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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: BradB]
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10/22/18 07:26 PM
10/22/18 07:26 PM
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Yea but you're a flatlander. Try a 2wd on any rolling ground and you'll see why it's needed
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: Hogwild]
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10/22/18 07:46 PM
10/22/18 07:46 PM
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Out back
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Just let them keep playing with their toys. They cannot miss what they have not had! ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) We just know what we're doing. There's a big difference between an equipment operator and a steering wheel holder.
My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: BradB]
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10/22/18 07:54 PM
10/22/18 07:54 PM
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257wbymag
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Hahaha. Now that's funny.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: 257wbymag]
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10/22/18 07:59 PM
10/22/18 07:59 PM
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Hahaha. Now that's funny. You're just a youngin. I done wore out a fleet of tractors before you left Morgan.
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: 2Dogs]
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10/22/18 08:02 PM
10/22/18 08:02 PM
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Fuzzy_Bunny
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4wd does two things, helps with loader work and gets more HP to the ground when pulling. A must have IMO. Yep
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: Out back]
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10/22/18 08:12 PM
10/22/18 08:12 PM
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Hahaha. Now that's funny. You're just a youngin. I done wore out a fleet of tractors before you left Morgan. Sad part is I'm sure I've got more seat time than you. We had a 2wd 4755 pulling a 36' disk in the cahaba river farm in the 90's. That sand made it slip pretty bad. Bought a 4960 4wd then finally got some work done. I'm not like some on here. I know where a 4wd tractor pays off.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: BradB]
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10/22/18 08:40 PM
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Larger front tires hold up better doing a lot of loader work also.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/22/18 09:00 PM
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My JD 5300 is 2wd, my JD 5103 is 2wd both with loaders. Feeding hay in January & February sucks with a 2wd. My next one will be 4wd wether 25 hp or 150 hp. We use to have a JD 5200 2wd there was nothing like raising the loader up to put a hay bale in the hay ring and watch the front end get pushed down in the chit. Some times it would back up while you held diff lock down sometimes it wouldn't back up and with a hay spear on the front you can really crawfish yourself out like you can with a bucket. The time I got stuck mid January putting out hay and it started to rain made me remember that pretty well and hate that tractor I went and got our JD 6320 cab tractor 4x4 and pulled it backwards enough that the front tires was above the ground again and drove off. It just sucked out there that day freezing in the rain.
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
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10/22/18 09:03 PM
10/22/18 09:03 PM
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doekiller
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2wd gets you stuck in wet grass.
I'd never consider a tractor with 2wd. 4wd is a must. So many reasons to have it. You'll need it.
This...^^^ 4 WD for sure If you can get a 2wd tractor stuck in wet grass, you are either an idiot, or you need new tires really bad.
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Re: How important is 4 wd?
[Re: Out back]
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10/22/18 09:12 PM
10/22/18 09:12 PM
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General
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Lord, how have I managed the past 40 years with 2wd tractors? If I'm buying a used tractor and it happens to be a 4wd,thats great. But it's the least of the options I'm looking for, and certainly not the deal breaker. Mostly it's an added expense, additional maintenance, and more moving pieces to break down. Maybe you made it 40 years with 2wd tractors because you’re using smaller equipment? Do you own a 4wd tractor? Every friend I have who farms for a living told me before I bought mine to make sure I got the front drive shaft, lots cheaper than additional horsepower. Thirty years ago they were pulling an 18’ harrow behind a Ford TW30 tractor and thought they were doing it big. Hell, they were doing it big back then. But now they’re pulling harrows twice that width with a 4wd with the same hp. IMO, owning a 4wd tractor isn’t about not getting stuck, it’s about more pulling power. Whether it’s implements or a spreader buggy they just handle it better. Trust me, if there’s one drawback to a 4wd it’s when you do get them stuck you better call a really, really big 4wd tractor.
Last edited by General; 10/22/18 09:26 PM.
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