- Joined
- Nov 30, 2011
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- Location
- Republic of Ireland
- First name
- diy farmer
Machinery:
HSX 140, 3x 8111, CNH 895, MF50B. Heap of machinery.
I took a new Forterra 150 HD for a test drive lately, it is new version with the Eco gearbox that cuts back the engine revs to 1750 when your in top gear flat out on the road.
But the downside to this was when I came to a steep hill that I thought she would have flew up with nothing on the back but without being able to increase the revs as I travelled up the hill the tractor began to flounder, and eventually I had to go back one spilt gear and let the engine regain revs to tackle the hill.
But the downside to this was when I came to a steep hill that I thought she would have flew up with nothing on the back but without being able to increase the revs as I travelled up the hill the tractor began to flounder, and eventually I had to go back one spilt gear and let the engine regain revs to tackle the hill.