Okay guys, initiate me gently. I'm upgrading from a 1986 Deere 855 to a 2019 Deere 3033R. Obviously a more capable machine, but with the half hour of seat time I got between the various models I tested at the dealership, I'm really wondering how I'm going to adapt my work style around the safety and emissions features of this new tractor. I'm sure this is something many of you have already done, so I'm looking to learn from what you've learned.
The largest part of my work with my tractor involves driving a short distance and hopping off to do some quick work off the loader bucket while the machine idles. That may be picking up downed branches from my yard after a storm, raking out mulch in various garden in the spring, or moving firewood from the loader bucket to a firewood rack. Whereas I could hop on and off the old machine without doing anything other than taking my foot off the hydro pedals on the 855, it seems the modern machine must be sifted to neutral and then a hand brake applied. Additionally, there seem to be all sorts of warnings against idling, due to exhaust temp affecting the exhaust particulate filter.
I must have had the new machines turn themselves off on me a half dozen times, when my butt left the seat for one reason or another, something over which I've never had to worry with my old machine. Is this something you guys quickly got yourselves used to, something you disabled, or a "feature" that still frustrates you today?
The largest part of my work with my tractor involves driving a short distance and hopping off to do some quick work off the loader bucket while the machine idles. That may be picking up downed branches from my yard after a storm, raking out mulch in various garden in the spring, or moving firewood from the loader bucket to a firewood rack. Whereas I could hop on and off the old machine without doing anything other than taking my foot off the hydro pedals on the 855, it seems the modern machine must be sifted to neutral and then a hand brake applied. Additionally, there seem to be all sorts of warnings against idling, due to exhaust temp affecting the exhaust particulate filter.
I must have had the new machines turn themselves off on me a half dozen times, when my butt left the seat for one reason or another, something over which I've never had to worry with my old machine. Is this something you guys quickly got yourselves used to, something you disabled, or a "feature" that still frustrates you today?