Thats what I am trying to explain to you guys...
If I get on a gear tractor with 30hp I can put that baby in high range, middle gear, and go cut hills all day long and the tractor will not blink. Here you guys are talking about how you have no problem cutting with your hydros as long as you are not in high!
I love hydrostatic transmissions and they do have their place. I think they are great for flatter land and also are amazing when it comes to lots of loader work where you are in and out of places. But when I put a bushhog or finishing mower behind my tractor and go cut hilly land a hydro is not my cup of tea.
Heres the problem I always run into. Some man comes in and wants to trade in his old gear driven tractor for a brand new fancy hydro. I take the hydro out there on his land (which is hilly) he puts the thing in high range and gets on the gas...then when the tractor starts to bog down he can't understand it. "Well my old tractor didn't bog down in high range", can't tell you how many times I have heard that!!
Again, in my opinion hydrostatic tractors are not the best for cutting on slopes, gear drive tractors are just superior to me for that task. Personnally I don't want to be stopping and changing between high, medium, and low everytime I am encountered with a different hill. And I do have hydrostatic tractors to sell so I am not really sure where you are going with that one, just sold a CK25HST yesterday actually...
So yes, I do put my tractor in high gear and head for the hills...my gear drive tractor that is. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
If I get on a gear tractor with 30hp I can put that baby in high range, middle gear, and go cut hills all day long and the tractor will not blink. Here you guys are talking about how you have no problem cutting with your hydros as long as you are not in high!
I love hydrostatic transmissions and they do have their place. I think they are great for flatter land and also are amazing when it comes to lots of loader work where you are in and out of places. But when I put a bushhog or finishing mower behind my tractor and go cut hilly land a hydro is not my cup of tea.
Heres the problem I always run into. Some man comes in and wants to trade in his old gear driven tractor for a brand new fancy hydro. I take the hydro out there on his land (which is hilly) he puts the thing in high range and gets on the gas...then when the tractor starts to bog down he can't understand it. "Well my old tractor didn't bog down in high range", can't tell you how many times I have heard that!!
Again, in my opinion hydrostatic tractors are not the best for cutting on slopes, gear drive tractors are just superior to me for that task. Personnally I don't want to be stopping and changing between high, medium, and low everytime I am encountered with a different hill. And I do have hydrostatic tractors to sell so I am not really sure where you are going with that one, just sold a CK25HST yesterday actually...
So yes, I do put my tractor in high gear and head for the hills...my gear drive tractor that is. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif