Timber
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LOL yea this was a very sucsefull thread. I think we coverd every every posible senearo and then some. I think you could make a clear choice based on the information discused hear.Soundguy said:
4x4 Question
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dfkrug
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broomjob said:
I like that. But why not have a dashboard light that says "MFWD off"? I
know a previous poster mentioned something like this. My Toyota is good
enough to have a "4WD on" light, and it is of great value. My bad
experience many years ago helps me remember very well these days, but
we are all getting older......
Timber
Veteran Member
My sister had a mustang once the had a light come on the dash and told her when to shift. It was cool because that was the car she bought with no idea how to drive it.
broomjob
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dfkrug said:
I have been thinking that I could use the underground wire that surrounds my property with an invisible dog fence system. I could wear the shock collar around my neck when I am on the tractor. That way when I return from the 2wd pavement and approach the wire, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZap!!!!!!!!!. That should remind me to shift back to 4wd. It would also remind me to zip my pants.
Timber
Veteran Member
broomjob said:
I have these collars for my Dobermans and they have a remote control and a dial that you can control the amount of power to the shock. You could just give the remote to your wife and she could train you properly. You might even stop peeing on the floor around the toilet
broomjob
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Timber said:
What setting would she use if she caught me peeing in the sink.
I have always had 4wd vehicles and usually do not engage until I actually need it, but It only took me one time going down a slick steep hill in 2wd on my TN to understand when I need to engage 4wd on my tractor.
While I typically operate in 2WD, I will now engage the mfwd before I think I need it, especially when working on the slopes. Even dry looking ground can be deceptive.
Do what you want, but I would rather wear out my 4wd than wear out my luck.
While I typically operate in 2WD, I will now engage the mfwd before I think I need it, especially when working on the slopes. Even dry looking ground can be deceptive.
Do what you want, but I would rather wear out my 4wd than wear out my luck.
HomeBrew2
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Somehow I missed this whole thread till now. Intersting info, heard it all before. Yes, my tractor (770 hrs) is in 4WD all the time unless on pavement. Yes, my ranch truck is in 4WD all the time unless on pavement and has been used as such for a decade or so. Agree with a combination of Redrocker and 3RRL ... If I live long enough for them to break, I'll fix 'em 
RobJ
Elite Member
broomjob said:
Perhaps attached it inside your pants and you WIL act on it..
OK we've gone down hill but we're still having fun.patrick_g
Elite Member
Mentioned this before but we old timers get to repeat ourselves...
Tight manuvering in 4X4 tends to tear up the surface many times more viciously than in 4X2. I have a well packed nearly like black top drive made of shale. Driving on it in all sorts of weather does not even begin to rough up the surface. If I do a sharp turn in 4X4 on it then it roughs it up pretty badly. I have areas "paved" with crushed limestone and it gets messed up really quickly if I try a little "square dancing" on it with tractor in 4X4.
Other than driving on pavement or trying to avoid tearing up the surface with manuvers I just stay in 4X4 most of the time. Of course I have brush hogged and sprayed and such on more level ground in 4X2 but that isn't the majority of what I do with this tractor.
I have seen several folks who hitch their brush hog to a tractor and leave it there until one or the other wears out, years later. They are not typically so keen on 4X4 as I am. Maybe more of their land is more level than mine.
One of my friends just bought an old 8N with a brush hog on it. He intends to use it as a mowing machine and may never detach the brush hog. This leaves his actual tractor available for varioius dutines without fussing with the brush hog.
We recently were doing some work together, he with his 100HP Industrial rig (4X2) and me with 39 PTO HP Kubota 4X4. I suppose you can guess the relative merits of our tractors in our multiple cattle guard installing adventure or I wouldn't be mentioning it.
Pat
Tight manuvering in 4X4 tends to tear up the surface many times more viciously than in 4X2. I have a well packed nearly like black top drive made of shale. Driving on it in all sorts of weather does not even begin to rough up the surface. If I do a sharp turn in 4X4 on it then it roughs it up pretty badly. I have areas "paved" with crushed limestone and it gets messed up really quickly if I try a little "square dancing" on it with tractor in 4X4.
Other than driving on pavement or trying to avoid tearing up the surface with manuvers I just stay in 4X4 most of the time. Of course I have brush hogged and sprayed and such on more level ground in 4X2 but that isn't the majority of what I do with this tractor.
I have seen several folks who hitch their brush hog to a tractor and leave it there until one or the other wears out, years later. They are not typically so keen on 4X4 as I am. Maybe more of their land is more level than mine.
One of my friends just bought an old 8N with a brush hog on it. He intends to use it as a mowing machine and may never detach the brush hog. This leaves his actual tractor available for varioius dutines without fussing with the brush hog.
We recently were doing some work together, he with his 100HP Industrial rig (4X2) and me with 39 PTO HP Kubota 4X4. I suppose you can guess the relative merits of our tractors in our multiple cattle guard installing adventure or I wouldn't be mentioning it.
Pat
