I think Mr Miller is insinuating that I was using a round about way of getting you to post pictures of the crab steering in action. I would never do that and am insulted that someone would think so /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif. OK, that was my real motive, I want to see the crab steering in action./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Please and thank you in advance!
That bobcat quick release is great, on and off in seconds. I don't have that advantage on mine./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Now that you mention it the guy at the rental yard said that hydraulic controls were real nice---feather touch. But it was the gear shift that was on the fender that could be ripped off if you get on or off the tractor and hook it with a jacket or something. Speaking of jackets, on my last one I ripped a couple on the handle of the cab jumping out to quick./w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif
Something tells me that once you have it a couple of months you will be making a trip back down south to the metal shop for more add-ons./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
<font color=blue>it was the gear shift that was on the fender that could be ripped off</font color=blue>
That must be something else they've changed. I don't know what that would be, but there's nothing on mine that's in the way, unless it would be the loader controls coming up out of the floor on the right side. But I pretty much consider getting on and off a tractor like I do a horse - from the left side only, so, while it's possible to get on and off from the right, I think it's pretty dangerous, because of the possibility of hitting the loader controls. Of course, none of us gets on and off with the tractor still running, anyway, right? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Another feature I like about the EF-5's hydraulics is that the quick-disconnects are all the flush style, "zero-leakage", high pressure disconnect kind. I didn't realize they were so much easier to use.
I suspect you're right about the future trip back down to D&E. I'm already thinking about skid plates... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
MossRoad - That's really cheeky of John to even think such a thing of you. I'd be insulted. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Since I'm the impatient sort, and haven't gotten tired of playing with the EF-5 yet, I figured you might want those pictures of the different types of steering pronto. (Well, I realize you only asked for crab steer pictures, but everybody's used to seeing a flood of stuff, mostly drivel, from me, so I can't disappoint...)
So, with very little further adieu, here's a shot of the EF-5 in 4-wheel-steer mode. (It's hard to get an angle where the turning of both axles shows up well, so I took several pictures of each steering mode. Do you want to see 'em all, or just the ones I think are best?)
