Posted by kmacht on April 01, 2019 at 07:35:21 from (165.225.38.129):
I am having a heck of a time with my 63 Ford 4000. We have 6 acres of mostly woods and have been trying to clear some more of it to make pasture for our three horses. The problem is that most of the property is on a hill. It isn't a huge hill but still a decent slope. It also used to be farm land back in the 50's so there is 12-18" of loose top soil being covered by leaves. All of this is combining to make using the tractor a very frustrating experience. I have filled AG rear tires but any time I try to drag a york rake through the leaves or even just drive up and down the hill the tires tend to mostly spin and just dig ruts in the loose soil. I can get up and down these same slopes with my lawn tractor but will instantly get stuck with the ford. I have chains but think they will just make the ruts deeper as the wheels spin. Short of buying a 4wd tractor (which isn't even remotely in the budget) how do you all deal with the shortcomings of only having 2wd when working on a slope? Is there something better than chains? A way to add additional rear weight while still having a york rake attached? Techniques I'm not aware of? I have thought about removing the front bucket to transfer some of the weight back to the rear tires but if I get stuck digging a really big rut the bucket has been the only way to easily push myself out.
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