JD.. Thanks your words sound practical to me everything in moderation, I'm the same guy that picked up the AC4 with 500 orig hours on it... I was happy to get your comments at that time and I'm happy to hear them now. Could you elaborate on your recommendation, I'm using the machine primarily in the bush and yard, mostly for leveling, moving small trees and general clearing, no hard packed surfaces, in fact it will spend 90% of its life pulling me through moist soil to wet soil to mud, I'm trying to fill and drain so the moisture is less. I NEED TO KNOW UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, what height of grouser to weld on. I only took the machine into the bush for the first time tonight and its already stuck, how about 3/4 to 1" high, would that be ok as long as they can slip on the ground? Again are you saying that the fully loaded loader adds the weight which causes strain on the final drives when the grousers are too high, and when the machine is a dozer not loader you simply dont have the additional loader weight to strain the machine? Is this the difference? I guess it makes sense that the additional weight of a full loader pushes down on the Grouser track then makes it hard to slip and turn, please confirm if I understand. Thanks Mike
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