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small update - if i back out a reasonable amount using the loader in a soil pile it pulls in a full bucket fine, same with heavier DG/rock mix (although this was a bit more finicky) - mostly use 2000 RPMs for everything except idling, light work on flat ground and driving downhill, which sounds...

Thanks for reading my wall of text everybody. I appreciate all the feedback. As the internet has grown its hard to find "real" people actually really using stuff anymore versus veiled ads or the same old specs from a PDF. I gotta get a price on the 3902 and then put in a few more hours on the...

I think there are probably two things going on here 1. I'm using the HST wrong and 2. I'm using a loader wrong. I started doing more research about these things. You're probably right about "wth are you doing to the machine!?!" I would probably think the same thing from the sideline. Thanks...

When you say "light duty" do you mean the duration of work or intensity of the work or literally lifting very heavy loads versus light loads?

Do you do a lot of work in < 540 PTO throttle range even when not using the PTO? I think I mostly had it on or right below that setting the whole time which maybe is over working it?

I think you're right about #3 and I'm reading more about it. I think that might be a big misunderstanding on my part. The "soil" in that case was wet wood shavings. I think some (or most?) of the "power loss" could be simply attributed to misusing the HST. I was surprised that without any...

I don't have a lot of experience with skid steers but I think if we could afford two units that might make sense for the more repetitive loader work use cases. I think I would like to stay in the L series if possible, the MX just seems huge for day-to-day usage. It would perform the skid-steer...

Looking to get a new tractor for a small ag business on a hilly property, maybe 5-10 acres but more greenhouses and grounds keeping than acreage farming if that makes sense. The actual property is larger but mostly unusable / unused. Mostly moving soil, maintaining a lot of small roads and...