Yes! Think of the lack of effectiveness and efficiency pushing front wheels that are partially sunk into tillage. Think about the front wheels pushing a log instead of just climbing over.
:thumbsup::thumbsup: Great point! If you have hills, 4WD is a no brainer. Or in other words, if you plan to operate on hills with a 2WD you have no brains. Of course you got to do with what you got, but since you are considering what to get... the answer is easy at least IMO.
Thats the thing. What you are winning is dependent. -- 2wd will be less fuel efficient in tillage where the tractor must run over disturbed ground. If theres a lot of that work the extra fuel cost adds up to significant $.
Yes similar to that but steeper perhaps 40-45 degrees but the ramp is only about 2 feet long. I wanted a sharp edge to the water line when full so it gets deep quickly to avoid so much weed growth around the edges.like this?
I wouldn't have even considered it with my old 2wd tractor.
OP,
I've done many things I would never have attempted with my old 2wd. Moving snow is like night and day between 2wd/4wd.
Even in a field, a smaller 4wd will work as well or maybe better than a larger 2wd.
I agree with the poster who asked why anyone makes a 2wd anymore.
Remember, the word tractor comes from traction, and 4 wheel traction is better than 2 wheel traction every time.
There is a reason that most large Ag tractors now are 4 WD. Loss of Traction even 10% more than a comparable 4 WD tractor will cost you in fuel much more than the cost of the tractor when you consider the thousands of hours farmers put on tractor per year. 200 HP tractors might burn 200+ gallons of fuel per day so even saving 10% = 20 gallons at lets say $3 per gallon (fuel will eventually go back up from the $2.25 per gallon now), so $60 per day. Farm tractors will run at least 180 days per year or more if farmers double crop. So a 50% duty cycle so over $10,000 per year cost difference