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May 19, 2015 at 7:58 pm
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Well, the "power shift II" (or whatever they called the big gearcases in 1973) still had a hydraulic pump, but it was just an "assist" to help while manually shifting. The 1973 gearcases had shift control cables and shift rods just like conventional manual shift gearcases. The gearcase could still be shifted if the hydraulic assist failed, it just took a little more effort on the control box. There were NO electrical components/solenoids on the "power shift II-hydro mechanical" gearcases. These gearcases were very durable, and they used the standard gear lube as well.