I recently got a John Deere 850 tractor, 22 HP, and have been experimenting with different gears and speeds on flat and hills. I am getting very comfortable with the tractor quickly but I don't know when I am asking too much of it or running too slowly for no good reason and using too much...
I recently bought a small farm and with it the previous owner's 1980 John Deere 850 (1000 hours) and mowing implements. This is my first tractor and first diesel vehicle but am very experienced driving manual transmissions on gasoline power cars. There are a number of very steep hills on the...