jmarx82
Member
I finally got fed up with the vibration on my Kubota B3200 and went out and bought a Massey 1532. I really like the layout and size of the tractor a lot better, and it runs so much smoother. I have 12 hours on it now, and today was the first time I have really got out and worked it. I have been moving dirt piles that have been sitting for a while and filling some holes in the yard. I was going into the pile and scooping the dirt in low, then I would shift into med, and truck over to the holes to be filled. I started going up this one hill in my yard and it stopped the tractor dead in it's tracks. I had to downshift into low to make it up the hill. I was also at/near PTO speed. This is a hill that I would regularly climb in high with the Kubota, with a load. During the summer I mow with this tractor and its going to be real inconvenient to have to shift ranges every time I go up a hill. My normal operating speed on the Kubota doing loader work was 1800-2000 RPM. This thing I have to run at PTO speed not to lug the engine. Is this normal, or is something wrong with the tractor?