Lucasschmiesing
New User
I just got an old Ford 2000 tractor in a trade. I need to do bushhogging on my property. I had already acquired a bush hog. The Ford is too fast!! It has 4 forward gears and reverse. Plus it has the under-normal-overdrive option also. In underdrive 1st gear trying to run 1800 to 2000 rpm it is very quick. Even had a farmer neighbor come over to make sure I wasn't missing something. He agrees it's too fast. I live on hilly uneven ground so this equals dangerous lol. What can I do to slow it down and still use a bush hog? has anyone put on smaller tires, different transmission gears, or a different gearbox on the Bush hog so it will spin the rpms at a lower engine speed? Also, just going down the rpad in 4th overdrive my farmer friend was too scared to open the throttle clear up. Why is it so damn fast?