joeycoates
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Well, kind of out of nowhere, as in about a week ago, my father and I started to think about buying a JD cab tractor to replace our 5425 open station. We actually just went into the dealer to get a new fuel and oil filter when the salesman who sold us the 5425 in 2007 asked how it was doing and if it was still performing well. Anyway, it was of course, but he asked if we might be interested in a cab tractor as we had thought about it when we bought the 5425 but passed. So this led to a brand new 5093e with 260FEL, air seat, larger tires, radio, and grill guard being delivered on Friday. I have a few questions though...
1. The dealer is filling the tires, anything else we should have done now?
2. I like the instruction seat available in the m series, has anyone installed one in an e?
3. We looked at another dealer just to check price, and while there the salesman said that on the new e's and m's you could not only shift between gears but between ranges but I see nothing of this on the JD website. Any truth to this?
4. So what else would be worth taking care of before delivery? I inquired about switching the tires out for radial, but that was cost prohibative. They are taking our old 500 style implements and we are switching to global with the tractor.
5. Is there a way to put solid rear links on an e? I know the m has solid links and our 5425 did too, I like that setup more, especially when you have something heavy on the rear like a box blade. The chain links on the e are adjustable, but locking the bar in on the three point is a lot easier.
We looked at the m's, and they are very nice, but we only put 100-200 hrs a year on a tractor at the ranch. That might go up some as we might get into bailing, but we just could not justify the extra cost for how we use it. Going from a shuttlesync open station stradle mount to a power reverser cab w/air and heat is going to be a revelation, 108 degree's in the open is hot! And the 2012-13 e interior is pretty nice.
The main thing I would like to have is the jump seat for my son or daughter to ride on, they just love to go on the tractor. I just do not know if I could still opperate the MFWD lever if that were there, but it folds up when not in use so I thought I would ask if anyone else has done it. We are both pretty excited, it will be the first new tractor we have ever had besides a lawn style tractor.
Thanks for the help
1. The dealer is filling the tires, anything else we should have done now?
2. I like the instruction seat available in the m series, has anyone installed one in an e?
3. We looked at another dealer just to check price, and while there the salesman said that on the new e's and m's you could not only shift between gears but between ranges but I see nothing of this on the JD website. Any truth to this?
4. So what else would be worth taking care of before delivery? I inquired about switching the tires out for radial, but that was cost prohibative. They are taking our old 500 style implements and we are switching to global with the tractor.
5. Is there a way to put solid rear links on an e? I know the m has solid links and our 5425 did too, I like that setup more, especially when you have something heavy on the rear like a box blade. The chain links on the e are adjustable, but locking the bar in on the three point is a lot easier.
We looked at the m's, and they are very nice, but we only put 100-200 hrs a year on a tractor at the ranch. That might go up some as we might get into bailing, but we just could not justify the extra cost for how we use it. Going from a shuttlesync open station stradle mount to a power reverser cab w/air and heat is going to be a revelation, 108 degree's in the open is hot! And the 2012-13 e interior is pretty nice.
The main thing I would like to have is the jump seat for my son or daughter to ride on, they just love to go on the tractor. I just do not know if I could still opperate the MFWD lever if that were there, but it folds up when not in use so I thought I would ask if anyone else has done it. We are both pretty excited, it will be the first new tractor we have ever had besides a lawn style tractor.
Thanks for the help