My bx 2370 was delivered today. So far great! I am a tractor "virgin" and spent about 3 hours dressing up my driveway with my new land pride box blade after 5 inches of rain last Sunday. My wife and neighbor were quite impressed with the results (as was I!).
During my work (pretty hilly driveway) I got in a bind a couple of times and lost traction and tried to engage the locking differential. I'm not positive but it didn't seem like the locking diff engaged. I got out of the bind pretty easily by just raising the box blade.
I've since read that the locking diff should be used only in very dicey situations. I'm ok with that and frankly didn't have to use it but wanted to see what it would do. My confusion is from a couple of posts I've read. One said the wheels needed to be spinning and another said they absolutely should not be spinning when trying to engage the locking diff. Which is correct and how can I tell if the locking diff is working? I really didn't hear anything and couldn't tell any difference, but maybe it was locked and I didn't know it?
Also the guy who delivered the tractor gave me blank stare when I asked him about the break in period. During my usage today I made it a point to alter throttle speed, go in and out of 4wd, but is there anything I should or shouldn't do during the first 50 hours? I know the owners manual says don't operate at full speed, but is that full Rpms or full ground speed?
You guys are great! Any feedback is appreciated.
During my work (pretty hilly driveway) I got in a bind a couple of times and lost traction and tried to engage the locking differential. I'm not positive but it didn't seem like the locking diff engaged. I got out of the bind pretty easily by just raising the box blade.
I've since read that the locking diff should be used only in very dicey situations. I'm ok with that and frankly didn't have to use it but wanted to see what it would do. My confusion is from a couple of posts I've read. One said the wheels needed to be spinning and another said they absolutely should not be spinning when trying to engage the locking diff. Which is correct and how can I tell if the locking diff is working? I really didn't hear anything and couldn't tell any difference, but maybe it was locked and I didn't know it?
Also the guy who delivered the tractor gave me blank stare when I asked him about the break in period. During my usage today I made it a point to alter throttle speed, go in and out of 4wd, but is there anything I should or shouldn't do during the first 50 hours? I know the owners manual says don't operate at full speed, but is that full Rpms or full ground speed?
You guys are great! Any feedback is appreciated.