Going downhill with a Kubota L4400 HST Video

[k0ua]

Well that last video with you going up, is a little scary.. and your "hills" are kinda big... I think a lot of people around here would call that a mountain.

James K0UA

 

[dex3361]

Yep same here, only in 2wd on the flatter pieces of pavement. made the mistake "once" of going down a hill with a load of gravel in 2wd and had a "runaway" when the rear tires started to slip and then lost traction..I learned better real quick

James K0UA

I have had that happen as well and It gets hairy real quick. I have learned to check to see if it is in 4WD before heading down the hills.

I have a couple hills nearly that steep but no where near as long. I still get a little nervous traveling them. You sir have ba**s that clang to drive up those hills. I got queasy just watching the up hill video.

You get used to where you can and cant go.

Those are some hills. We could BBQ all summer with all that wild Cherry wood, UUUUUM!!!

Charlie

Come on over and I will set you up with some I have a couple of smaller wind blown cherry trees that are down and waiting to be cut up.:thumbsup:

 

[dex3361]

Well that last video with you going up, is a little scary.. and your "hills" are kinda big... I think a lot of people around here would call that a mountain.

James K0UA

There are some real mountains here in WV but this area is mostly hills. The difference is the rise over the surrounding lower areas.:thumbsup:

 

[DieselMonk]

Dang what a hill and how long! I have a pretty good section here on my property as well, but yours is better!

 

[dex3361]

I took some pics of the load of cherry firewood loaded. This will burn really good. First 2 pics are from the first load and the second 2 are from the 2nd load.:tractor:

 

[General Lee]

Even though I get worried my L4400 will stall or something going up my hills due to lack of hydro fluid suction, after seeing your 4400 do that, I shouldn't be worried. I was gonna ask you want RPM's you run it going up the hills, but I caught a glimpse of the dash in part of the video. Looked to be about 24-2500 rpm's.

 

[TripleR]

Even though I get worried my L4400 will stall or something going up my hills due to lack of hydro fluid suction, after seeing your 4400 do that, I shouldn't be worried. I was gonna ask you want RPM's you run it going up the hills, but I caught a glimpse of the dash in part of the video. Looked to be about 24-2500 rpm's.

I have stalled mine out a few times, but I knew I was pushing it way beyond what it was designed for and scared me anyway, so I guess it is a good thing.

 

[General Lee]

I have stalled mine out a few times, but I knew I was pushing it way beyond what it was designed for and scared me anyway, so I guess it is a good thing.

Stalled it going up a hill?

 

[dex3361]

Even though I get worried my L4400 will stall or something going up my hills due to lack of hydro fluid suction, after seeing your 4400 do that, I shouldn't be worried. I was gonna ask you want RPM's you run it going up the hills, but I caught a glimpse of the dash in part of the video. Looked to be about 24-2500 rpm's.

I used to worry about that to till I tested it on a steeper area.

 

[tractchores]

That's a heck of a hill. I like the carry-all setup, I'm working on something similar for my tractor. I've got a hill that's as steep, but its much shorter (which I'm grateful for!). Do you notice any issues with a heavy load of wood on the 3pt on the hill with traction or balance? I've got a ton of firewood and some good logs at the bottom of my hill and I'm hoping to load up the bucket and the carry all to speed up the retrieval of the wood.

 

[dex3361]

That's a heck of a hill. I like the carry-all setup, I'm working on something similar for my tractor. I've got a hill that's as steep, but its much shorter (which I'm grateful for!). Do you notice any issues with a heavy load of wood on the 3pt on the hill with traction or balance? I've got a ton of firewood and some good logs at the bottom of my hill and I'm hoping to load up the bucket and the carry all to speed up the retrieval of the wood.

I try to balance the load. That is about the max I would want to put on the rear. I havent had any trouble hauling this way and it is about a mile trip. I have laid off putting a rack on the carry all or at least uprights. When loaded like I was I go slow and keep everything close to the ground I measured the steepest hill in the video with and angle finder and it was about 28 degree slope. I have had the tractor on steeper and the tractor ran fine but the operator felt a little uncomfortable.

 

[JDGreenGrass]

Amazing the work the tractor is doing. You all are talking of the hill. How about the load of wood. Un-real.:thumbsup:

That's it. John Deere is out. Kubota is in.!! ..... Not.!!

Heck of a video.

Thanks for posting.:thumbsup:

 

[dex3361]

Amazing the work the tractor is doing. You all are talking of the hill. How about the load of wood. Un-real.:thumbsup:

That's it. John Deere is out. Kubota is in.!! ..... Not.!!

Heck of a video.

Thanks for posting.:thumbsup:

That is about all the weight it wanted. Especially coming off the hill.:thumbsup:

 

[DieselnHooters]

eeeek....to me that wood is worth at least a grand per cord

 

[arrow]

I'm thinking that it must be hard to concentrate sometimes as you would be privileged to see some beautiful sunsets atop some of those peaks

 

[TripleR]

Stalled it going up a hill?

I wouldn't call it a hill even. We had a bad pond levy washout I was repairing and I had to go up a side approach to the overflow that was washed out, hold the tractor there long enough to position the bucket just right to dump into the hole and then contour it with a ridge. The last four feet kind of "kicked out" and when my front wheels hit that, my tractor would start to "stutter" is about the best I can describe. I never lost power completely, but it was not something I want to do again.

After the last washout, our renters used one of their 7000 Series John Deeres to fill it with dirt/clay then we put 6" rock on top of that then 2" then smoothed it up with his JD 4610 eHydro. He didn't put the eHydro on the steepest part either.

I went back after they finished and added more dirt to cut down on the angle and now mow it by backing up hill with my rotary cutter.

 

[tractchores]

I try to balance the load. That is about the max I would want to put on the rear. I havent had any trouble hauling this way and it is about a mile trip. I have laid off putting a rack on the carry all or at least uprights. When loaded like I was I go slow and keep everything close to the ground I measured the steepest hill in the video with and angle finder and it was about 28 degree slope. I have had the tractor on steeper and the tractor ran fine but the operator felt a little uncomfortable.

Thanks! Thats quite the trip. Mine is only a few 100 feet long, but steep and with a lake at the bottom. Hoping to try the carry all out this weekend. Its too slow using the fel only and towing a trailer doesnt feel safe on the slope. Thats some nice wood too!

 

[dex3361]

Thanks! Thats quite the trip. Mine is only a few 100 feet long, but steep and with a lake at the bottom. Hoping to try the carry all out this weekend. Its too slow using the fel only and towing a trailer doesnt feel safe on the slope. Thats some nice wood too!

Be careful to not overload the carryall. The one I have has been beefed up. Just a heads up.

 

[dex3361]

I'm thinking that it must be hard to concentrate sometimes as you would be privileged to see some beautiful sunsets atop some of those peaks

It is beautiful and I love to spend time in the woods. Its hard to run machines on the hills though. So much of the property is not accessable with a tractor. Thanks.

 

[arrow]

It is beautiful and I love to spend time in the woods. Its hard to run machines on the hills though. So much of the property is not accessable with a tractor. Thanks.

Maybe you'd be a perfect candidate for some type of winch on your tractor Dex