Feels funny without the loader

[bigblock]

It's funny that you would bring that up. I did the 400 hour service a few weeks ago and decided to take the loader off. I've had it off before but never drove the tractor very far without it. For some reason I decided to drive around a little without the loader and boxblade. You're right, it felt pretty sporty.

I did discover one other thing. Without the loader, the tractor scares the c#*p out of the horse. Normally, the horse doesn't give the tractor a second glance. Well, apparently by removing the loader, I created a fire-breathing monster. The horse wanted no part of being anywhere around that thing! I guess that the horse just appreciates what a useful attachment the loader is and figures if the loaders is gone then she can't be far behind. Yeh, that's probably it. She has proven to be a deep thinker in the past.

Anybody else notice this about horses? (not the deep thinking part)

Bob

 

[Tractors4u]

We usually just walk out to the barn to carry the horses a bucket of grain. One tiem we put the bucket in the back of our Gator and it fell over and we let them eat the grain out of the bed. Now when they see me on the Gator, lawnmower or tractor they think it is feeding time.

 

[755inNY]

My horses don't seem to care either way (FEL on or off). That applies to my previous JD 755 and my new 4310. Maybe its because they are used to seeing it both ways. Or maybe they are not the deep thinking type.

I have a problem getting them to move out of the way when I am mowing the field. I can have the RPMs up with the mower or bush hog engaged and they will just stand in the way. I have to get real close (with in 2 feet) and yell, over the noise of the tractor, before they will finally get out of the way. Sometimes when I'm in the field with the FEL on and one of them is in the path, I have to bang the bucket (rapid movement of the curl/dump cycle) to get them out of the way.

I have the loader off whenever I'm not using it. It just comes off so darn easy and removing the weight from the front axle is a good thing.

Jeff