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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3208736" data-attributes="member: 5412">Me too, all my life. It's simple physics.  The bucket and it's weight  extends way beyond the front wheels so with the weight of the bucket and the  gear to operate it, it almost outweighs the balance of the tractor. The front assist (4WD) takes care of 70% of the work. I've had the rear wheels of my tractor in the air while the front are getting me out of some muck.  I had to put in a riparian buffer several years back and it was wet. My mid size 2WD International  that weighs over 9700 lbs  couldn't pull the drill to put the grass seed in. Wheel spin. My Mahindra 3650 with front assist pulled the drill easily at 3500 lbs  tractor weight. That's how much the front assist helps.</blockquote>