Why FWD
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Jeff396
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Yeah, when I got my B7500 I thought the 4wd thing was just a neat toy. I have a hilly lot and would have gotten stuck no less than 15 times had I not had 4wd. It seems to happen most when mowing down hill towards an obstruction and I have to back up. Tires just spin until I engage 4wd. The other thing that made my heart skip a beat was when I was coming down the hill in my cement drive with a load of dirt in the bucket. All of a sudden the back tires got just a bit lite and mad skid marks down the entire hill. It doesn't help any that there are no brakes on the front wheels. Now I only go down the hill in 4wd.
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Thomas
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FWD4 drive can save alot of extra work..thats for sure.
Looks like you still have your mower deck on..could that have caught something solid in which you lost your traction..maybe a set of chains might come handy when the ground get tad more muddy. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Looks like you still have your mower deck on..could that have caught something solid in which you lost your traction..maybe a set of chains might come handy when the ground get tad more muddy. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
TresCrows
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Aside from the added traction that just pops the tractor free easily in situations like the one you pictured, I have found that it is an absolute requirement for FEL and Boxblade work. Without it the tractor cannot push into a dirt pile and spins with the boxblade as soon as it loads up. Snick it into 4WD and it will KNOCK the dirt pile over and easily pulls the boxblade. Maybe on larger heavier tractors it is not an absolute need but I would figure on anything smaller than about 2,500 lbs 4WD is an absolute need.
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Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>...Here's a shot of my tractor stuck in two wheel drive. Notice the conditions are really not that demanding. I got out by simply engaging the FWD.</font color=blue>
Funny, you don't really look stuck. Even the diff lock didn't help?
Funny, you don't really look stuck. Even the diff lock didn't help?
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I'm with you on the need for 4WD, but my estimate is up to 6000 lb of weight. The bigger the tractor, the bigger the loads and the tendency to slip...especially true with a loader. Some folks will scoff and say that people used to get work done before 4WD /w3tcompact/icons/tongue.gif, so it's not needed. Well, I also remember enjoying TV when it was black and white, but don't ask me to give up my color./w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif
Egon
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Maybe get in the habit of keeping one hand on the loader control stick if you are working on sloped terrain. Then all you have to do is drop the bucket when things start to happen.
Egon
Maybe get in the habit of keeping one hand on the loader control stick if you are working on sloped terrain. Then all you have to do is drop the bucket when things start to happen.
Egon
Bob_Trevithick
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<font color=blue>...I didn't try the diff lock. I should have tried it though. I have generally used diff lock when spinning tires while loading dirt -in FWD-.</font color=blue>
Diff lock is my last choice too.. mainly because the flimsy-looking little SCV Lock Lever is right next to the diff lock pedal on my 4300 SyncReverser. I have to look and feel a bit to make sure I have my heel on the right lever before pushing it down. Seems a poor design in my humble estimation. I would much prefer they had put that lock lever somewhere else, especially since it's rarely used from what I can gather. I don't even understand it. The manual refers to using one position only for a FEL, and another for all other front end attachments. And the third position locks the SCV completely. Not having a FEL, I just leave it in the middle position always. I've yet to find a situation where locking the SCV would be desirable.. unless maybe it's so you can raise a front attachment and then not have to worry about accidentally hitting the SCV control and moving it.
Anyway, you got unstuck! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Diff lock is my last choice too.. mainly because the flimsy-looking little SCV Lock Lever is right next to the diff lock pedal on my 4300 SyncReverser. I have to look and feel a bit to make sure I have my heel on the right lever before pushing it down. Seems a poor design in my humble estimation. I would much prefer they had put that lock lever somewhere else, especially since it's rarely used from what I can gather. I don't even understand it. The manual refers to using one position only for a FEL, and another for all other front end attachments. And the third position locks the SCV completely. Not having a FEL, I just leave it in the middle position always. I've yet to find a situation where locking the SCV would be desirable.. unless maybe it's so you can raise a front attachment and then not have to worry about accidentally hitting the SCV control and moving it.
Anyway, you got unstuck! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
