jeff9366
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- Tractor
- Kubota Tractor Loader L3560 HST+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3,700 pounds bare tractor, 5,400 pounds operating weight, 37 horsepower
I have run out of power and the tractor came to a stop. Didn't have traction problems, simply not enough power to turn the wheels.
More HP out of LS XJ2025H? - 9/9/2016
If you have this perception of your subcompact tractor after a short period of ownership it will make you crazy as time passes.More HP out of LS XJ2025H? - 9/9/2016
There is only so much a 1,600 pound tractor, with a two-range transmission can do. Consider a 3,200 pound tractor with 30-40 horsepower and a three-range HST. Tractor weight is the key consideration.
Heat accumulation often results if tractor diesels are tweaked.
Instead of dragging Oak trunks on the ground, obtain a relatively cheap cross-drawbar + boom which will allow you to elevate butts above dirt, reducing friction and keeping logs half clean. Cross-drawbar will increase your trunk pulling capacity by 50%. Elevated trunks will save your drag chains from abrasion, if you pull over hard surfaces.
I use a Dura Hitch with a short boom on a Kubota 'B'. It has been indestructible. Two widths: 20"/26"
LINKS: DURA HITCH
SHORT BOOM POLE ADAPTER
How much experience do you have with Box Blades? Maybe the BB is too wide. Maybe the BB angle of attack needs to be adjusted with Top Link. Maybe you will have to be content with partial box fills. Maybe you will have to wait for a soaking rain, then optimum soil moisture. Maybe you need a heavier prime mover.
I would suggest letting tractor roll down sloped pavement with engine off, listening, to be sure you do not have a sticking brake or some other friction fault.
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