Well, I'm home on R&R now and DIGGING IT! Literally! The 419 and I are getting acquainted on the home digging job that I had talked about. The second set of wheels I intended to modify for extreme low-ceiling carport use are fortunately NOT required after lowering the tire PSI to 20 on the fronts and 5 on the rears (after removing the Case Back Hoe. Yes, I'm digging with the loader and taking full buckets with no back hoe attached. The reason for pulling the back hoe was clearance... again the ceiling of the car port I have to run dirt through is about three inches above the cab -and that's after removing the FOPS over the cab AND the exhaust can up top. The machine is doing an admirable job, but the extreme off-balance weight distribution absolutely DOES have the rear wheels come off the ground when elevating buckets stuck in the earth, when full... very, very, very light on the rear.. I have a 1500 pound Toro Dingo I use for clean-up, and I'm very much considering using the hard points on the the two machines and simply hanging the Dingo off the ass end to balance it out.
Question time: When I switch the machine into either four wheel, or four wheel differential locked, the air pressure leaks down and the screaming buzzer of death indicating the air pressure -hence brake assist- is dropping. There is seemingly a leak in the system when this four wheel or differential locks is switched on, but not when in simple two wheel drive. Have any of you other 419 / 406 Savvy drivers ever experienced this and could I get a tip as to where I might check to stem the leak?
Thanks for any input.