For Ducks sakes.

Storrsy

Storrsy

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V8Druid said:
up/down is no real issue - cross slope is seat foam time ..... trials with the boom cross carriage and hovering above the deck, downhill, to save yerself, will give you some idea ... the 'Drema is tall and cross slopes feels pretty dramatic - Ask @TiltyShaun :LOL::LOL:
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Yeah. I took it onto a bit of a cross slope (it's steeper than the photo appears) This was ok but I think if bucket was full it would tilt- hadn't locked the axle. At least with a duck you can travel across the slope with the bucket ready to arrest yourself if s**t hits the fan!
 

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craig

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I you feel its the brakes, lift yourself on blade and bucket and engage drive, a binding brake should show up as the wheel turning slower or stopped
If doing it to clean the tish out of the tyres, shut the front window:giggle:.
 
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V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Storrsy said:
Yeah. I took it onto a bit of a cross slope (it's steeper than the photo appears) This was ok but I think if bucket was full it would tilt- hadn't locked the axle. At least with a duck you can travel across the slope with the bucket ready to arrest yourself if s**t hits the fan!
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on terrain like that, if they're locked, it'll cock a leg and you'll lose drive -- you're also running floaties, which'll make any lean worse - like driving round on hard marsh mallows -- good in the soft, but twins're way more 'supportive' over the side ;)
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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craig said:
I you feel its the brakes, lift yourself on blade and bucket and engage drive, a binding brake should show up as the wheel turning slower or stopped
If doing it to clean the tish out of the tyres, should the front window:giggle:.
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I tried that earlier. They seemed to spin easily enough when lifted. It does travel on the level ok too. Just surprised why the engine bogs down quite so much when it hits the hill, sounds like pump is deadheading.
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Storrsy said:
I tried that earlier. They seemed to spin easily enough when lifted. It does travel on the level ok too. Just surprised why the engine bogs down quite so much when it hits the hill, sounds like pump is deadheading.
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Storrsy

Storrsy

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V8Druid said:
on terrain like that, if they're locked, it'll cock a leg and you'll lose drive -- you're also running floaties, which'll make any lean worse - like driving round on hard marsh mallows -- good in the soft, but twins're way more 'supportive' over the side ;)
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Yeah I think that's half the reason my back is all tensed up this eve. If your doing anything delicate over the side your compensating the rocking
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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T whiting said:
I'm definitely feeling that sentiment at the minute I think I'm going to finish this job then look at moving mine on for something newer.
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It's all big money though isn't it. Apparently a new 9 ton Tak duck is 120k, even stuff with 6k hours on is around the 40-50k mark
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Storrsy said:
Yeah I think that's half the reason my back is all tensed up this eve. If your doing anything delicate over the side your compensating the rocking
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gotta learn to sit back, relax and operate with your finger tips - shouldn't be any rocking an' rolling ;) ... unless you'm ossing gert bucket fulls - then you just gotta be smooth :giggle:
 
Storrsy

Storrsy

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V8Druid said:
gotta learn to sit back, relax and operate with your finger tips ;) ... unless you'm ossing gert bucket fulls - then you just gotta be smooth :giggle:
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I found out today it has a idiot proof button which halfs the slew speed. To be honest I reckon a few more days on it and I won't have to think quite so much- it's the steering when pointing the wrong way which catches me out at the minute
 
craig

craig

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Storrsy said:
I tried that earlier. They seemed to spin easily enough when lifted. It does travel on the level ok too. Just surprised why the engine bogs down quite so much when it hits the hill, sounds like pump is deadheading.
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Mines only got a high and low range, you`ve got to be stationary to change, bit of a pain when traveling, but in high the engine only starts to bog down on a hill at relatively low revs.
Most of the time it will travel fine just over half revs, bring the revs up on a hill will compensate for the slowing down for a certain amount, after that it just slows down but doesn't drag the engine down.
 
V8Druid

V8Druid

do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Storrsy said:
I found out today it has a idiot proof button which halfs the slew speed. To be honest I reckon a few more days on it and I won't have to think quite so much- it's the steering when pointing the wrong way which catches me out at the minute
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aye the steering still catches me for a minute, when i've not been in her for a while ... coming up to 11 years of ownership in April ... I've gotten used to her now ;):ROFLMAO:
 
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