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HI,
Got the new B2910 , today...and put three hours on the backhoe loader.
One thing that surprised me is that on a slight grade, when in gear and the parking brake NOT set, the tractor will not stay stopped, but will drift either back or forward, depending the whether the tractor is facing up or down.
I though I remembered a post where someone backed down a hill to his pond while cutting grass, took his foot off the directional pedal, and at his leasure pushed the forward directional to go back up. If I tried that with my tractor, I would have to be sure to get my foot on the other directional pedal pretty quick, or the brake.
I was expecting that the tractor would hold position if I was on a slope and took my foot off the hydrostatic directional pedal. But it does not. IF I am on a hill and want to stop, if I take my foot off the hydro pedal and don't push the brake pedal, I will drift down the hill. If I am facing up, I drift backwards. If I am facing down, I drift down forward.
I guess I was expecting to have the thing hold position, like an automatic car does on a hill...or at least like they used to with what we locally called a hill-hold feature.
On the level there is no creeping. If I am in one of the hst ranges and take my foot off the directional pedal, the tractor sit still and does not move. Again, this is on a level surface.
Do I need to talk to the dealer about his drifting on slopes? It does not take muich of a slope either. I would say just a few degrees and the thing wants to drift while the hydro is engaged and the parking brake is not set.
REALLY appreciate you help on this one. If it is normal to have this kind of drift that is fine, but if it is not, then I want to talk to the dealer about it pronto!
The tractor is new and I was running it at 1800 rpm. Perhaps things work differently at the rated 2500 rpm...but it will be another 46 hours before I see that engine speed!
Thanks...Bill
Got the new B2910 , today...and put three hours on the backhoe loader.
One thing that surprised me is that on a slight grade, when in gear and the parking brake NOT set, the tractor will not stay stopped, but will drift either back or forward, depending the whether the tractor is facing up or down.
I though I remembered a post where someone backed down a hill to his pond while cutting grass, took his foot off the directional pedal, and at his leasure pushed the forward directional to go back up. If I tried that with my tractor, I would have to be sure to get my foot on the other directional pedal pretty quick, or the brake.
I was expecting that the tractor would hold position if I was on a slope and took my foot off the hydrostatic directional pedal. But it does not. IF I am on a hill and want to stop, if I take my foot off the hydro pedal and don't push the brake pedal, I will drift down the hill. If I am facing up, I drift backwards. If I am facing down, I drift down forward.
I guess I was expecting to have the thing hold position, like an automatic car does on a hill...or at least like they used to with what we locally called a hill-hold feature.
On the level there is no creeping. If I am in one of the hst ranges and take my foot off the directional pedal, the tractor sit still and does not move. Again, this is on a level surface.
Do I need to talk to the dealer about his drifting on slopes? It does not take muich of a slope either. I would say just a few degrees and the thing wants to drift while the hydro is engaged and the parking brake is not set.
REALLY appreciate you help on this one. If it is normal to have this kind of drift that is fine, but if it is not, then I want to talk to the dealer about it pronto!
The tractor is new and I was running it at 1800 rpm. Perhaps things work differently at the rated 2500 rpm...but it will be another 46 hours before I see that engine speed!
Thanks...Bill