AndyK wrote:if I run it into a soil pile in 1st it will spin the rear wheels, but in 4x4 it won't spin the wheels.
it also dies on the road in 4th gear on an incline (slips the clutch!!) have to change down.
Mate, I need to get down to second or even first gear on any incline. 4th gear is strictly for flat surfaces on my (non-turbo) machine with 5,000hrs. I find the lack of driving thrust frustrating ... but haven't confirmed the exact cause yet. I reckon my top speed on the flat is about 20 kmph
Could you possibly be expecting too much on-road performance from ~ 30 year old 'tractor' that weighs around seven tons?