Hydrostic transmission power?

[windcatcher]

I am surprised that dealer didn't cleanup tractor prior to returning to you? Time to find a new dealer?

Good luck!

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This last time the tractor was returned dirty and with a partial FEL bucket of cow manure in it. I think you're right, time to get another dealer.

I had planned on working with the tractor some this past weekend, but other things managed to get in the way. Pre-turkey day stuff, you know how that goes. Five minutes turns into three hours, etc.

I'm really hoping to get some time on the tractor during the holidays. I need to get the trees trimmed up we dropped.

Whis, I'm pressing down on the pedals just a little bit at a time. I think it may be a deal of having the tractor in the "M" drive and not the "L" drive. If so, plowing is not going to be fun at all. "L" is really, really slow. It that rate, I'd be better off just plowing with my Farmall Cub.

 

[PDL14]

I had the G3033H before I moved up to the XR4046HC and with the 3033H it would stall out at idle (1500rpm) when I tried to work it or even just trying to go up hills in Medium or High Range. I found I had to be up around 2000-2200 for doing most jobs and up around 2300-2400 for heavy work. Even my 4046HC will stall out if your not giving it enough power or in the wrong range. Try bumping up the throttle and putting it in Low range and see if that helps.

 

[ovrszd]

I agree with PDL14. More rpms. Then you'll still probably hafta go to L range when trying to fill the bucket with hard material or dig a hole with the FEL.

My Brother had a Kubota L3240HST. When he sold it the new buyer tried to drive it up on a deckover GN trailer with ramps in M range. It wouldn't climb the ramps. It was wayyyyy under powered to do any heavy work in M or H range. I think manufacturers try to fill every market niche. A 32HP tractor, with HST, Backhoe and sufficient FEL to offset the hoe was a poor idea on their part in my opinion. IN your case you need an additional 15HP. Or as "The Fred" did, add a turbo.

 

[windcatcher]

Ok, here's the update. Dealer picked up my tractor and worked it really hard. Apparently there was a fair amount of air in the system after the initial hydraulic leak under the driver's seat due to a poorly seated banjo bolt. Previous dealer has since then sold his business and retired lock, stock and barrel.

The new dealer was at my place yesterday performing my first 50 hour service. He told me about the air in the system and that he wanted to keep a close watch on the tractor. He seems to be an upfront and honest person. He didn't charge me for the labor, just for the parts. I figured that was fair enough.

I have not had enough time to mess with the tractor since it was picked up the last time. I work a regular job and I'm on the road most of the day during the week. By the time I get home, the weather has socked us in again with rain, and that makes the ground soft. About any tractor should be able to dig soft soil, but it takes some power to dig hard, red clay.

"IN your case you need an additional 15HP. Or as "The Fred" did, add a turbo. " My tractor came with a turbo on it from the factory, so I think I should be in good shape there. I hope so at least.

Sorry to be late in responding, but trying to drive and type on a computer page just isn't my forte. Thanks for the information guys. This is my first hydrostatic tractor of this size, and it's taking some getting used to.

On the bright side of things, there are a bunch of saplings out behind the pond dam that don't reside there anymore. The tractor had no problem ripping them up out of the ground when it was wet. :laughing::thumbsup::cool2:

Happy Saturnalia everyone!

 

[Professor Marvel]

Is it possible that you are using the forward and backward peddles as a gas pedal? In other words is there any chance that you press the pedal down harder if you are in a bind or as the tractor bogs down? On a hydrostatic tractor pushing down on the pedal is sort of like going into a higher gear and exactly backwards of what you want when you are trying to get more power out of it. Just a thought. Good luck.

 

[ovrszd]

"IN your case you need an additional 15HP. Or as "The Fred" did, add a turbo. " My tractor came with a turbo on it from the factory, so I think I should be in good shape there. I hope so at least.

Evidently not....

 

[windcatcher]

Is it possible that you are using the forward and backward peddles as a gas pedal? In other words is there any chance that you press the pedal down harder if you are in a bind or as the tractor bogs down? On a hydrostatic tractor pushing down on the pedal is sort of like going into a higher gear and exactly backwards of what you want when you are trying to get more power out of it. Just a thought. Good luck.

Hadn't thought about that part. I have tingling sensations in the toes of my right foot, and I don't always notice how far I'm pressing the pedals. I'll try to pay attention the next time I'm able to work the tractor.

BTW Prof. Marvel, I lived just outside Culpeper back in 1983. Worked for Delmonte Frozen Foods near UVA back then. Great area!. And, no. Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain.

Pay attention to what's in front of you instead. :laughing:

On the RPMs someone else suggested. I'll try that now that I've passed my initial 50 hr break in period. I'm sure I kept the RPMs below 2000 because of what I read in the book. Oh yeah. First 50 hr oil change and oil filter change didn't show any perceptible silver shavings in the oil. I'm happy about that part!

Ovrszd: There's one in every peanut gallery. Cheers!

 

[Professor Marvel]

That's pretty cool. We just missed you. We moved here at the end of 1984 and have owned a small country store for 30 years.
You wouldn't recognize the place.
I don't know how well I explained myself. The motor is running the same speed but the fluid is flowing faster. This effectively causes the wheels to cover more distance with the motor at the same speed which to me is the same as changing to a higher gear and dragging down the power. When I am dragging my grader blade up hill I can sometimes feel it bogging down my motor and I have to ease back on the pedal to regain power. likewise on some long hills on the road I need to back off on the pedal if I don't want to shift to a lower gear.

 

[windcatcher]

Bit of an update: I've had a little more time to work with the tractor. It was down for a little while getting the 50 hour first maintenance done. It really takes some time to get the 1st servicing done. I dread the 250 hr as that's when the hydro fluid has to be changed too. I did learn a lot from my new dealer doing my 50 hr maintenance. He bought the dealership the other dealer retired from, so things are getting better.

It does appear there was a good bit of air still in the system after the original hydro leak appeared. The backhoe continued to display weaknesses as well as the tractor seeming sluggish when under power. The more it was driven and worked the stronger each part seemed to become.

We had plenty of rain during the holidays so this gave me time to get the maintenance done. When finished, I had a few smallish stumps to dig up. Yes the ground was mush, but the stumps had good sized lateral roots to dig through. This time the tractor seemed to dig well enough. I popped four stumps up in all. One of them had four trees in that one cluster. It didn't want to come out at first, but the LS won that battle.

I've learned to use a chain on the welded hooks to the upper bucket lip to move the stumps to a dumping area on the back side of the pond dam. I'm amazed at how much work I'm getting done with this tractor. I really feel like I've made a good business decision in buying this tractor. I hope it continues to deliver as it already has. The back side of the pond dam is now a nice place to walk and we hope to have a couple of small vegetable gardens back there this year.

Thanks for the suggestions folks. They've helped a lot.