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George S. in the real NY
01-17-2002 17:35:23
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Re: Foot brakes (turning) why not on a D in reply to Lee V., 01-16-2002 20:22:02
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Lee, Given your planned use and terrain, I would suggest that you get something, anything else but the D. For starters, do you know how much a styled D weighs? Mine was around 6600 lbs with about 30 gal of CaCl solution between the two rear tires. I moved mine once on a 2 axle trailer with a pickup pulling it and said big truck next time, thank you. Also, you will know what the platform is for as to get it turned quickly, you have to stand to get enough leverage to turn the wheel. Brakes, the transmission single brake is real feeble and I have no knowledge of how good the individual wheel brakes are. Just cause they are there doesn't make them good brakes. Also, for them to be useful for turning, you have to get the steering sorta aimed into the turn, which brings you back to the afore mentioned issue. And, at 6500#, you gotta be careful on slopes and hills. The rest of the story. The D was made for large long flat fields, like from north Texas to Sask. and parts of Cal and Wash. You know, where you start out in the morning, go to the other side of the field, have lunch there and come back in time for supper. I've used my D discing a 6 acre field and it gets tiring real fast doing all that steering. If it had power steering, well, that would have been a great improvement, maybe even enough to have kept it in production longer. As a recommendation, try a late styled AR or 60 low seat. You can get pwr steer and the brakes are better. Best bet, try one first.
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