Recent content by WVH1977

Had to replace a hydraulic line in the middle of the machine. Had a mechanic do it. It was a bear. Took him 2 trips and 6 hours to get it back in there and not leaking. Glad I did not fool with it. It was in a bad spot and I did not want any part of it. That puts me 6K now in the machine minus...

Once I got my root grapple, I took off the toothbar on my bucket. Have not really needed it since.

I looked at and test drove both. I bought a massey 2860M. I have a write-up about it in the buying section. They are both very nice machines but I just liked the Massey Cab and features more.

Can you sub-divide the 37 acres, say keep 5 or so acres and then take the money from the sale and build a one-story with wide halls and big bathrooms? Could probably pay cash from the 30 acre sale and 3 story house to build the smaller house.

I just got a rear blade from Iron Craft. 7ft. It is pretty nice. My 7ft heavy duty landscape rake is a tuffline. It has been great. Paid a little more to get the heavy duty one but well worth it for a landscape rake. Tines are strong.

So, I am fully set-up with the 2860M and did some real work with it today. I was tending a fire on the top of one the hills on my property. I was picking up debris from one pile and carrying it uphill to the current burn pile. The loader on this thing is strong and responsive!!! Much more...

Congrats. Enjoy the new machine!!!!

I think just having a new small tractor will be nice. I am in the camp of bigger and would also go with the CX. Tractors get smaller once you get them on the property and start using them. If you were just looking to keep up an acre or two, the CS would be nice but I really think the bigger...

I did not include the TYM T574 in my search so I cannot give you a good comparison.

So, after years of research and test driving tractors, I finally pulled the trigger on a new tractor. This was a tough decision for me and and I went through a lot of stress and shopping to get to this purchase. There is not a lot of information out there for the Massey 2860M and I want to share...

I have a 4x4 New Holland TC40. It is a 2005 model, Shibaura built. Very good tractor and can do what you want. They can be had for around 15-20K. I would shop around and look for something like/similar to this. Dont be scared to pay up to that 20K. Get the best bang for the buck and get 4x4 and...

The Cab on the 2860m is very nice. The comfort and layout of this cab won me over. They really though about the operator and ergonomics.

Ok, I pulled the trigger and bought a 2860M Massey Ferguson Deluxe CAB w/air-ride seat!!!! I road it around at the dealer in the cold and rain today. I was checking out a bigger OOS tractor they had in the rain as well. The bigger tractor was nice but every time I got back in that cab I was...

I looked really hard at downsizing my tractor years ago on a 6 acre property. Liked the idea of the smaller 25HP tractor for working around the yard. I went over to my neighbor who was a lont time farmer and asked his honest opinion. He bascially said in a nice way that would not be a wise...

Are the AC units in the Cabs good and last? Will they last 10 years and longer? Does anyone have a 10 year old Cab with ice cold AC still pumping out?