farmerjim
Gold Member
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2005
- Messages
- 288
- Location
- new london county,ct
- Tractor
- jd h, jd 50, jd2010,jd 790,case530hoe
i got my 790 last fri. first off i love this machine, loads of power. the gearing seems to fit it well also. i did some grading w/ the 300 loader and it works great esp the float position,loads better than the old case 530bh that i'm used to using. i also pushed over and moved some old wild rose bushes but i need to spray them w/ something to do the rest. i don't have filled tires but think i may fill them plus add a bit more weight to the ballast box for fel work, it seemed to run out of traction fairly easy. i then did some bushhogging w/ the lx5. the old pasture area had grass as high as the rear tires and very thick in spots, the tractor didn't even flinch, i did however go pretty slow just to be safe and get a feel for the new tractor. i wacked 1 rock no damage thankfully.my one complaint would be i kept bumping the loader control while looking back, it seems like this is common on most of the cuts w/ loader control on the platform. my dad came by to check it out while i was doing the mowing and he had to give it a try, it was hard to get him off it, so i only got to mow about 1/4 of the pasture. he likes that 790 very much, i can see him coming by to take it back to the farm for himself. it also got him thinking about a newer machine. today i will try tedding some hay and then later in the week raking. we only have a 2 spindle tedder so there should be no hp issues, and the old nh side delivery rake is ground drive. all in all i'm very impressed w/ this tractor and glad i did buy it. being a gear model is no big deal for me, as thats all i ever used except for my lawn mower which is hydro.
