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Item Relisted! FS Kubota Grand L4060 HSTC 3rd function plus 2 rear remotes
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Nice tractor. Just so you know, that tractor will pull better once it gets broke in. It'll start pulling better about now till @ 200hrs
What are you doing that 42hp 4wd tractor won't do?
Pulling a Land Pride AFM 4214 uphill in my yard, it’ll do it just have to slow way down!
Have you got weight in the rear tires? Put about a gallon to a gallon and a half of antifreeze then fill the rest with water. Keeps it from freezing in winter. Turn the valve to the top of the wheel to get max weight in there. Are you using 4 wheel drive. Your tractor is new. I'm telling ya it will pull better. You just have to get there. I thought I bought too small of a machine also. They used to run calcium chloride in the tires, but it's way too corrosive.
Man, I'd hate to service that thing. I did look up the specs. Essentially, you're pulling a car behind you. According to specs, you're looking at 40-70hp. I'd gone with at least 55 to pull that. You must be doing some commercial sized work. My family never needed more than 36hp to do anything. And that was landscaping to running a backhoe. Including mowing and bush hogging. My 30hp machine helps me keep up with @ 45 cultivated acres. I even have a loader on it. My machine is 5' wide and can get into tighter spaces when needed. My Dad's is 6'. A 36hp Massey Ferguson 2 wheel drive, mine's a New Holland 4x4. My machine weighs 2300lbs and with 4x4, it'll out pull his 4000lb machine. Mowing shouldn't be the power problem. The problem is traction. Add some weight and get some wear on the tires, problem should be solved. I've mowed 7' tall stuff with my machine all the time. Finish mowing should be a lot easier.
You might have bought too small a machine. But two things now. To buy a larger one will cost you more money. It'll also use more fuel. For my use, my machine hit the sweet spot. Economics in every way. From pulling, implement cost, getting in tight spaces, fuel consumption and towing on long runs to the farm. I use my tractor at home as well. The sweet spot is @ 40hrs a year on the machine gauge. If you're not putting that much, you have too much machine. Any more, you don't have enough machine. But that's only if you're not doing a commercial job
I did some more research. Apparently, we're running minimum HP for our cutters too. And done some big things with mine. Even cutting 4" dia. stuff. So it ain't HP, it's traction I think. You may need to run 4x4 and or run higher RPMs and select a lower gear. I was also looking at weight of machine. You go larger, you're looking at a lot more weight. If you had to tow it, you'll have a lot more to deal with. It's all a compromise. How much acreage are you maintaining with your machine?
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