motownbrowne
Elite Member
- Joined
- Dec 30, 2013
- Messages
- 2,613
- Location
- river falls, wi
- Tractor
- Kubota mx4700 HST, New Holland TC-29D
For myself, it's on all the time...I just drop the bucket when not needed, beeing a SSQA, it's easy and fast.
I mostly do that as well. I do however remove the whole thing in the springtime for making raised beds in our veggie fields. The weight of the loader, even without the bucket, combined with the narrow and aggressive ag tires up front makes a mess of the grassy areas on the edge of the field. It looks much better if i take the loader off.
If I had a slab to leave it on, I'd take it off more often. For mowing, tilling, etc it's much nicer to have it off. Less stress on the front axle, more nimble machine, better power to weight ratio. The tractor feels like a sports car without the loader on.