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That was originally done because the LED "eyebrows" under or above the turn signals were bright enough to drown out the oftentimes incandescent amber turn signal.

Could be, but why use an antiquated turn signal design anymore? All current tractors are sold with headlights and taillights.

Nor do cars...

Cars don’t do that...and at night tractors have tail lights for perception. Cab tractors have front marker lights...and all tractors have headlights...just saying...

There is not one production EV truck with 1000lb-ft of torque. Modern vehicles really don't have a lot of engine maintenance or repairs. Its mostly ball joints, bushings, tie rods, brakes...all of which EVs have. What good is a fast EV that only goes 200 miles? I absolutely agree the...

I agree completely. EVs are certainly not a better mousetrap. Automakers saw what the Obama administration was pushing, and erroneously bet on Hillary becoming president, with more of the same. So they went full steam on EV development, assuming the gov would force this down everyone's throat...

Although I've known its been like this for years, does anyone know the logic of lighting up one turn signal "solid" while the other one blinks? Seems counter-intuitive to me. At least my Grand L has self-cancelling turn signals!

No worries, all good. I am an IT manager and its great having a tractor to get away from the desk. That said, I've seen computers fail in 5 years. We also have an Acer beige box from 1994 that runs 24/7 for use operating a packaging machine from the same era. It came with Windows 3.1 and...

Sorry magicman, and I didn't think you were being argumentative. I did read your statement as a strong implication that modern electronics wouldn't last. This is not a very good argument. There are some things that really don't seem to have a life cycle...for instance, the wheel. Many...

SDT, do you think it is nice to not smell diesel all day on an open station tractor? I mean, to me anyway, that is a benefit. I won't chastise someone for preferring a mechanical or non-emissions diesel, but I think it is foolish to try to deny the benefits of a common-rail electronic diesel...

Do you guys not prefer lower emissions? Picture interstates full of diesel Mack R series trucks belching clouds of black smoke. I think somewhere there is a balance, and I'm a 100% Trump supporter and an advocate for the free market system. I love diesel engines, and the internal combustion...

Wow, pretty ironic of you to feel like someone was condescending towards you. Normally, it's those guys with a "little" tractor who get that feeling... Diesel engines actually produce less CO and CO2 than gas engines. In fact, right now new studies are showing that direct-injected gasoline...

For me, I noticed the 3560 has a 3-cylinder engine and the 4060 has a 4-cylinder engine. A 4-cylinder is inherently smoother.

My neighbor has a 1987 Ford F-150 with a fuel-injected 351 cubic inch V8. It still runs just fine...still the original computer. About 33 years old. My 1999 Harley Davidson Road King has 40k miles on it now and it still runs very reliably. An ECU runs the fuel injection system, which includes...

What makes you certain the ECU's that control today's vehicles will fail in 100 years? They are actually relatively simple, well armored, and have no moving parts. The fact is that most cars still running at age 100+ have had a lot of money spent on them to keep them running. All those cars...

I do agree that it is easier to work on an automobile than a tractor, simply because of proprietary access to the computer. The government recognized that only dealers would be able to work on computerized vehicles because only they could afford a $20k proprietary scan tool. Therefore, they...

NHSleddog, a regeneration takes about 20 minutes. As I mentioned, my L4060 only has 23 hours on it and just did it's first regen at 22 hours. So far, it has been used exactly in the manner you describe...lots of idling, zero full throttle work, and short run times. Let's say worst case is 20...

I'm going to disagree with the comments here. I don't think having electronically-controlled direct fuel injection makes a tractor inherently unreliable. Nor do I think having an electronically-controlled emissions after-treatment system creates a reliability concern, either. A tractor, which...

I had a couple of 6.2L Fords and liked those as well. Trouble free with decent power.

That’s where it is on the L60 as well...it just lets you be super lazy and not even have to look into the filler neck.