Nah, lack of beer in the morning!Wrong answer.
Correct answer: "I mounted them intentionally this way to have more traction in reverse".
FEL while mowing.
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jyoutz
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Equipment
MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
I don’t mow lawns with my MX, but I do rotary cutting of native grass and brush in field conditions. I always cut with my loader and bucket on. I use it to pick up debris like down branches, ect… while I’m out there cutting.
Don't feel bad. I have a summer set and winter set of R4's on rims. I put the new fresh ones on for winter. One year I did my wheel swap and took a pic of a project I was doing in yard with my tractor and sent to a friend. he replied back "I see you have your rear treads mounted backwards, what is the purpose of that?" To which I replied "I'm just a dumb ass" LOLLack of coffee that morning.
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Actually, it's because I didn't know better. I thought it would pile all the mud in the middle of a rut (if it dug one) thereby filling the rut back in, BUT there was a thread on which way to mount grippy tires and...I've since learned differently.
Both of the OEM front tires are mounted on the rim the same way, so one of them is always backwards...however one is always forwards, so... I guess I should re-mount one so I can mount them both on the tractor the wrong way.
I didn't even notice when I did it.
I just take my bucket off, never take my loader off to mow. I find the hydraulic connections to be in a terrible spot on the LX3310. They on the inside of the loader and between the hood. Not worth the effort to me.
My hydraulic connections are at the same location. It's very helpful to just back up about a foot or so after the loader is mechanically disconnected before disconnecting the hoses. That puts the connections right there in the open. Same deal for remounting the loader. Stop short enough so the connections can be made before getting things all cramped, then pull forward to make the mechanical connections.
The loader on my Deere 955 compact is very fast/easy to remove or install so it was a no-brainer for me to take it off when mowing the lawn with the MMM to reduce the tractor weight and length. It takes less time to install the loader than to hook up and level most of my 3 point implements.
The loader stays on the Deere all of the time now that I mow with a Kubota F2690. I have always had the loader on when using the bush hog since I am not worried about maneuvering around so many obstacles and I don't worry about the front tires pushing grass down before cutting with it. The bucket is also useful for traction even with 4WD and a few times while pushing snow with the rear blade I have lowered it with the bottom edge of the bucket contacting the ground and "rolled" the bucket to help push the tractor forwards or backwards to get the wheels out of a low spot.
Rodger
The loader stays on the Deere all of the time now that I mow with a Kubota F2690. I have always had the loader on when using the bush hog since I am not worried about maneuvering around so many obstacles and I don't worry about the front tires pushing grass down before cutting with it. The bucket is also useful for traction even with 4WD and a few times while pushing snow with the rear blade I have lowered it with the bottom edge of the bucket contacting the ground and "rolled" the bucket to help push the tractor forwards or backwards to get the wheels out of a low spot.
Rodger
Two first today. Removed the FEL loader and mowed. It seemed so much easier vs having to worry about hitting something. And tractor regenerated for first time since I owned it. Very uneventful. Just kept mowing. L3560LE.