Re: 3588 Question,s?

Posted by chadd on April 06, 2006 at 09:17:29 from (155.92.31.140):

In Reply to: 3588 Question,s? posted by kirk in ks, on April 06, 2006 at 08:51:51:

I always think that they were a really cool idea. I'd get one too if we worked enough land for it to be viable and they weren't so dang expensive in our area. Main things I've heard is that the PPH hydraulic system is a major pain in the rear. What it essentially does is turn off your hydraulic pump whenever you aren't using the remotes(theoretically giving you more power to the wheels). Problem is starting and stopping the pump beats the heck out of it and it requires a lot of linkage and moving parts to accomplish this feat. Naturally it requires a lot of work to keep everything properly adjusted so the hydraulics work. Also, the filters need to be changed more often. PPH never panned out, and IH found out during testing that it didn't give a single extra horsepower to the rear wheels. Many farmers got so sick of fixing the hydraulics that they had them converted back over to the closed center system used on the 06 to 66 series. Also check the pivots where the tractor bends and the knuckles in the driveshaft. Seems to me that if something goes in there, you need to split the tractor to fix it. Engine-wise, make sure that the coolant filter is still there and that it has been changed as recommended. I have seen a few 2+2's at tractor pulls and they really do well. They typically outpull the standard chassis tractors with the same horsepower because of the better balance. The 2+2's in our area usually go for between 7000 and 15000. These are just gestimates from a few I've seen in the papers the last few years, I've never actually priced them. Good luck, they are good tractors from what I've heard.

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• Re: 3588 Question,s? the tractor vet 09:32:41 04/06/06 (1)
  • Re: 3588 Question,s? chadd 12:07:13 04/06/06 (0)

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