my few acres are sandy and soft. my iseki tu 2100 i just bought with a hole in the trans front cover. took apart replaced the cover and now up and running. every where it seems to dig and get stuck. do i need turf tires? new to this so i dont know. i need input please...
Traction digs too well
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What are you doing with the tractor when you "dig and get stuck?" If the ground is so soft that merely driving the tractor around gets you stuck, you probably won't be able to solve anything by changing the type of tire you have. If you're trying to pull an oversized implement, or too deeply, or turning too sharply, then you'll need to operate the machine differently. With a little more of an idea about what you're trying to do, we may be able to give more specific advice.
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Sandy and soft acreage will likely require something with tracks to effectively pull ground-engaging implements. Even then it may not be that great.
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I don't think your front wheels are engaged when you're driving up that slope. It will also really help if you mount a box blade or other heavy item on the rear hitch to take weight off the front axle, so you won't sink in as deeply.
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Ground is certainly sandy! But still you should be able to drive over it without sinking although the FEL weight does cause a lot of pressure on those little front tires. Keeping the front end engaged and not turning short will certainly help keep the front from sinking in - it will always be trying to climb out. That's is especially true when pulling a trailer like the one shown which probably sinks pretty good itself.
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Maybe the pictures don't represent it that well, but I would think that ground should be managable with your machine even pulling a small implement. By the time you start pulling an implement most of the demand will be on the rear tires and the fronts shouldn't be "plowing" as much if they are now. Are your front wheels turning freely? You might want to verify that just to know for sure as I experienced mechanical problems with one of my 4wd tractors that was causing one of the front wheels to not rotate correctly. You may also have to choose your routing so that you're only in the real sandy area while going downhill with the implement if possible. I recently backed a 1200 lb. single axle trailer up an incline that appeared to be steeper than what you have in similar soil with my TX1500 (smaller and lighter than yours). It wouldn't do it in 2wd but in 4wd it was fine. Slower wheel speeds may help some too.
i will try that out. should i jack up the tractor to see if tires move freely? and what implement do you think would be good to work my ground and my tractor would be able to handle? majority of the ground is sandy and a slight incline.