flusher
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- Joined
- Jun 4, 2005
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- Sacramento
- Tractor
- Getting old. Sold the ranch. Sold the tractors. Moved back to the city.
I was reading a recent post in
HELP PLEASE! I need Serious Help!
One of the participants noted that you can tear up the front end while in 4WD by continuing to push into a pile of dirt or whatever when the front wheels stop turning. The spider gears could fail in this situation according to that posting.
When the dealer delivered my Kubota B7510HST last June, he recommended that I put the tranny in 4WD and keep it there. Since then I've been using the FEL in 4WD to move sand and gravel around, scrape a few inches of turf off areas where I plan to build small sheds and to level out the excavated dirt piles around my house construction site.
Lately I've noticed that I've gotten into the habit of lifting the front wheels a few inches off ground with the loader when pushing the bucket into a pile of dirt or gravel, letting the rear wheels do the work while rotating and lifting the bucket to take the bite.
Question: is this the correct, proper, recommended (you take your pick) way to do this maneuver? Seems to me that doing it this way eliminates any chance of busting the front wheel drive mechanism. But does this put extra strain on the FEL arms and hydraulics that will cause me problems in the future?
Newy asks for advice and is grateful for any and all help.
HELP PLEASE! I need Serious Help!
One of the participants noted that you can tear up the front end while in 4WD by continuing to push into a pile of dirt or whatever when the front wheels stop turning. The spider gears could fail in this situation according to that posting.
When the dealer delivered my Kubota B7510HST last June, he recommended that I put the tranny in 4WD and keep it there. Since then I've been using the FEL in 4WD to move sand and gravel around, scrape a few inches of turf off areas where I plan to build small sheds and to level out the excavated dirt piles around my house construction site.
Lately I've noticed that I've gotten into the habit of lifting the front wheels a few inches off ground with the loader when pushing the bucket into a pile of dirt or gravel, letting the rear wheels do the work while rotating and lifting the bucket to take the bite.
Question: is this the correct, proper, recommended (you take your pick) way to do this maneuver? Seems to me that doing it this way eliminates any chance of busting the front wheel drive mechanism. But does this put extra strain on the FEL arms and hydraulics that will cause me problems in the future?
Newy asks for advice and is grateful for any and all help.