2013 - Volume #BFS, Issue #13, Page #66
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Shift Kit For Case IH Magnum Tractors
“If you’re frustrated with the way your Case IH Magnum tractor shifts, we can probably help,” says Jerry Kriesch, Abilene Machine, about a new kit designed to solve shifting problems for Magnums built from 1988 to 1996.
  The problem with those models is the long shift from forward to reverse and vice versa. The kit includes a lock lever that blocks off the lower 6 gears to shorten up your shift movements.
  Installation involves removing 2 pieces the top shift cover and the park cam – and adding 2 pieces – a new shift cover and the lever.
  “It allows easy shifting from forward to reverse without entering the lower gears. As a result, you can shift from high reverse to 7th gear in one easy motion,” says Kriesch.
  For 2-reverse tractors, the kit expands your reverse options by making the third and fourth gears operational. Essentially, your 2-reverse tractor becomes a 4-reverse tractor like on new models.
  “It’s an important feature if you use front-end loaders a lot, because you don’t have to make nearly as many shift movements,” says Kriesch.
  “Without the kit if you’re in forward gear and want to shift into reverse, you have to bring the shift lever all the way down and then over 3 in. and up 2 in. With the kit installed, you just move the shift lever left or right and then 1 1/2 in. forward into reverse gear.”
  Each shift kit includes one shift plate cover, park lock lever, decals and instructions. It can be easily installed in less than two hours.
  Sells for $450 plus S&H.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Abilene Machine, P.O. Box 129, Abilene, Kan. 67410 (ph 800 255-0337; sales@abilenemachine.com; www.AbileneMachine.com) or Belmond, Iowa (ph 800 866-1504) or Bishopville, S.C. (ph 800 543-2451).


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