Nightrain1
Silver Member
- Joined
- Aug 25, 2005
- Messages
- 172
- Location
- Southern Illinois
- Tractor
- Mahindra 3510 / Bad Boy 28hp cat diesel
All I can say is why did I wait 3 years to do it. It is like a different tractor.
When I first got the tractor, it was a learning process to get a full bucket of dirt and if you did, you better keep it right along ground level while moving, even with the bush hog hanging off the back. I still keep the load close to the ground now for obvious reasons but it is much more stable. I can mow banks that I wouldn't dare mow before also.
The kicker for me was one day when moving a full bucket of dirt down my gravel driveway, I stopped momentarily. When I tried to take off again on level graveled ground, I barely could move because the rearend was so light, it just spun the tires until I turned on the forward assist. Now loaded, I can get a bucket full pretty easily and never having to turn on the front assist is great,especially since it's still there if I need it. I am now wondering just how much ground I could tear up with a toothbar.
I know the drawbacks if I puncture a tire but this little 3510 will always have loaded rears as long as I own it.
When I first got the tractor, it was a learning process to get a full bucket of dirt and if you did, you better keep it right along ground level while moving, even with the bush hog hanging off the back. I still keep the load close to the ground now for obvious reasons but it is much more stable. I can mow banks that I wouldn't dare mow before also.
The kicker for me was one day when moving a full bucket of dirt down my gravel driveway, I stopped momentarily. When I tried to take off again on level graveled ground, I barely could move because the rearend was so light, it just spun the tires until I turned on the forward assist. Now loaded, I can get a bucket full pretty easily and never having to turn on the front assist is great,especially since it's still there if I need it. I am now wondering just how much ground I could tear up with a toothbar.
I know the drawbacks if I puncture a tire but this little 3510 will always have loaded rears as long as I own it.