kco
Veteran Member
I just finished a solid day of bush hogging on hilly ground and had lots of time to ponder this question, and I've often done so before.
The tractor easily handles either low or medium range at the PTO 540 rpm throttle setting. So the option is to run in medium range with the HST depressed about 1/2 way or low range with the HST depressed about 3/4 way. I notice I normally choose low range, partly because I have finer speed control in tricky spots.
All else being equal and disregarding the finer speed control, I intuitively think that running in low range may be better for the tractor. But I have nothing to back that up.
So I'm curious as to others' views.
The tractor easily handles either low or medium range at the PTO 540 rpm throttle setting. So the option is to run in medium range with the HST depressed about 1/2 way or low range with the HST depressed about 3/4 way. I notice I normally choose low range, partly because I have finer speed control in tricky spots.
All else being equal and disregarding the finer speed control, I intuitively think that running in low range may be better for the tractor. But I have nothing to back that up.
So I'm curious as to others' views.