Front end goes out again!!!

[jwalk2c]

:dance1:...thats us

I respect your advice , so please explain what is a good practice or habit of using 4wd?

I have a Ford 1520 w/loader, and I try to use 2wd as much as possible.

Terrain combination very hilly, bottom land, some pavement.

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[ovrszd]

There's a lengthy thread going on now about when to use 4wd. The answer is there is no simple answer. As operator expertise rises use of 4wd declines. You'll have to find your place.

 

[DK35vince]

As operator expertise rises use of 4wd declines. You'll have to find your place.

Sorry, I think that is total crap.
Use ,terrain and rear ballast have much more to do with it than expertise.

 

[ovrszd]

Sorry, I think that is total crap.
Use ,terrain and rear ballast have much more to do with it than expertise.

So we now know your expertise level.

 

[DK35vince]

So we now know your expertise level.

Your right.
A guy that works on hard flat ground must be a superior operator because he requires 4 WD less than the guy working in hill or mud conditions.

 

[ovrszd]

Your right.
A guy that works on hard flat ground must be a superior operator because he requires 4 WD less than the guy working in hill or mud conditions.

There comes that expertise thing again.

 

[Turbys_1700]

There comes that expertise thing again.

I use 4 WD when I need it. I used it more on the 1720 and less on the WM 50 due to weight, FEL capacity, and wheel base. Only use it on the t4.75 when lifting heavy loads.

 

[AxleHub]

There's a lengthy thread going on now about when to use 4wd. The answer is there is no simple answer. As operator expertise rises use of 4wd declines. You'll have to find your place.

Actually operator expertise would indicate a great deal of awareness and acknowledgement that 4wd usage vs. 2wd would depend on things more than assumption - not only on land configuration, condition, and type . . . . but also on size of equipment. Skilled operators recognize that opinions can not be based on only their unit and only on their piece of land - because they are aware of more needs than just theirs.

jmho

 

[WranglerX]

For me I tend to stay in 2wd until tractor tells me whatever I am doing is not going to happen and I need to be in 4WD.... Experience comes from a lot of rugged backcountry with JEEP and trying to avoid winch use as much as possible.....

Dale

 

[AxleHub]

For me I tend to stay in 2wd until tractor tells me whatever I am doing is not going to happen and I need to be in 4WD.... Experience comes from a lot of rugged backcountry with JEEP and trying to avoid winch use as much as possible.....

Dale

DL,

Waiting for the tractor to "tell you when" you need to be in 4wd may work if you are always on flat land. But if you are in areas with hills, you don't have the luxury of waiting for the tractor to communicate to you. Jeep experience won't help you in hilly areas if you are going down hill on a tractor because your Jeep had 4 wheels of braking and many tractors only have 2 wheels of braking. In addition, Jeep experience doesn't include outrigger issues that tractors do, like front end loaders.

Driving a hydrostatic equipped transmission tractor of any size in hilly areas is far more complicated than a jeep or motorcycle or atv. . . . Far more.

All tractors I've seen have brakes on their rear wheels but I've not seen tractors that have brakes on their front wheels. . . Have you ?

If you are going down a hill in 2wd and your rear wheels get "light" . . . You are out of control and at the mercy of gravity. If you have a fel on at the time it will either increase the pull of gravity, or create a "pole vault" potential for a flip, or if the hill is gradual enough. . . Give you a risky chance to slow yourself.

In 2wd in a hydrostatic system you have no no no engine braking if the rear wheels get "light".