Here's an update on the 4155HC.
Rainy, chilly winday day so I fired up the tractor moved a couple of dirt piles with the FEL. I left the 1k lb plus flail on for
ballast.
Ive always had gear tractors so I wanted to see how powerful the HST was working the loader.
I was able to run in M pushing into the semi compacted piles. In the M range and in 4WD it would push hard enough to just barely spin the tires. It worked really well at limiting spinning the tires needlessly yet being able to load a heaping bucket.
I started out at about 1500rpm and worked my way up to about 2000rpm while working.
Maneuvering and traveling with a heaping bucket of wet dirt and gravel the 4155 felt nice and stable.
The hydraulics are pretty smooth on this tractor and very powerful. I was easily able to blade out the dirt and rock that I was moving.
Ive been slow to drink the HST kool-aid but I can see where it along with the good hydraulics are going to work fast and accurate together.
After the dirt work was finished I went down to an overgrown pasture and ran the flail mower a while. The pasture was rough in places and it was nice to be able to easily regulate ground speed. In a few smoother sections I was able to try out the cruise control. It held the ground speed with no issue and gave my foot a break from the HST pedal.
I also did my 1st mod which was to weld 3 chain hooks to the top of the bucket.