Automatic stabilisers vs sway blocks John deere 8r

[Pukekohe_Grower]

Does anyone here have experience with automatic stabilisers on John Deere 8r tractors? Can they handle doing heavy tillage? Or am I better to go with sway blocks? Will be pulling a 9 leg subsoiler 40-50cm deep in heavy ground and also some power harrow bed forming work. Thanks

 

[Phil P]

I’d be asking if they’re worth the extra money unless your putting a plough on the back?

Remember you still need to manually set them so no real time saving over sway blocks and for cultivation work they would spend most of their life in the fixed position anyway.

 

[Pukekohe_Grower]

I’d be asking if they’re worth the extra money unless your putting a plough on the back?

Remember you still need to manually set them so no real time saving over sway blocks and for cultivation work they would spend most of their life in the fixed position anyway.

Is it possible to set the sway blocks so link arms are tight and centred for rtk powerharrow bed forming work?

 

[Norfolk Olly]

Is it possible to set the sway blocks so link arms are tight and centred for rtk powerharrow bed forming work?

Yes, but not too tight or it’ll be wiggly straight, the machine needs to float slightly

 

[Phil P]

Is it possible to set the sway blocks so link arms are tight and centred for rtk powerharrow bed forming work?

What slim says ^^^

 

[Richard Smyth]

Sway blocks are the work of the devil in my mind.
Stabilisers on my fendts are a dream to use