I was reading in the Up and After engine forum, the post about the electric fan vs. the stock setup. I need to know what to do when hauling hay... Do I put it in 4LO and drive, to let it shift on it's own? Or what? I think I saw that it was bad to put it in Manual 1st, is that right? Thanks, Rob
What to do when pulling slow...Hay Haulin'
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If you are towing a heavy load at slow speeds it is easier on the tranny to pull in 4 low. However in order to keep temps under control you may need to install a cooler with a fan, as you will have little to no air flow over the cooler. Maybe a huge cooler like the 6.0 would give you enough surface area to keep them down, all depends on ambient temps, load and time frame.
I'd select manual second on the shifter, keep the transfer case in low range, and if you're concerned about the trans fluid temp, look into adding a pusher fan for supplemental low-speed airflow. If things get warmer than you'd like, kick it up to neutral and hold the revs around 1500 or so for a little while to circulate the ATF and move a little air without putting a load on it, then back to business.
Biggest concern you'll probably have is the drag from ruts or mud -- and all that stop-start as the loader puts the hay rolls on and secures them. That would be a good time to put it in neutral or park and let it rev a little bit.
Biggest concern you'll probably have is the drag from ruts or mud -- and all that stop-start as the loader puts the hay rolls on and secures them. That would be a good time to put it in neutral or park and let it rev a little bit.
If you have automatic hubs, put it in two WD low by unplugging the hub solenoid located on the passenger side fenderwell , a few inches behind the battery. Then put your dash switch in 4low. The solenoid has a three wire plug. You can install a switch in the hot wire (center light blue) and you now have a 2LO MOD. The transfer case will shift to low but the hubs will not lock.
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I pull in Lo. The fields are flat. One field has a hill when you leave that in about 50-75 feet rises about 15-20 feet. The load is up to 14 rolls at 1000 to 1200 lbs. each, about 16000 lbs. max.
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If you are hauling big bails you'll load up and be gone. It when your throwing square bails for hours on end at idle that your gonna hurt that truck. Like the other folks said, put it in low and GetRdone.
Stock torque converter (from what I understand) is actually a better deal for work like that than a high dollar triple disk TC.
I pull in Lo. The fields are flat. One field has a hill when you leave that in about 50-75 feet rises about 15-20 feet. The load is up to 14 rolls at 1000 to 1200 lbs. each, about 16000 lbs. max.
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If you are hauling big bails you'll load up and be gone. It when your throwing square bails for hours on end at idle that your gonna hurt that truck. Like the other folks said, put it in low and GetRdone.
Stock torque converter (from what I understand) is actually a better deal for work like that than a high dollar triple disk TC.
Yea, I plan to do the 2wd lo mod. I also pull a camper on occasion and it would be handy backing up sometimes. I thought I was okay because hauling round bales isn't as bad. The truck pulls up and parks, pulls up and parks, and so on. Is it for sure the light blue center wire? Didn't know if it was the same for all models, mine is a 2000. Oh yea, that reminds me... How do I add my truck and options to my signature?
P.S. As long as I'm on the pedal going up that hill is it safe to use first or should I use second?
P.S. As long as I'm on the pedal going up that hill is it safe to use first or should I use second?
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I think you'll be fine if you just put it in lo and drive. Dragging a trailer around so a tractor can load rolls onto it isn't too bad. But how about you pull into an area of 4-5 and let the guy load all of those, then you pull the trailer into another area of 4-5. If the hay is thick it won't be a big deal at all.
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I haul 6X6 round bales(2000-2100 each)up to 12 at a time. Never had to worry about anything. I do watch my pyro, and temp gauge but in the field 400 is as high as I have seen on the pyro, and never above the R in normal running 2WD 1st gear around the field. I do however have the nice option called a 6 speed manual transmission instead of junkomatic ooooooppps I mean automatic.
We have a 2000 f 350 4 door 4wd farm truck, we bale 35000 square bales and deliever a year and use this truck ALL the time hauling 400 bales at a time, the truck has 172000 miles on bone stock tranny with no temp gauge and it doesnt miss a lick, in the field we use 4wheel low but staying in two wheel drive.
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