Yourkie
Silver Member
sunnyside360 said:I have two tractors with loaders. I take them off for the summer for mowing/haying fields and mowing 6 acres of lawn about every 5-7 days. Loaders are very easy to install and uninstall if/when needed especially the 3x20 and 4x20 series as compared to some others I've had.
I agree, I never mow with a loader. They are too awkward, too heavy and put too much load and wear on the front axles and bearings and instability on the tractor, not to mention hurting fuel economy and at $5 per gal it's a consideration. It's like driving your pickup around with a 500-1000 lb load in the bed.
They are too easy to R&R even on the older tractors (10-15 minutes max). Every now and then you run into a balky hydraulic fitting but that can be solved by carefully releasing pressure.