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Thanks. Spacers, I planned-on as a given. The 2" are aftermarket, or that's the size for R4s? I think the ones I had were 1.4" or something like that, for about a 3-inch spread between the two sides. I think I'm going to start with them unfilled, and bite the bullet for a return trip to fill...

Thanks, Ike. Sideways was a concern, given the general shape of the tread on the R4, but I do my best to keep the rear of the tractor facing up-slope on the steeper acreage. Sideways with R4s is like a bald-tired Dodge in the rain, then? :) From what I've heard so far, R4 isn't ideal, but it's...

No worries, man. I'll check the PDF manuals for them. I'm pretty-sure the baby L is the same as the larger two. I thought the L4701 was a one-off chassis, or something. Not really sure if the HP itself is what would overheat or not. I was thinking just the continual load on the slopes. I'm...

:) Yeah, as time progresses, I'll have to look into options like the things at http://www.agrability.org/toolbox/?mode=browse When I was talking about the issues before, I think I typed it, that, or I only thought it -- about drilling a mount and fabbing either a hook or a "drop-block" that...

Thanks for the response. I did have spacers on the R1s, but tried to avoid going across most slopes whenever possible. It got tippy with fill and bush-hog, FEL a couple inches over the ground. I'm glad to hear that spacers with the R4 making it feel more "planted". That was what I was hoping...

Thanks, PaulL. I wasn't trying to be dismissive, or to narrow the scope strictly to the L2501. *I* did narrow my example to it to try to forestall "You should buy X, instead". The Dealers in the area, like I mentioned, keep pushing the upsell to the MX, and one of them tried to upsell me to...

Again, thanks for the responses. I know I'm a "pita". I have, and am considering other tractors, but I'm working to a price-point, and it's nerve-wracking how tight everything is. Last year, I pulled my wife's car, and two neighbors' vehicles out of trouble over the winter multiple times...

I'm asking for people with experience with these small-ish tractors on less than ideal slopes -- described in the initial post -- running R4 tires, or the still likely too-new R14T tires. I mowed those slopes with Husqvarna HST lawn mowers, and a blade on the string-trimmer prior to getting the...

Yep. That's the big debate on fill vs unfilled. Liquid generally doesn't compress, but the tires are only filled about 2/3 or 3/4, basically close to the top of the rim. The air pocket in the top of the tire gives the liquid room to press into. Not that the air is fully at the top when...

Dealer warned not to run lower than 25psi with the rimguard fill. The beetjuice could let the tire spin freely on the rim. That's what their mechanic told me anyway. I lowered the pressure to 25 to get the better contact. It wasn't a great improvement, but it was noticeable over the 30psi it...

Well, the truck engine died towing the tractor up and down the hills around here, so I'm a little gun-shy about towing a tractor much until I can replace the 1500 with an older 12v or 24v cummins. Budget fun. I've looked hard at HST. Driven them a lot on flat. I don't have flat, and the one...

The Ag rims have two or three positions. I had mine at the widest, and spacers. I still wouldn't take it across the steeper slopes. :) Even so, on the milder slopes, I've had it on 3 wheels more often than I should, mostly at the bottom turnaround in one section that leads to a different...

:) Thanks! It more than sounds too steep to fool with. I wanted at least 5 acres. My wife wanted "a view". We got a bit over 6 acres, and her view but it's too steep to do the tater and sweet tater farm I wanted, and any critters we get are going to have one pair of legs shorter than the...

True, sizing implements to the tractor. The biggest problem with the smaller tractors is that they're HST. I use diff-lock almost constantly when going up half the hills. I don't know how well I could mash the diff-lock with my left, and feather the right heel while twisting to look...

I was considering that, but the local dealers don't seem to have inventory reductions that I've seen. I'll keep a closer eye out. When I bought it, it was $17,000 for the tractor itself. Now, the tractor alone, they're quoting me basically the same as the Kubota website, about $21,000 which...

I keep hearing that, but that's why I lead with the question of anyone having experience with R4s on slopes. I've heard that they have no traction, I've heard that they have great traction. They're better empty because they regain some conformity like airing-down, and that they're only great...

I grew up on 2wd flat-land tractors in the 70s and 80s. The farm was always struggling, so the tractors always seemed under-powered. Just run slower and let the momentum build before hitting the heavy grass or brush. :) Working the FEL on a slope, I always had the rotary cutter (BH-15...

I just sold my L3901 with beet-juiced R1 Ags. Lot of things happened at once leading to needing to sell. I'm looking at getting an L2501 next year, and I'm thinking about R4 or R14T and have been debating whether the fill is needed or not with myself. Always a great idea. :) I saw a recent...