Yep, and I get the feeling I will be doing all of the above
Ideas for improving L3800 for hillside vineyard work?
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Yep, and I get the feeling I will be doing all of the above
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Mine came from dealer with rears all the way out and loaded. Wheel weights soon.
I use heavy ballast on the 3pt when FEL is on, or used, or needed.
No weight on the front, I use FEL when front weight is needed.
I have a heavier, wider tractor, but don't use it much. I'd rather use the L3800 and it does the job!
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I have L3800, 2013 model. It wants to roll over, I have been on 2 wheels and almost on one wheel one time with it. Tires loaded, wheels set out. I WANT DUALS ON THE BACK, but have no idea where you get hardware like I see in the pics. Is that set of rims specially made to be dual with those clamps grabbing on that ring. Where in the world do I start? Craigslist?
Can it hurt the axles having duals on because of the leverage of the longer axel that is in effect created by the outermost wheel?!! Either way, I am brush hogging just north of WV and it's dangerous and I want to not be in fear the whole time. Should have bought a M series with widen-able axles or whatever, but money is tight, and I will have this tractor forever.
Can it hurt the axles having duals on because of the leverage of the longer axel that is in effect created by the outermost wheel?!! Either way, I am brush hogging just north of WV and it's dangerous and I want to not be in fear the whole time. Should have bought a M series with widen-able axles or whatever, but money is tight, and I will have this tractor forever.
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I had a 3700 (99% the same as your 3800) and ended up selling it and buying a MX5100 mainly for more lift and a MUCH wider and stable base. It was the best idea I had. I personally feel the MX is FAR more stable and I can use it as delivered from the factory in a safer more efficient manner.
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i have a vineyard, and use two tractors about the same size as your L3800. A couple of things come to mind,
I have filled R4 tires on the LS, they are lower and fatter than the R1 tires on the JD, they weigh a lot more and bring the center of gravity down lower.
The width of the tractors is 60 inches, the rows are planted at 8 ft and 7 foot spacing, as the foliage grows during the season, they shrink the spacing,
even with row hedging, the tires still rub on the plants. Duals will tear out your vines, unless row spacing is gigantic.
Eventually, the vineyard begins to terrace itself, just by the tractor work you do on it, this helps with the pucker factor as time passes. You do not want to plant the rows straight up and down the hills, as erosion will remove your topsoil, and braking in the mud with a load on would be hazardous.
A three point sprayer is much safer than a pull behind, especially on a wet day.
Don't get lackadaisical when working a hill, use your seat belt, make sure your Rops is fully up.a neighbor just down the road paid the price for that a few years ago, and he farmed this hill for 30 years.
I have filled R4 tires on the LS, they are lower and fatter than the R1 tires on the JD, they weigh a lot more and bring the center of gravity down lower.
The width of the tractors is 60 inches, the rows are planted at 8 ft and 7 foot spacing, as the foliage grows during the season, they shrink the spacing,
even with row hedging, the tires still rub on the plants. Duals will tear out your vines, unless row spacing is gigantic.
Eventually, the vineyard begins to terrace itself, just by the tractor work you do on it, this helps with the pucker factor as time passes. You do not want to plant the rows straight up and down the hills, as erosion will remove your topsoil, and braking in the mud with a load on would be hazardous.
A three point sprayer is much safer than a pull behind, especially on a wet day.
Don't get lackadaisical when working a hill, use your seat belt, make sure your Rops is fully up.a neighbor just down the road paid the price for that a few years ago, and he farmed this hill for 30 years.
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How about using a back blade to make terraces to cut down the angle of the hill.
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Hey there KGW, when you are between Waynesburg and Elkins using I-79 at exit 110 you are a stone's throw from my farm. My pasture renters have an L3400 for which they bought rear wheel spacers at a dealer. You could get a good machine shop to make you a set too. Neither is cheap. See photo below. I don't feel there is any really effective way to improve rollover resistance other than to get the rear wheels out wider. I don't care for duals either as that is expensive and makes the vehicle "awkward" from my view. My feeling is if I'm anywhere even close to tipping the thing it just is NOT worth my life. I stay off that slope.
The answer is two tractors, one has a large rear wheel on the right and a small one on the left. The other tractor is opposite. Each is used for one direction, then returned to the starting point on a flat road.
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