I think a loader is the most cumbersome piece of equipment you can have on a tractor. It extends the length at least by 50% and in my case even more. They are so easy to take off I can't imagine why anyone would leave it on. Aside from rocks which I don't have.
Workinonit, funny how different folks are…I don’t even notice my loader mounted on my tractor..lol I never take them off, maybe once for a repair.
A loader feels like “armor“ for the front end, the hood, the front axle, in case I run into something. When in “uncharted waters” that’s a lot of peace of mind.
When my loader is down and bucket curled back, it makes my tractor maybe 5-6’ longer. Of course 5-6’ IS more length, but 5-6’ on a rig that’s already 35-40’ long isnt that much more. If I raise the loader, it isn’t any higher at all!
However, the extra protection, the ability to push over brush/saplings and break off branches, carry off boulders in a bucket, or carry a chainsaw, brush cutter, smooth out ruts, extra traction for front axle and as a counterbalance for the mower, etc. far outweighs a little extra length.
One place I could see removing loader is when cutting grass fields that have been mowed many times and there’s little unpredictability. I sometimes use my 7495 in open fields where theres grass. I used my Fastrac with no loader on really large grass fields where I know there’s no need or use for a loader. So I guess you could say I do both, but mostly with a loader.
But like they say “you do you, I’ll do me” ????……at least I think that’s what they say????
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