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Originally Posted by Mike McKown
I wouldn't worry about the strength of the creeper gear. I can remember 40 years ago when I first got a 108, the creeper gear was almost mandatory if you ran a tiller. A tiller is not exactly light duty stuff in hard ground with wheel weights and AG tires.
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The tiller is doing all of the work, and the tractor is holding the tiller back. There is little load on the driveline while tilling, or throwing snow, for that matter. As has already been said, the creeper is for reducing ground speed for implements that don't put much load on the driveline. It was not designed to be used as a torque amplifier.
Ever seen the inside of one before? There are several parts in there that aren't particularly beefy.
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Originally Posted by 157bradley
It is not that I feel I need MORE torque, it is that occasionally while working I would like the same full torque at a slower ground speed without worry of breaking something.
I am not pulling stumps mind you, I have a big tractor for that. I would just like to go a little slower while plowing, cultivating, etc.
I do not like to reduce throttle speed on any non-pressurized engine for fear of lack of proper lubrication.
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A creeper or any other reduction gear will increase the torque at the rear wheels (if there is no wheel slippage) and will increase loads on the driveline and the chances that something will break if the tires don't slip. The oil in a splash lube engine will be flying around nearly as much at idle as full throttle. A larger concern would be engine cooling at lower RPMs, but for light loads you could reduce the engine speed somewhat and not harm anything.
I can't imagine why you'd want to go slower than first gear while plowing...1st is pretty slow to begin with, and the plow turns the dirt over much better in 2nd gear.
You can always get a hydro-transmission Cub
