We have an old Davleco 6t 72 inch towed padfoot running a Cat 3304, to help us clean up access tracks / roads on our property. It runs a large swivel tow ring.
We have either a D6C73A / 76A (using the ripper frame as the mount) or a MF 120hp wheel tractor (using the draw bar as the mount) as the tow vehicle, but even in soft fills the unit is transferring a lot of vibration through to the tow vehicle.
Has any of the old hands who used these types of machines got any tips / set ups on ways of reducing the transfer of vibration?
Whilst the drum rubbers look OK, would replacing them with new units potentially reduce the energy transfer?
I am afraid that we are going to damage the tow vehicles if we cant improve the dampening
We have either a D6C73A / 76A (using the ripper frame as the mount) or a MF 120hp wheel tractor (using the draw bar as the mount) as the tow vehicle, but even in soft fills the unit is transferring a lot of vibration through to the tow vehicle.
Has any of the old hands who used these types of machines got any tips / set ups on ways of reducing the transfer of vibration?
Whilst the drum rubbers look OK, would replacing them with new units potentially reduce the energy transfer?
I am afraid that we are going to damage the tow vehicles if we cant improve the dampening