NH 7740sl

[Handy Andy]

  Is anybody familiar with this model tractor?  There are a couple coming up at auction. One says the clutch slips, the other says the ac leaks.  Both have GB770 loaders and fwa. Appear to be mid 80 hp.  So would work for me.  Been getting by with a 4020 with loader for years, concerned a wet winter could be a real pita.  Haven't had the 4020 stuck in years, but we've been through a long drought.
  The transmissions say 12 speed, is this a power shift or a gear drive?  And do their gear drive transmissions have syncronizers?  Not familiar with New Holland.  Jim