I'll say it again that's things like.a invaluable Swiss army knife up here, does a little of everything some things better than others if your mindful of it's limitations.Thank you for the update, good to hear the new tractor is earning it's keep this winter.
Very true, but I'd rather run higher pressure in the front tires than have it wheelie over on it's back. I was running up hill with a 4' 3PT finish mower when it happened and if the raised mower hadn't stopped the wheelie I might not be here. (ROPS was down for cutting under trees)
As long as you adhere to the max pressure as listed on the tire.
Most tires are weight rated at their max pressure, so do mind that. My fronts are rated at 30 psi, but the tractor manual recommends something like 18 - 22 psi, based on a lower ply count OEM turf tire. I run them around 20-22 psi for normal daily use, but will air them up to 30 psi when I'm preparing for an special max capacity lift, or when I'm lifting something very heavy higher than usual and want to gaurantee I don't push a bead off a rim in the process.
Next year 4 tire chains, 800 lb tph snow blower off the back for extra weight and the loader will still be attached I'm happy that tractor has enough hydraulic force to lift the front end and curl backwards while I depress the diff lock and reverse it. Got me out of quite a few stupid predicaments I got my self into this winter. I plowed when the snow got deeper with my Yamaha Kodiak 700 with a hacked together weight box hanging off the rear receiver,vbar tire chains, and a ever important windshield ramping snow up the banks til I couldn't. I'm sure next year my tiny tractor with a 6-800 lb snowblower on the tph, 4 tire chains and the loader bucket on front should be a very capable snow removal tool 500 miles from my hobby farm/ inintentional wildlife sanctuary/ home. And I'll definitely find the time to get that tiny tractor ready.for winter up there. Anyways tire chains and weight are game changers when dealing with snow removal tools imo.
