MountainBuck
Silver Member
I've been babying my 4500p with duals fairly well but now I'm starting to do some harder work with it such as filling the bucket with cut wood or pulling some trash out of a ditch, etc.
Even so I can't imagine that I've added much more that 200 - 300 lbs total that was distributed over the axles. Way within the specs.
However, last time I was on a bit of uneven land when I pulled an old wooden box out of a ditch (maybe 70 lbs) and noticed that the inside of right side rear wheel was not in much contact with the ground due to a divot in the ground.
That got me wondering about the possibility of bending that axle.
I asked the dealer and he told me that there was issues a long time ago but they increased the diameter of the axles and apparently it isn't an issue any more.
So is this something I should stop worrying about ? Or maybe the question should be 'is the tractor powerful enough to bend the axles or will the lift cylinders be overwhelmed and dump through the over pressure before any damage could be done?'
Even so I can't imagine that I've added much more that 200 - 300 lbs total that was distributed over the axles. Way within the specs.
However, last time I was on a bit of uneven land when I pulled an old wooden box out of a ditch (maybe 70 lbs) and noticed that the inside of right side rear wheel was not in much contact with the ground due to a divot in the ground.
That got me wondering about the possibility of bending that axle.
I asked the dealer and he told me that there was issues a long time ago but they increased the diameter of the axles and apparently it isn't an issue any more.
So is this something I should stop worrying about ? Or maybe the question should be 'is the tractor powerful enough to bend the axles or will the lift cylinders be overwhelmed and dump through the over pressure before any damage could be done?'