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| The New Holland/CIH CVT works off a planetary in front of a four speed transmission with two clutches. The ring gear is not stationary (thus, CVT), but the speed and direction of the ring gear are controlled by a hydro motor which has almost zero load on it. When the transmission shifts, it will switch clutch engagement. Its operation ensures there is little to no slippage between the clutch change, and is a completely seamless shift. It is a more fuel efficient transmission and less power is lost through it. There is not a lot that can go wrong with it that I can see. We haven't had any issues with them and CNH has had very few problems. In its infancy I was told they had an issue with a snap ring coming off and they have since made the snap ring groove deeper. Maybe some other CNH techs will chime in and say they know of some problems with them, but so far they have been flawless for us. | |
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Power shift Vs. CVT
