Agvg
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Much easier to regulate an electric motor.
Why no 4 wheel drive on roads?
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DieselBound
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I look at huge tires like that and get anxieties over a puncture!
DieselBound
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I agree, but I was mostly commenting on what Lou had said:
A decent sized battery pak, a small diesel tuned for economy at a couple of different rpm's driving a generator
Hybrids, other than diesel-electric trains, use batteries. That means storage, buffer storage. How to design/spec for a lot of loader work? Would seem that more batteries would have to be used, which then starts pushing up against the size available for the diesel engine. Regulation is one thing, having enough power to meet the various tasks, and do so fluidly, is another...
Agvg
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If your genset is way to small vs the electric drivetrain you will have problems, on a tractor a hybrid will not generate to much power, except maybe with extensive loader use or road use, here in Europe where tractors is constant used on public roads you have a potential for energy preservation, if this potential is big enough to make it economical viable is a another question.
DieselBound
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Most tractors on this site aren't roaded. I've roaded mine, but sparingly. And some folks around me do also. But all in all it doesn't constitute enough of the overall demand/function that added complications from hyrbidization is going to offset.
If you look at large corporate operations the move is always toward larger (for volume) an more specific machinery. Refer to the picture Lou posted.
Agvg
Elite Member
The road use if tractors are a very clear difference between US and Europe. Here a tractor with a trailer behind almost the default way to transport things if the distance is not to long.
Don't know how many rigs like the picture I meet on a day but it's quite a few.
DieselBound
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Yup. Definitely NOT a CUT! 
We have various big rigs running equipment to/from various sites, but material is mostly hauled with a truck: manure trailers are run behind tractors, though. People around here tend to keep their big tractors in the soil and working.
We have various big rigs running equipment to/from various sites, but material is mostly hauled with a truck: manure trailers are run behind tractors, though. People around here tend to keep their big tractors in the soil and working.
apologize for the obvious, to relieve my '92 4x4 toyota pu switching back to 2wd, i come to a full stop, reverse & it will usually do the trick
on the tractor, either by reversing, or by slightly lifting the ft end w/FEL will disengage a stuck 4wd. thinking my limited slip ft end also helps w/the 4wd binding. love the higher end M series...
on the tractor, either by reversing, or by slightly lifting the ft end w/FEL will disengage a stuck 4wd. thinking my limited slip ft end also helps w/the 4wd binding. love the higher end M series...