4052R down pressure

[jeff9366]

I've got a 6' Gannon but sometimes it's not enough.

As the Gannon brand is now applied to both standard box blades AND the original rollover box blades, we do not know exactly what you have. However, you can adjust the "bite" of a sufficiently heavy box blade by changing the length of the Top Link until the increase in draft force will stop the tractor.

 

[farmer2009]

I thought it was interesting that a manufacturer finally did this. Been many a times when I wanted down pressure. 99% of them have been while digging post holes. The other 1% is when I have to clean old hay out of barn. That landscape rake just doesn't weight enough. But it's also not designed for that job either.

 

[Piston]

ALL of my implements that I use on a regular basis are very heavy duty, and there are still many times that I would use the down pressure feature. Personally, I think JD will hit a home run with this one, and also force other competitors to add this feature to their tractors.


Having a heavy box blade doesn't negate the advantage of down pressure. I'll be interested to see the reviews for this. :thumbsup:

 

[Cletusdeere]

I have a real Gannon 4x2 6' with hydraulic rippers . I refer to others by their name or just call them box blades. I'm a professional grading contractor that's why I would like and want top tilt ripper hydraulics and down pressure. And if it does lift the rear of the tractor I guess that's part of the learning curve. I'm buying a 4052R and have put a lot on it and am wanting to know why it's not available with the other options.

 

[DK35vince]

I can see where the ability to have down pressure on the 3 point could be a benefit.
But if you have to give up top and tilt to get it, where is the gain ???

 

[RDrancher]

I have a real Gannon 4x2 6' with hydraulic rippers . I refer to others by their name or just call them box blades. I'm a professional grading contractor that's why I would like and want top tilt ripper hydraulics and down pressure. And if it does lift the rear of the tractor I guess that's part of the learning curve. I'm buying a 4052R and have put a lot on it and am wanting to know why it's not available with the other options.

Its about time a manufacturer started offering down pressure on something other than skip loaders. I'd be VERY interested to hear how it performs.

I'm sure Cletus has experienced this, but for the benefit of others who haven't, I'll give one example. Most of you realize how handy it is to be able to roll the Gannon back and use the rear blade to smooth things out. With down pressure the BB doesn't ride over the material. but scrapes and compresses at the same time. It doesn't take a lot of down pressure to assist, but a little sure helps.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

There will always be conditions where there simply is not enough weight or traction. Just as we all do now, we work with it in one way or another. Yes there are times when another few hundred pounds would be nice to have, but at what expense? :confused3: Both monetarily and other features that one can not have to obtain that single feature. If a person requires that additional weight-down pressure on a regular basis, maybe they need a bigger tractor?

I have many tractors that weigh from 600lbs to 18,000lbs. There is always a time when you don't have one big enough.

Just my :2cents:

 

[RDrancher]

I can see where the ability to have down pressure on the 3 point could be a benefit.
But if you have to give up top and tilt to get it, where is the gain ???

Hmmm, just read the entire thread and missed that one. So (if I'm understanding this correctly) you can't adjust the top and tilt while the down pressure switch is on? Kind of a pain , but I could still see the down pressure as being beneficial for grading. You could the grade close using top and tilt and then use down pressure for the final pass.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Hmmm, just read the entire thread and missed that one. So (if I'm understanding this correctly) you can't adjust the top and tilt while the down pressure switch is on? Kind of a pain , but I could still see the down pressure as being beneficial for grading. You could the grade close using top and tilt and then use down pressure for the final pass.

John, I think that you can not have the top & tilt option at all. My thinking is that there are not enough controls to operate everything.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

ALL of my implements that I use on a regular basis are very heavy duty, and there are still many times that I would use the down pressure feature. Personally, I think JD will hit a home run with this one, and also force other competitors to add this feature to their tractors.


Having a heavy box blade doesn't negate the advantage of down pressure. I'll be interested to see the reviews for this. :thumbsup:

I am very curious as to what the cost of this down pressure option is.