Strength of the creeper?

[Merk]

Originally Posted by OldAndInTheWay

As I understand it, creeper gearing was to slow the machine down while keeping RPMs up to give implements like snow machines and tillers going at their best rpm while keeping the tractor from going to fast for the work involved.. Not for pulling power.

That exactly what the creeper gear was designed for. They can be good for slow tractor racing too. I know one gent that had a tractor that would move 6 inches a minute.

12 horse power is the largest engine that IH Cub Cadet came with. By time the higher horse power came to the market the hyrdo Cub Cadets were the number one seller. 4 out of the top 5 lowest production are manual trans.

Another reason is the stock clutch could hold the power. They could have put a heavier spring in it........makes the clutch pedal push harder. I had problems with clutch slipage in my hop up 100 when I pull a moldboard plow. The only way I could fix the problem was to add a heavier spring and a kevlar disc.

We had a gent that had a creeper in his 100 at plow day. By the end of the day the creeper was making some funny/strange sounds. When he removed the creeper it came out in parts. You loose the drirect link to the tranns with a creeper in the driveline.