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Originally Posted by Alpat1988
I had plans to put a sleeve hitch and ag tires on this tractor in the future and do some plowing with it so I guess that leads me to one more question. Can a 12 horse and the hydro transmission stand up to the ground engaging work and hold it's own or should I really be looking for a gear driven machine for doing that type of work? Once again, thank you for all your help on this topic.
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I have a 169 with the bigger (13fin) version of the K341, I plow with it, I have never had the throttle even 1/2 way when plowing. I also have a JD212 with the K301. I have pulled my 3k lb trailer around and the only thing that has mattered in all of these cases is traction. Nothing else matters. If you are going to cut high grass then you have to go slow. If you are going to pull heavy loads then you have to have the traction and take it slow. The K301 is a fantastic engine. I cant think of an application where the K341 gets the job done and a K301 cant do it with 4/3 the time. When am I ever throttling my K341 to get the power to do a job ? I dont expect to ever be in that situation.