Show us your Arb Diggers please.

[Mike Hill]

5 hours ago, Gray git said:

Na torque converters aren't really designed for heavy pulling 

Ok?

 

Why do trains,trucks,airport tugs cable haulers,log skidders,dozer' s and practically all machines that need to pull heavy things use torque converters then?

 

I also forgot all the automatic transmission practically ever built including your Valtra use a torque converter?

[Gray git]

Ok?
 
Why do trains,trucks,airport tugs cable haulers,log skidders,dozer' s and practically all machines that need to pull heavy things use torque converters then?
 
I also forgot all the automatic transmission practically ever built including your Valtra use a torque converter?

I don't know, just what I was told - you tell me why they struggle then?

[dig-dug-dan]

7 hours ago, Mike Hill said:

Ok?

 

Why do trains,trucks,airport tugs cable haulers,log skidders,dozer' s and practically all machines that need to pull heavy things use torque converters then?

 

I also forgot all the automatic transmission practically ever built including your Valtra use a torque converter?

 I don't think they are hydrostatic though

[monkeybusiness]

My Merlo in the pic is hydrostatic, not sure about the bigger machines/rotos etc though. 

[dig-dug-dan]

1 hour ago, monkeybusiness said:

My Merlo in the pic is hydrostatic, not sure about the bigger machines/rotos etc though. 

I know the manitous are. They don't like towing, and my tractor is. Its hopeless towing up a hill, just slows down to a crawl

[woody paul]

The new JCB handlers has a Torque lock system make tow better. 

Ones near me always towing 18t trailers of fertilisers about at top speed. 

[dumper]

39 minutes ago, woody paul said:

The new JCB handlers has a Torque lock system make tow better. 

Ones near me always towing 18t trailers of fertilisers about at top speed. 

Till they breakdown or don’t stop 

[htb]

3 hours ago, dumper said:

Till they breakdown or don’t stop 

Big difference between hydrostatic and torque converter transmissions

[huskykev]

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JCB introduce innovative DualTech transmission system for industrial Loadalls

Best of both worlds apparently, haven’t driven one yet but my mate demo’d one with a tri axle bale trailer for a few days and was seriously impressed

[Gray git]

Bringing the thread back to arbdiggers of sorts as apposed to arbloaders , can't decide if this is brilliant or a potential death trap

The lads were using ours to pull the tangled tops out a hedge before Christmas which saved a lot of cutting to separate the tops.