pto shifter instead, for the left side.. etc..

 

[James Wendling]

It is on the left side along with the pto lever.behind the foot. It is definitly for running my tiller as I have done it for years although that has come to an end,the tiller will be run by unother tractor. The 600 will no longer be a working tractor,it will be for parades,and to keep nice looking,you know cleaning up one of these is meant to stay looking good for awhile in my opinion.