Want hydraulic front suspension on tractors that have it in real life? This mod brings it in. The wheel follows bumps and rocks, the front levels itself, and you can pick the driving mode that fits the job.
Features
- The suspension actually works while you drive. Wheels move up and down across bumps and rocks, and the links, cylinders and shaft move too. That makes the tractor more stable and comfortable to use.
- Automatic leveling keeps things handy: put on front weights or a heavy implement, and the front finds its correct height again by itself within a few seconds.
- Each brand gets its own setup: John Deere ILS and TLS, Fendt, Claas PROACTIV, Terraglide (Case IH / New Holland / Steyr), MF Quadlink, Valtra, Deutz-Fahr and McCormick. They do not all feel the same, since some are softer and some are firmer.
- Driving modes
- AUTO – the front levels itself
- WORK – gets firmer for field work or when the front starts bouncing
- LOCKED – gives you a stiff axle for front loader work or heavy transport
- MANUAL – raise or lower the front yourself, only with JD ILS and Fendt, just like in real life
- Controls: press
Ctrl+Alt+Uto change the mode. In manual mode, useCtrl+Alt+↑andCtrl+Alt+↓to move the front up and down. You can change the controls in control options. - It only applies to tractors that have this system in real life: medium and large tractors from the listed brands. Small tractors and crawlers stay as they are.
BETA VERSION: This mod is still being tested, with multiplayer getting special attention. There is still a lot to do, but you can already play it. Tweaks and fixes will come from user feedback and suggestions. If something goes wrong, send the log.txt file. For multiplayer, the log from the host and the log from the player who joined are both required.
Changelog
- V2.0.3.3
- Fixed from 2.0.3.2: tractors with more than one physics part, including McCormick X8, JCB Fastrac and MF 9S, were handled as articulated and lost the pendulum front axle. Now, only tractors with a real centre steering joint count as articulated.
- Fixed: when a model has a rigid physics part as its front axle, such as McCormick X8, the axle moves with the wheels as one unit instead of the wheels moving and tilting at the hubs.
- Fixed: models using a very soft factory spring, including New Holland T7 XD, no longer sit on the bump stop.
- V2.0.3.2
- Fixed: articulated tractors, including John Deere 9R and Case Steiger, leaned sideways while turning until the suspension reached its limit. The front axle is now fixed on these tractors, like in real life, because the oscillation happens in the centre joint. Levelling still works.
- V2.0.3.1
- Realistic physics mod compatibility added.
