MasseyFerg
Well-known member
My family currently have two tractors, one 2wd and one 4wd. We do the hay with the 2wd for several reasons, such as it turns sharper, the tires are smaller and with a less aggressive tread it don't tear up the ground so much on the sharp turns and being 2wd is lighter and gets better fuel mileage.
So my question is, if you hay with a 4wd tractor do these issues bother you? Also do you remove the entire front end loader or just the bucket when cutting, raking and baling? Removing just the bucket remove some weight but removing the whole loader makes it that much lighter and more fuel efficient.
We are trying to decide if we want to just keep the one newer 4wd tractor and do everything with it and would we be satisfied if we did so, or should we try to keep both. Since the drought has cut our herd to very small it's hard to justify two expensive tractors. The money from the second tractor could be used for other improvements around the place.
I also suppose that if my tractor broke down, I could rent one from a dealership for a day or two to finish my hay?
Thanks
So my question is, if you hay with a 4wd tractor do these issues bother you? Also do you remove the entire front end loader or just the bucket when cutting, raking and baling? Removing just the bucket remove some weight but removing the whole loader makes it that much lighter and more fuel efficient.
We are trying to decide if we want to just keep the one newer 4wd tractor and do everything with it and would we be satisfied if we did so, or should we try to keep both. Since the drought has cut our herd to very small it's hard to justify two expensive tractors. The money from the second tractor could be used for other improvements around the place.
I also suppose that if my tractor broke down, I could rent one from a dealership for a day or two to finish my hay?
Thanks