bxbuster
Bronze Member
I have a general question regarding the amount of hydro slippage that is acceptable. Last week I was trying to push over an old clothes line post. I had the fel bucket about 3 feet up on the pole, put the tractor in low range and gave it a go. I expected one of two things to happen. The pole would be pushed up and out of the ground or the tractor would spin all four tires. Neither hapened. The tractor gave a great deal of push and started lugging down the engine but then the hydro started slipping. In my experience with other brands of tractors the hydro would not slip and the engine could be lugged to the point of killing it. Is there something wrong with my hydro or am I expecting too much from this tractor? Thanks for any responses. By the way, I have bar tires and it was running full throttle. Yes, the diff lock was applied. I'm not saying the tractor didn't have plenty of power and it did end up bending the post and removing it. I've also noticed when stabbing the fel into a heavy pile of dirt it slips vs. spinning the tires. Again, the tractor was in low gear. Thanks again for any responses.