Long time lurker. I used what I learned here to buy my 2320 a while back, and just crossed the 85 hour mark. I really appreciate the knowledge folks have shared.
I have a few general questions I'm hoping someone can help with...
Question #1: We had 25 inches of wet snow to clear this winter, and a few times I got into a situation where the tractor loader was stuck in a icy bank of snow, and I lifted the tractor onto a single front wheel using the loader. It was just a few inches, but it occurred to me that meant about 2X the tractor weight was on a single front axle. Could that break the axle? Is that common?
Question #2: I have about an 18 degree hill that I mow up and down. There's nothing scary at the bottom, and it's about 30 feet long. But once I forgot to engage front wheel drive and I was shocked that the tractor slid down the hill with the back wheels locked. I eased off the pedal to let them rotate and steered to safety. But I can't believe the manual isn't clearer that hill stopping ability is ENORMOUSLY improved when front wheel drive is engaged. Is 4 wheel breaking standard on other tractors?
Question #3: Because of the hills on my property, I drive everywhere (except asphalt) with front-wheel drive engaged. Is that going to seriously degrade the life of something? Would you expect something to break before 1000 hours?
Question #4: At the 50 hour service, the JD dealer filled the gearbox so full that I can't see a bubble at the top of the sight glass. He said it was no problem, but the manual requested a bubble. Next change is 200 hours, which is 115 hours away. Should I drain some?
Thanks!
I have a few general questions I'm hoping someone can help with...
Question #1: We had 25 inches of wet snow to clear this winter, and a few times I got into a situation where the tractor loader was stuck in a icy bank of snow, and I lifted the tractor onto a single front wheel using the loader. It was just a few inches, but it occurred to me that meant about 2X the tractor weight was on a single front axle. Could that break the axle? Is that common?
Question #2: I have about an 18 degree hill that I mow up and down. There's nothing scary at the bottom, and it's about 30 feet long. But once I forgot to engage front wheel drive and I was shocked that the tractor slid down the hill with the back wheels locked. I eased off the pedal to let them rotate and steered to safety. But I can't believe the manual isn't clearer that hill stopping ability is ENORMOUSLY improved when front wheel drive is engaged. Is 4 wheel breaking standard on other tractors?
Question #3: Because of the hills on my property, I drive everywhere (except asphalt) with front-wheel drive engaged. Is that going to seriously degrade the life of something? Would you expect something to break before 1000 hours?
Question #4: At the 50 hour service, the JD dealer filled the gearbox so full that I can't see a bubble at the top of the sight glass. He said it was no problem, but the manual requested a bubble. Next change is 200 hours, which is 115 hours away. Should I drain some?
Thanks!