What needs to be changed the most on a tractor?

[Egon]

I want both brakes to lock via the park lever so I can leave the brakes unjoined and still use both to park. The customary setup is occasionally dangerous when working on hills with use of individual brakes.

The tractor I now have has three brake pedals. One pedal operates both brakes, the other two pedals operate the individual brakes. The parking brake lever locks both brakes.

 

[SPYDERLK]

[[After not having a quick-attach loader bucket and now having one, I think a QA attachment that would work for all tractors would be nice. Nothing I have has increased my productivity quite like the QA. Why is it that we can have a standard 3PH in class I, II, III, etc and not have a QA for the FEL that works similarly for small, medium, and large tractors. The fact that there are about 4 or 5 "standards" for FEL QA really does NOT serve the users well. It only supports OEM's pocketbooks.]]

Another item that needs work is attaching backhoes. Why does that have to be a struggle? I don't have one, but I sure read about a lot of folks who struggle to attach and remove their backhoes. Why can't an easy mount backhoe be designed?

I think most of us use our tractors as "Swiss army knives" for many different tasks. Make changing tractor configurations easy and sell it to OEMs. You'll retire among the very rich.

[[A good one. I recommend the skid steer system as the standard, due range of attachments available. I am told that the valid reason for brand specials is that the SS system is not strong enuf for the bigger tractors.]] Interesting argument, but I wont come close to buying it until you make a significant jump into 3figureHP. I have a skid steer system on the 7520 4wd and have used the tractor with B/H, loader, all 4 tires completely filled [~15,000#] in bulldozer mode. I mean using the loader to dig around and push down large trees, pushing them around with the back wheels skimming the ground, and back dragging at hi angle with the front wheels in the air. The SK attachment and implement mating parts are unfazed - and theres plenty of room for using thicker metal.

B/H attachment is supposed to be easy when you get used to it. I havent. Too much time investment to use for incidentals.
larry

 

[jk96]

Shocks

and if that's not possible some type of sensor that warns me when I'm about to drop my tire into the same pothole for the 4th time because I'm too lazy to fill it............the same one that I think shortened my spine last time.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Heated Seats!!!

For those of use who don't have cabs and even probably for those of us who do, Heated seats would be real nice for plowing snow and other work during winter.

 

[SPYDERLK]

The tractor I now have has three brake pedals. One pedal operates both brakes, the other two pedals operate the individual brakes. The parking brake lever locks both brakes.

Sounds complicated and space consuming. I just hit pedal center to get both or off center for one or other. Brake lock only locks one pedal so pedals have to be locked together for a strong park. My tractor doesnt have room for a 3rd pedal and you can accomplish all with 2 if they just both locked.
larry

 

[Egon]

Sounds complicated and space consuming.

Nope!

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Nope!

Picture time...I've got to see how this works.

 

[Egon]

Its a John Deere 4200 HST.

Two pedals for the left foot for individual brakes. Pedal for the right foot for both brakes.

 

[LBrown59]

I change the oil before it stops functioning properly!

I find myself changing fuel more often than oil or anything else.

 

[LBrown59]

1*I change the oil before it stops functioning properly!

1*Yep that's second only to changing fuel

Good Luck w/ the new tractor and hopefully the wife dosent want to put her good foot somewheres else for falling in your trench. Hope
2*I hope she's okay Welcome

2*Same here.