prs
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I want to thank all you folks for helping me along. THANKS!
I have posted about a lot of issues:
The "squeak"? No big deal, just greased the right places (where ever those are). ;-)
Getting hung-up on down hill side guy wires? Sure was glad to know I was not the only one. So far, so good, just knowing what to avoid helps. Setting the steering back to it tightest turn radius regardless the dualies also helped.
Weight transfer not returning to lowest level after work is done? That was simply sticks, weeds, and grass clippings collecting and packing in under the spring; would not allow spring to lay down all the way. Leaf blower after working keeps it nice and clean now. My mowers are both rear discharge.
Slope gauge? What a joke. I just don't pay any attention to it and ride seat of pants.
Fast idle below spec? Took 4500Z's advice and got a photo tachometer. Its not slow after all.
Fuel use? It was excessive at first, but much, much better now. Some improvement might be the machine wearing in, but I suspect the operator getting experience was biggest factor.
SDL fade? I did not understand how it was supposed to be, I thought it would be like cruise control when the neutral assist was switched off. Now I get it and NO PROBLEMO. The neutral assist thing is off and has not been used since.
I thought it needed locking differentials? Well, I still think it does. If it loses traction, only one side of either axle drives. I understand that with the articulation, locked axles would not steer efficiently. Heck, nothing steers well when a locker is engaged, but you only engage them intermittently. Yep, an electric locker feature would be a good thing when things get slick. Probably $$$$ though.
The positioning of the SDL and AUX levers allows the AUX to be pressed fully right when I cross a slope that is down hill to my right; i.e., gravity slides my big ole butt against the levers forcing the hydraulics to be stressed until I get off the slope. This is a real issue and I have done one mod that helped a good bit. I removed the right arm rest and changed its spacers around to move that arm rest about a half inch to the left. My big ole butt now slides against the arm rest sooner and is better held away from the AUX lever. I may get an automotive trim shop to rebuild that arm rest to be longer to more fully protect the AUX. I also have made a conscious effort to scoot over to the left as far as I can and brace myself when entering long side slopes that slope away to the right.
The only unsolved mystery issue is that the front right lift arm raises its load before the left one and thus the implement when raised is always higher on the right than the left. I see no adjustment to make it lift level, but most of the time the implements are working on float, so no real big deal. But it would be nice to have it right.
prs
I have posted about a lot of issues:
The "squeak"? No big deal, just greased the right places (where ever those are). ;-)
Getting hung-up on down hill side guy wires? Sure was glad to know I was not the only one. So far, so good, just knowing what to avoid helps. Setting the steering back to it tightest turn radius regardless the dualies also helped.
Weight transfer not returning to lowest level after work is done? That was simply sticks, weeds, and grass clippings collecting and packing in under the spring; would not allow spring to lay down all the way. Leaf blower after working keeps it nice and clean now. My mowers are both rear discharge.
Slope gauge? What a joke. I just don't pay any attention to it and ride seat of pants.
Fast idle below spec? Took 4500Z's advice and got a photo tachometer. Its not slow after all.
Fuel use? It was excessive at first, but much, much better now. Some improvement might be the machine wearing in, but I suspect the operator getting experience was biggest factor.
SDL fade? I did not understand how it was supposed to be, I thought it would be like cruise control when the neutral assist was switched off. Now I get it and NO PROBLEMO. The neutral assist thing is off and has not been used since.
I thought it needed locking differentials? Well, I still think it does. If it loses traction, only one side of either axle drives. I understand that with the articulation, locked axles would not steer efficiently. Heck, nothing steers well when a locker is engaged, but you only engage them intermittently. Yep, an electric locker feature would be a good thing when things get slick. Probably $$$$ though.
The positioning of the SDL and AUX levers allows the AUX to be pressed fully right when I cross a slope that is down hill to my right; i.e., gravity slides my big ole butt against the levers forcing the hydraulics to be stressed until I get off the slope. This is a real issue and I have done one mod that helped a good bit. I removed the right arm rest and changed its spacers around to move that arm rest about a half inch to the left. My big ole butt now slides against the arm rest sooner and is better held away from the AUX lever. I may get an automotive trim shop to rebuild that arm rest to be longer to more fully protect the AUX. I also have made a conscious effort to scoot over to the left as far as I can and brace myself when entering long side slopes that slope away to the right.
The only unsolved mystery issue is that the front right lift arm raises its load before the left one and thus the implement when raised is always higher on the right than the left. I see no adjustment to make it lift level, but most of the time the implements are working on float, so no real big deal. But it would be nice to have it right.
prs
