Matt, If what you drove has a clutch and a reverse gear in the shift patern, then it's probably a 310, not a 350. The 350 has a reverser on the left armrest, and it has 3 gears, and has a torque converter, so no clutch. CH is correct, you generally don't use the reverser and shift together. Move the reverser to neutral then you can shift. Then either forward or reverse via the reverser. My 350 is a track loader and has the 3 bar "street" grousers. On hard ground, it will spin the tracks in 2nd. In normal or sticky ground, it may or may not spin them in second. On a dozer with taller grouser bars, I would not be surprised if you couldn't spin the tracks in second. Also, as CH mentioned, I generally only use mine in 1st gear. I use 2nd and 3rd mainly for "transport" gear. 2nd can be used for loose "pile" loading and moving. IMHO, using a clutch on one of these machines would get very tiring. I looked at a 310 before I found my 350 and boy am I glad I got the 350. Where are you located at? I am throwing around the idea of selling my 350. Good luck, Jon
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