Steering on the TC55DA

[IH3444]

Hello, I've recently purchased a TC48DA, and just this week ran across the forum string of the steering problems encountered with some of the TC48s, and especially the TC55. I was wondering if there was anything else anyone could add. I read where some people were having great difficulties, whereas others hadn't had, or noticed a problem. My rear tires are loaded, and I am going to put a very heafty counterweight off the 3 pt hitch. My IH3444 had a wopper backhoe on it, so big that when going up steep grades the front wants to lift off the ground. Now when I've had it mired in some serious much with a full bucket, and backing out I have noticed a slight unwillingness of the steering to not command the front wheels. This soon passes and all is right as rain again. I would be a bit upset if my new tractor had this steering problem, althought I am going to have a discussion with my sales engineer this week about it, asking that I will be helped out if this problem is present in my machine. I have also received numerous PMs telling me what a good tractor the TC48 is. Any and all comments will be appreciated, and I would also like to hear from the people who had the problem, and how are they, and their tractors doing now. Thanks, IH3444