I recently rented a little yanmar tlb for a project and found that with an empty bucket the tractor could barely steer. Worse in 2wd than 4wd but basically the tractor had no steering at all going up hill in 2wd. When I loaded the front bucket with gravel, in 4wd, steering seemed pretty normal and maneuverability was adequate. But all other times the steering was so ineffective that I had to make multi-point turns just to go around corners. In the dirt, the front wheels would just push forward.
My thinking is that the ballast setup was imbalanced with the rear had too much weight, pulling the front wheels up and resulting in a lack of traction up front.
I did check the differential lock and I had it disengaged, but maybe it was broken?
I wasn't able to find out if the rears were also loaded. Could have been another factor.
Any thoughts?
My thinking is that the ballast setup was imbalanced with the rear had too much weight, pulling the front wheels up and resulting in a lack of traction up front.
I did check the differential lock and I had it disengaged, but maybe it was broken?
I wasn't able to find out if the rears were also loaded. Could have been another factor.
Any thoughts?