rtom
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Hi All -
This forum has been a great help researching which tractor to buy - thanks to everyone! I'm pretty happy with my choice (CK35 with the Kioti BH and FEL).
I'm also ordering a ripper and thumb from MIE, a 5' box blade from EA and very much looking forward anxiously to EA's new 48" grapple. With these tools the only thing I'm going to be lacking is a snow blower but I'm going hold off on thinking about that $.
While I have many many questions as I'm new to CUT's I have three that are really bugging me:
1) My dealer told me to only use the 540 rpm PTO option for the backhoe but someone else at the dealer told me the rear hydraulics are independent of the PTO.
2) Transmission - once the tractor is warmed up, it's still pretty tough to swap in and out of gears. For example, to go from medium to low I stop, clutch, and it will go to neutral. To go to low I have to let off the brake, apply the brake, sometimes let it coast an inch or two. Is it just breaking in or is this a problem?
3) Rear hydros - I run around in neutral and when I want to use the backhoe I swap over to A. Even at idle the lever seems to require way too much force (or too much jiggling) than would seem necessary. Dealer do something wrong or is this normal or do I need to relieve pressure somehow? I had additional lines run for the grapple - swapping back and forth to use the grapple seems like it would defeat the utility if it takes this much effort when the time comes.
OK +1 question:
What's the difference between the mechanical and hydraulic positioning thumb options here:
http://www.michironandequip.com/p/BT-SHP-Series-Bucket-Pivot-Pin-Thumbs
I've used thumbs previously (compact excavators), and while it's been a while I just remember clamping the thumb down. I will call MIE but any help with my education would be well received.
Thanks in advance!
This forum has been a great help researching which tractor to buy - thanks to everyone! I'm pretty happy with my choice (CK35 with the Kioti BH and FEL).
I'm also ordering a ripper and thumb from MIE, a 5' box blade from EA and very much looking forward anxiously to EA's new 48" grapple. With these tools the only thing I'm going to be lacking is a snow blower but I'm going hold off on thinking about that $.
While I have many many questions as I'm new to CUT's I have three that are really bugging me:
1) My dealer told me to only use the 540 rpm PTO option for the backhoe but someone else at the dealer told me the rear hydraulics are independent of the PTO.
2) Transmission - once the tractor is warmed up, it's still pretty tough to swap in and out of gears. For example, to go from medium to low I stop, clutch, and it will go to neutral. To go to low I have to let off the brake, apply the brake, sometimes let it coast an inch or two. Is it just breaking in or is this a problem?
3) Rear hydros - I run around in neutral and when I want to use the backhoe I swap over to A. Even at idle the lever seems to require way too much force (or too much jiggling) than would seem necessary. Dealer do something wrong or is this normal or do I need to relieve pressure somehow? I had additional lines run for the grapple - swapping back and forth to use the grapple seems like it would defeat the utility if it takes this much effort when the time comes.
OK +1 question:
What's the difference between the mechanical and hydraulic positioning thumb options here:
http://www.michironandequip.com/p/BT-SHP-Series-Bucket-Pivot-Pin-Thumbs
I've used thumbs previously (compact excavators), and while it's been a while I just remember clamping the thumb down. I will call MIE but any help with my education would be well received.
Thanks in advance!
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