2wd Always?

[john_bud]

I think you heard it from Spyderlnk.

But I will repectfully ask that you prove it by showing me in the manual. Then I will gladly have some blackened crow with some honey mustard for lunch and dinner.

If you think about the design, lets have the smaller front drive parts try and pull around the rest of the tractor(think Tweety bird pulling Fog horn Leg Horn around all the time). And an overdriven ratio would be all the time. Talk about some excessive wear on the drivetrain and tires.

If this is the case, then I would not recommend leaving it in 4wd all the time. Otherwise, whatever, I have a 2wd tractor.

But for the record I do leave my ATV's in 2wd most of the time, on the Rancher I even installed a Warn 424 to allow this. Much easier to steer but of course my ATV's do not have power steering.

Rob (stomach growling!! )

You were talking about rolling ratio of front tires vs back tires when in 4wd.

Here is a good link on the topic.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-lag-grand-l-series.html?highlight=tire+ratio

Let me know how you fixed the crow....

jb

 

[daTeacha]

On my 4/12 pitch ground, 4wd is the order of the day.

Aside from the occasional large rock or log, the biggest things I normally carry around are large square bales, about 1000 lb each. I use the tractor to unload these from the pickup by rigging some ratchet straps around the bale and over a pair of forks on the FEL frame. Then I lift the bale, back it out of the truck, lower it, and carry it up the hill through the gate and into the barn. The trip through the gate and into the barn is on a sidehill in the barnyard, which is sometimes gooey, sometimes frozen, and sometimes just nice.

The bale is oriented lengthwise

 

[SPYDERLK]

You were talking about rolling ratio of front tires vs back tires when in 4wd.

Here is a good link on the topic.

Let me know how you fixed the crow....

jb

jb, that link wont work for me. Id like to see it if you can fix.
larry

 

[crashz]

I can't believe its 12 pages in 6 days!

Well, I couldn't read all the posts, but I'll pitch my royal 2 cents in as well. There has been talk of weak front axle components on the JD 790 and since my machine is similar I have been carefull only to use 4x4 whe in slippery conditions. Its not really wear that I'm concerned with, its breakage.

For FEL work I never use it. My reasoning is that if I can't fill the bucket, then I don't have enough ballast. I also let the rear wheels spin slightly rather than slipping the clutch. I'd rather wear the tires (original turfs with great tread and bad dry rot) as they need to be replaced anyway. So the rule on my machine has been to use 2 wheel drive exclusively unless the conditions are so bad that you anticipate being stuck.

Another reason to run in 2 wheel is when using the brakes to turn with a bucket full of dirt. I can turn almost as tight as a skidsteer, which was really handy when working in the close quarters of my fathers building and outside between his equipment.

 

[john_bud]

jb, that link wont work for me. Id like to see it if you can fix.
larry

Did you try pressing the "enter" key harder?

Oh, you also have to put the mouse on the link part (that I just added about 2 seconds ago....oops!)

I guess it's true, I might be slow and dumb, but I'm not good looking!

jb

 

[RobJ]

You were talking about rolling ratio of front tires vs back tires when in 4wd.

Here is a good link on the topic.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-lag-grand-l-series.html?highlight=tire+ratio

Let me know how you fixed the crow....

jb

You'll have to zoom me in a little closer JB. 2 pages of guys trying to fiddle with the tire size to get or fix a lead/lag problem with R4's. I just skimmed it for the moment.

Crow tastes link chicken you know.

 

[N80]

Crow tastes link chicken you know.

Yard bird maybe. Here is a link that was given in that thread which seems to suggest, if not prove that front wheel lead is more than an urban legend.

Can I use a different size tire on my 4wd tractor

I was willing to put my tractor on jack stands and measure the number or revolutions in the rear vs front. But now it looks like I won't need to. Besides, if I did someone would point out that with the tires off the ground I would be getting an accurate calculation because that wouldn't give me the true 'rolling circumference' of the tire. Of course I'd just point out that both the front and backs would be unloaded and its the ratio that's important. Phew, glad I don't have to go through all that!

Enjoy your funny black chicken!

Eating crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[RobJ]

Yard bird maybe. Here is a link that was given in that thread which seems to suggest, if not prove that front wheel lead is more than an urban legend.

Can I use a different size tire on my 4wd tractor

I was willing to put my tractor on jack stands and measure the number or revolutions in the rear vs front. But now it looks like I won't need to. Besides, if I did someone would point out that with the tires off the ground I would be getting an accurate calculation because that wouldn't give me the true 'rolling circumference' of the tire. Of course I'd just point out that both the front and backs would be unloaded and its the ratio that's important. Phew, glad I don't have to go through all that!

Enjoy your funny black chicken!

Eating crow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'll read it later, got to head home across state now. Hey if I gott eat then I gotta eat. But if it's true, then I would only use 4x4 when needed, to me it's placing more stress on the system than a lag.

JMHO...Rob

 

[SPYDERLK]

You'll have to zoom me in a little closer JB. 2 pages of guys trying to fiddle with the tire size to get or fix a lead/lag problem with R4's. I just skimmed it for the moment.

Crow tastes link chicken you know.

Yould have to read posts 29,41,61 in this thread to see why the info in that thread is appropriate. And to get the info in that thread, of course, you have to read it.
larry

 

[ray66v]

I moved 20 yards of field dirt Sunday with my little GC2310. The pile had been sitting there for 2 years. I moved it easily with my FEL in 2wd. (Never used the Diff lock either). And I have turf tires on my tractor. (in mud, my fronts just load up in 4wd anyway).

The only time I need the 4wd is plowing deep snow.

I have seen many guys post; they could not go a day without 4wd, and the diff lock.

Apparently each persons property, tractor, and style is different.