k0ua
Epic Contributor
I have never ever pressed on the hydrostat pedal with any of the three hydro tractors I have owned, in LO range and not had the wheels turn. I don't think the designers would make one that wouldn't do that. Maybe it is possible, but it would be a function of where the relief pressure on the HST was set too low so that sufficient pressure could not be developed in the HST pump to cause the wheels to spin. And this would not be a problem with horsepower normally, but how the relief valve is set.
A 25 horsepower engine should be able to "grenade" the pump of any HST tractor if the relief valve was set high enough and the load on the pump was enough. Say the wheels were chained down to the ground and cannot turn, and the relief valve is totally bypassed, and you apply 25 horsepower to the pump, something is going to give. Shaft, pump housing, something is going to go boom
So I don't believe your scenario of pressing the "go" pedal and the tractor not moving from lack of horsepower is going to happen. 25 horsepower or 250 horsepower.
A 25 horsepower engine should be able to "grenade" the pump of any HST tractor if the relief valve was set high enough and the load on the pump was enough. Say the wheels were chained down to the ground and cannot turn, and the relief valve is totally bypassed, and you apply 25 horsepower to the pump, something is going to give. Shaft, pump housing, something is going to go boom
So I don't believe your scenario of pressing the "go" pedal and the tractor not moving from lack of horsepower is going to happen. 25 horsepower or 250 horsepower.