Not much use for my 4WD yet

johnnyvol · Jul 2, 2013

Bigfoot62 said:
Me too.
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That was from the spring of '12 in the middle of one of my hay meadows.

OK, so which one of those was coming to the rescue of the other?:laughing:

LD1 · Jul 2, 2013

Bigfoot62 said:
Me too.
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That was from the spring of '12 in the middle of one of my hay meadows.

Wow, thats pretty stuck.

This was me just a month or so ago...I am sure some of you remember

I could probably do alot better with the kubota that was pictured with the half tracks

k0ua · Jul 2, 2013

LD1 said:
Wow, thats pretty stuck.

This was me just a month or so ago...I am sure some of you remember

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I could probably do alot better with the kubota that was pictured with the half tracks

Yeah, but what would you pull it out with? A D9 Cat?

Bigfoot62 · Jul 2, 2013

johnnyvol said:
OK, so which one of those was coming to the rescue of the other?:laughing:

The JD tractor with the 10' bush-hog went down first. (and really fast) I was clipping weeds and it just fell through. Funny thing is, I had just fertilized the day before. 5 tons on a spreader buggy and no problem.

I borrowed the CAT 420 4x4 backhoe from my cousin. Where it sunk was as close as I got to the tractor. About 30 minutes after the hoe went down, my cousin called and asked how it was going. I told him. He said, "I've never had a rubber tire hoe so stuck that I couldn't get it out." I said, "Me neither, until now."

Long story short, we had to go get a trailer load of mud mats to get them out.

DT86 · Jul 2, 2013

LindenBruce said:
I like it!!! Is that factory or an aftermarket option? B.

Factory. Look up Kubota Power Krawler.

Don87 · Jul 3, 2013

No pictures, but a couple years ago I told my son to do some work around the house while I was gone. I had tilled the garden, and then it rained. I said............don't go into that garden, you'll get stuck.

He used the 4WD to get in...........Thank goodness he didn't know where the diff-lock was. My neighbor used the diff lock and the FEL to get the tractor out.

Took me 3 hours to get the dried mud off after I got home that weekend. And yes, I was in there with a hammer and screwdriver to get it cleaned.:yell:

keegs · Jul 4, 2013

Don87 said:
No pictures, but a couple years ago I told my son to do some work around the house while I was gone. I had tilled the garden, and then it rained. I said............don't go into that garden, you'll get stuck.

He used the 4WD to get in...........Thank goodness he didn't know where the diff-lock was. My neighbor used the diff lock and the FEL to get the tractor out.

Took me 3 hours to get the dried mud off after I got home that weekend. And yes, I was in there with a hammer and screwdriver to get it cleaned.:yell:

My neighbor owns most of the farmland around me and when I asked him for advise about what kind of machine I should need around my place, among the suggestions he mentioned was that with four wheel drive you just might get yourself deeper into trouble. I'd imagine your story is what he had in mind..... :laughing:

jinman · Jul 5, 2013

I don't know that anyone has mentioned it, but one of the great benefits of 4wd is downhill 4-wheel braking. With 2wd, you only have the rears. Of course with a loader, the effect is multiplied, but having 4wd to aid braking going down steep hills is very useful on a non-FEL tractor too.

RaydaKub · Jul 5, 2013

jinman said:
I don't know that anyone has mentioned it, but one of the great benefits of 4wd is downhill 4-wheel braking. With 2wd, you only have the rears. Of course with a loader, the effect is multiplied, but having 4wd to aid braking going down steep hills is very useful on a non-FEL tractor too.

I've never commented on it before, but with your avatar, if anybody knows about this, it must be you. :thumbsup:

DB Pilot · Jul 5, 2013

Just my :2cents:. I use the 4WD a lot. It has gotten me out of lots of trouble and only once let me get to far out that I was really stuck. When there is 10" or less new snow on my fields I can drive my BX2200 right across with no problems. I have done that with two ATV deer hunters jealously watching and not able to get across that field. Yes, I have the tractor tread tires loaded, backblade and the FEL on. I don't want to be without it but I do drop into 2WD as much as possible.

Zebrafive · Jul 5, 2013

jinman said:
I don't know that anyone has mentioned it, but one of the great benefits of 4wd is downhill 4-wheel braking. With 2wd, you only have the rears. Of course with a loader, the effect is multiplied, but having 4wd to aid braking going down steep hills is very useful on a non-FEL tractor too.

My JD 6415 engages 4wd when the brakes are applied.

Code54 · Jul 5, 2013

Funny how different people from different parts of the country look at things... The ONLY time mine comes out of 4x4 is when I go down the paved road to a different farm. Otherwise I never take it out around the house - with the steep hills and off camber slopes I cant imagine being without the extra "grip"

wmonroe · Jul 5, 2013

Code54 said:
Funny how different people from different parts of the country look at things... The ONLY time mine comes out of 4x4 is when I go down the paved road to a different farm. Otherwise I never take it out around the house - with the steep hills and off camber slopes I cant imagine being without the extra "grip"

That's how I operate mine also, only time it's not in 4x4 is when I'm on a paved road. I also have steep hills at my place and having the rear wheels sliding down the hill I'd not the time to find out you are in 2wd.

Degolyerent · Jul 5, 2013

The only time mine is out of 4wd is on the pavement. Otherwise it stays in 4wd
John

Don87 · Jul 5, 2013

Mine stays in 4wd also............nothing level here.

k0ua · Jul 5, 2013

Don87 said:
Mine stays in 4wd also............nothing level here.

Same here.. I have done the "whoops I forgot to put it in 4wd, and go sliding down the gravel road thing" Not a lot of fun. I can use 2wd in the front yard, and that is about it. If you want level ground here you have to buy it, dump truck load at a time..

jinman · Jul 5, 2013

Zebrafive said:
My JD 6415 engages 4wd when the brakes are applied.

Cool! My New Holland LB75B TLB has a 3-position switch: 1) 2wd, 2) 2wd w/4wd braking 3) 4WD

keegs · Jul 6, 2013

It's been helpful to read the various situations in which you guys use 4wd. Most of our property, the farm acreage, is relatively flat w/some knowls and slight elevations. Both fields drain along a low line. That low line slopes down into a pond. There's a pretty good grade to the west side of the pond that I haven't mowed yet. I'm a little concerned about how to approach that side of the pond with the tractor/mower. The back boundery of the propety slopes to a stream and is densely wooded. Some of the elevations down to the steam are not walkable and have to be approached from along the banks of stream. Don't know if I'll ever get down along the stream with the tractor though.

Dingeryote · Jul 7, 2013

Bigfoot62 said:
Me too.
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That was from the spring of '12 in the middle of one of my hay meadows.

Was that some sort of Art project for the class at a local junior college or something?

Abstract contemporary art, in natural mediums sorta thing, and you went Rural rather than Urban in theme?:laughing:

Have had days like that. I rarely take pics, as it's best those days are forgotten quickly.

Bigfoot62 · Jul 7, 2013

Dingeryote said:
Was that some sort of Art project for the class at a local junior college or something?

Abstract contemporary art, in natural mediums sorta thing, and you went Rural rather than Urban in theme?:laughing:

Have had days like that. I rarely take pics, as it's best those days are forgotten quickly.

Funny, real funny.

I DIDN'T take pics. My dear, sweet daughter did. Bless her heart.