not the first time - but first time on a big hill....
Took my tractor back in the woods to bush hog some trails. One trail has a stream crossing that is more like quick sand - burried my Jeep Cherokee in it once - that's how I found out.
Anyway, one side of the stream the trail goes up a fairly steep hill about 75yd long. I backed down this hill cutting on the way down. Got ready to go back up - R4's said NOPE.....they pulled about 30ft and turned into cheater slicks. It freaking sucks to hit the break when forward momentum stops and start sliding backwards with all 4 wheels locked - been there before plenty of times, but not in an open ROPS tractor. I ended up using the FEL bucket and curling my way to the top.
My land seems to be clay based soil and any dampness on it makes it like grease....slick as snot and just cakes on your tires, boots, whatever. These freaking R4's SUCK BALLS for me on my land unless it's dry as a bone, which it hasn't been many times this year...and back in my woods it never is due to the tree canopy. They DO work very good mowing the grass though, which was one of the main reasons I decided on R4 over the AG tires.
I've got half a mind to make the switch to AGs.....
Took my tractor back in the woods to bush hog some trails. One trail has a stream crossing that is more like quick sand - burried my Jeep Cherokee in it once - that's how I found out.
Anyway, one side of the stream the trail goes up a fairly steep hill about 75yd long. I backed down this hill cutting on the way down. Got ready to go back up - R4's said NOPE.....they pulled about 30ft and turned into cheater slicks. It freaking sucks to hit the break when forward momentum stops and start sliding backwards with all 4 wheels locked - been there before plenty of times, but not in an open ROPS tractor. I ended up using the FEL bucket and curling my way to the top.
My land seems to be clay based soil and any dampness on it makes it like grease....slick as snot and just cakes on your tires, boots, whatever. These freaking R4's SUCK BALLS for me on my land unless it's dry as a bone, which it hasn't been many times this year...and back in my woods it never is due to the tree canopy. They DO work very good mowing the grass though, which was one of the main reasons I decided on R4 over the AG tires.
I've got half a mind to make the switch to AGs.....