DennisThornton 4,769 #1 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Thank goodness it has power steering! (Edited correction! JD317s did NOT have power steering! I thought the 3xx series did... Thanks to @littleredrider) Makes this even more confusing to me. Edited March 17, 2021 by DennisThornton 2 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,039 #2 Posted March 17, 2021 Prolly to keep it from falling into that ditch! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #3 Posted March 17, 2021 I guess there's no concern about breaking the front axle but still, why duals on the front? Wonder what that would steer like on a non-power steering GT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregor 4,846 #4 Posted March 17, 2021 Less soil compaction. Farmers worry about that a lot. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,310 #5 Posted March 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Gregor said: Less soil compaction. Farmers worry about that a lot. Yeah that's what I was figuring. Or just because it looks wicked cool to somebody. I like the look of it on the big tractors but I'm not so sure about duals on the front of the little one. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,648 #6 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Dennis what do you think of the electric plow? Might be he is plowing a drainage ditch in a swamp. Edited March 17, 2021 by Lee1977 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,163 #7 Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, DennisThornton said: Thank goodness it has power steering! I was wondering about the battery on the plow myself! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #8 Posted March 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, Handy Don said: I was wondering about the battery on the plow myself! $5 core charge weight. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,163 #9 Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, DennisThornton said: $5 core charge weight. As long as it's sealed and not gonna end up contaminating a dump somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,711 #10 Posted March 17, 2021 I'll bet you could drive over an egg and not break it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,806 #11 Posted March 17, 2021 Because 6 isn’t always enough? That could cross the ditch without bobbing a guy’s head... that’s for sure! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,495 #12 Posted March 17, 2021 Meh... Wrong color... What’s with all the green today? ——————————————— 35 minutes ago, pullstart said: Aw... she looks so cute out there... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 7,871 #13 Posted March 17, 2021 Now that is a double dog dare you machine, maybe he couldn't get 10 to work???? battery might be for the lights...... night plowing before time change. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seuadr 488 #14 Posted March 17, 2021 no ag tires? he'll just spin on anything but the stickiest asphalt! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #15 Posted March 17, 2021 317s don't have power steering!! Maybe one front tire is a touch taller, so actually only one tire is touching the ground, so steers like normal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,325 #16 Posted March 17, 2021 "Oh, the more wheels 'ya got.. the better I like it!" 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #17 Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, littleredrider said: 317s don't have power steering!! Maybe one front tire is a touch taller, so actually only one tire is touching the ground, so steers like normal? Man! I thought the 300 series did have power steering! I know others do but a quick Google only finds "JD317 power steering conversion"s. Thanks for the correction! But now I'm even more confused! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,806 #18 Posted March 17, 2021 4 hours ago, seuadr said: no ag tires? he'll just spin on anything but the stickiest asphalt! TRUE! For the heck of it I tried hill climbs today. Duals. Yup. Weight? Yup hundreds of pounds of Titanic chains. Traction? Not a chance 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,495 #19 Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, pullstart said: TRUE! For the heck of it I tried hill climbs today. Duals. Yup. Weight? Yup hundreds of pounds of Titanic chains. Traction? Not a chance meh... Must have been user error... The meticulous design elements engineered into placement of those chains ensures perfect utilization of all aspects of ‘s legendary adaptability to all conditions... or, maybe not... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,806 #20 Posted March 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: meh... Must have been user error... The meticulous design elements engineered into placement of those chains ensures perfect utilization of all aspects of ‘s legendary adaptability to all conditions... or, maybe not... that explains it, I’ve since rearranged the chain placement! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #21 Posted March 18, 2021 I believe the Battery will releases the frontaxle while working as counterweight, the only sense i see in it. - except if the Tyres are all Helium filled, so he needs the Battery, to not fly away... yap - that‘s it believe me... he is the Sohn of Doc Emmet Brown... That‘s the only logical consequence... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnymag3 2,517 #22 Posted March 18, 2021 Only a Green guy would do something like that.....Serves no purpose as Dennis stated earlier..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DennisThornton 4,769 #23 Posted March 18, 2021 I guessing there's a reason. A ripper followed by dried mud on a furrow plow, yet no mud elsewhere... Flotation tires to drain a marsh or wet area? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
