pmsmechanic
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- Joined
- Dec 6, 2013
- Messages
- 4,184
- Location
- Southern Alberta, Canada
- Tractor
- 4410 and F-935 John Deere, MF 245
Nobody here yet has talked about why there is lead in the front axle. Mostly it's there because when you turn a corner the front tires travel a longer distance than the rear tires and if the lead isn't there then when you turn, the front tires hold back the turn. If you want to experience the front tires holding back just try making a sharp turn on dry hard ground, no loader, with inside wheel brake on in a sharp turn. Do it once in 4x4 and once with out. You'll make a sharper turn without 4x4. Years ago on my 4410 I switched my front 27x8.5x15 out for a pair of 26x12x12. Yes they are a little smaller but that was the closest size I could come up with at the time. Yes my tractor doesn't turn as well in 4x4 as it did with the 27's but I don't have as much slippage on the straight with the 26's as I did with the 27's. My solution in the dry is to turn my 4x4 off for sharp turns. In the wet there is enough slippage that it doesn't matter. The 26's added the flotation and the traction that I wanted and I was willing to live with the other compromises. 2000 hours, two sets of front tires and no problems so far.