18 speed prototype transmission

It consisted of a three-speed range transmission to get the 18 speeds. I'm sure there were other 6-speed Power Shift upgrades to be able to handle more HP and torque as well, but the concept was make a medium range faster than the old low range to get some 8 to 9 mph field speeds.  I'm thinking wider/stronger planet gears and an extra disc in each clutch pack would have been a nice start inside the 6-speed.

Edited by DrAllis - 07 Jul 2021 at 1:56pm

I always envisioned their 4th medium speed to be right at 6 MPH. If so, that would have made 5th Med at 7.2 MPH and 6th Med at 9.3 MPH approximately.

My buddy had a 7060 with an prototype Allison powershift transmission that was a 15 speed with no ranges I believe. Anyone know anything about that?

I've used the "C" range on the JD's a lot. Side dressing with 28-0-0, round baling, running the grain cart, running the VT, and sometimes on the road when Hi range seems to fast. Did one time chopping hay that 1st gear was too fast for a heavy windrow. Only once.

Big Al

And when did Fendt bring CVT to the USA? Mid to late 90’s

If I'm remembering correctly 1996 . Met the late Kevin Bein for the first time @ Husker Harvest Days. AGCO had a cutaway of a CVT and Kevin  explained and demonstrated the concept of the CVT.  Of course he was very passionate about the Fendt designed CVT, that was now under the AGCO banner. I also recall thinking that for us the  9600 series with the 18 speed powershift would serve us well and they did , but today we have 5 CVT Tractors. 

As far as the A-C transmission, at least a few of the 8095s had a heavy duty 6 speed powershift and a three speed range.  The range shift had a high, low and intermediate position.  To my knowledge all of the transmissions were removed from the tractors and destroyed.  There is one platform left from one of the 8095s that has the three range shift position.  As far as I have gathered there was never a full 18 speed powershift built.

If this transmission would have been introduced, 3 short years later would have been obsolete. By 1987 Case/IH had their 16-speed full Power Shift and by 1990 Ford had the Funk 16-speed full power shift.

It probably wouldn't of been long before the engineers figured out how to make a full power. The 3 range transmission would of served as a good intermediate until then. Those must have been in the two fully dismantled 8095s. I wondered why two were still mainly complete.

Magnums were 18 speed powershift. I think the FNH were too, but wasn't around them much, so don't remember. The AC 3 range/6sp PS could have engineered a clutch into the range section for full 18sp PS, which is exactly what CIH and Funk do. Not sure how feasible it would be in the AC. 

Farmboy 520, any idea where that 7060 is today? Was it a red or black frame tractor? Does you buddy have any pictures of it?

Unit3 wrote: Farmboy 520, any idea where that 7060 is today? Was it a red or black frame tractor? Does you buddy have any pictures of it?

It was a black belly tractor and he thinks it still belongs to the owner of an AGCO dealer here in IL.

Id say that -all of a sudden the story is - that someone now has a 7000 series with the Allison tranny- is a story- Allis- Chalmers was working with Allison on an auto  transmission arangement, but it was double the intial bid price- so they went theyre own way , which controlled in house price-- lets see some pics of this tractor with that transmission , since hes your buddy , should be no problem ???o Or do tell the dealer - everything has a price and it needs to be out in the  world today ; 

Edited by DougG - 12 Jul 2021 at 6:52pm

Well, if it turned out like Massey's 24-speed, that would have been really bad...…...