[bill in ny]

pillar, i agree with bb, the hydraulic shuttle is more important than the 12 speed tranny. i think the 12 speed will come in handy mowing and bailing hay. the 8 speed i had before was sometimes a little too fast or a little too slow. not that big of a problem though. now i have more options. the tires are18.4x28, and yes they are cast disc. my old tractor had wheel weights, and they worked fine also. big bubba, can't wait to see some pics of you're new rig. i've never seen a 7040 in action, but i'm sure that once you try you're 8540 out, you'll think that you've got three times the tractor. are you guy's getting extra remotes or any other goodies?