SmallChange
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- Tractor
- New Holland WM25 with 200LC front end loader, filled R4 tires 43X16.00-20 and 25X8.50-14 (had a Kubota B6200D with dozer and R1 tires)
I go back and forth pretty frequently. 2WD when there's no need for 4WD, and especially when maneuvering in tight quarters on flat dry ground. 4WD on pavement, IF I'm going down my driveway hill with a lot of weight in the loader, so the front wheels are coupled to the brakes -- I only had to feel the rears slipping in 2WD one time to adopt this strategy -- but 2WD on pavement otherwise. 4WD generally if there's snow or ice, except when making the very tight turn into and out of the barn.
Another question is whether to leave the brake pedals locked together, or flip the lock open. When I'm working on snow in close quarters I'll have them unlocked and use the brakes to help make tight turns, and I've unlocked them occasionally when I'm coping with a very tight spot between the trees or buildings, but otherwise they're locked together.
I think there's a lot of similarity in the brake locking issue and the 2/4 issue. Sometimes they go hand in hand.
Another question is whether to leave the brake pedals locked together, or flip the lock open. When I'm working on snow in close quarters I'll have them unlocked and use the brakes to help make tight turns, and I've unlocked them occasionally when I'm coping with a very tight spot between the trees or buildings, but otherwise they're locked together.
I think there's a lot of similarity in the brake locking issue and the 2/4 issue. Sometimes they go hand in hand.