Rough Ride

[jeff9366]

Was running my disk on Thursday to work-in some fertilizer and get ready to plant Soy Beans.

If that Tandem Disc Harrow were mine I would move the two rear gangs further apart by loosening the U-bolts and sliding the U-bolts further out the rear frame tubes. Lube and a dead blow mallet eases the process.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...-point-hitch-mounted.html?highlight=adjusting

 

[dstig1]

If you want a rough ride, put Duo chains on all 4 tires and then go plow snow on pavement! It will literally make the whole tractor bounce if I get the right combo of speed and something going on. I changed out the front chains for 2-link ladders this winter as I lost one of my duos in one of our many ice storms and did not notice until too late. Found it in the spring, but my place is so hilly that I need chains on the fronts or I get nowhere in the winter. That smoothed out the ride a ton. Eventually when the rears wear out or get damaged I will probably change to ladders on the back too. The seats are not the greatest on these. I adjusted mine way up on spring tension also and it finally got to the point where it would not bounce my head into the cab roof.

 

[bunyip]

I use a gel cushion to save my back and coccyx, best money I have spent.

 

[foggy1111]

If that Tandem Disc Harrow were mine I would move the two rear gangs further apart by loosening the U-bolts and sliding the U-bolts further out the rear frame tubes. Lube and a dead blow mallet eases the process.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums...-point-hitch-mounted.html?highlight=adjusting

Likely good advice. Been putting off more adjustments after getting the front gangs and angle right. I think the adjustment you said is in my future. The disk does a good job for me....and my tractor kinda "toys" with it in most conditions.....as I can bury it to the hubs in most soils. Still.....it does need to be a bit more even after disking. Today I dragged the previous work.....and things came our pretty nice. A few more tweaks and I will have it down.......I hope. .

If I can keep my ground speed up....the disk as currently set up works pretty good.......but my land is quite rough in places (old timberland).....so its hard to run equipment at high ground speeds if you value your teeth. . It gets better with time.

 

[BRMyers]

I noticed that mine seems to ride a little rough compared to my dad's MF. Yet, I'm setting in air conditioning and avoiding all the bugs, so I will take the extra few bumps for all the added comforts.

 

[oosik]

Mayhaps some may forget - its a tractor not a Cadillac el Dorado.

 

[BRMyers]

My dad and his buddies all said I was driving a Cadillac not a real tractor. :laughing:

 

[oosik]

My first tractor was a 1982 brand new Ford 1700 4WD. I traded it in 2009 for a brand new Kubota M6040 4WD. After four or more hours "in the saddle" my back may start hurting. I'm only in average physical shape and what I do can be rough and jarring. So it's kind of what I've always expected. That's why I've never considered an air ride seat. It won't change the projects that I do.

Part of what I consider to be safe is based upon what I feel as I sit on the tractor seat. Safety over comfort.........

 

[bambam31]

I have a Kubota L3800 and I experience some rocking when disking if the ground is rough. I have the SSQA so I just drop the bucket on the edge of the field and it improves the ride. My uncle has an 80’s JD 1050 without a loader. It has a longer wheel base and has a much smoother ride on rough ground. The distance between the operators seat and the front wheel is noticeable longer than my tractor. If you can’t remove then front implement then just keep it as low to the ground as you can. Good luck.

 

[Blondie70]

Yeah...take that grapple off and I bet it will ride much smoother.