Snakebit
New member
I finally got disconnected from work and teenagers long enough to really get to know my new 35. Up to now, all I had been able to do is some field mowing and playing with a dirt pile to test the loader.
I have to admit that I had my doubts about compacts. Would 35 hp be enough? Would the loader really handle what I wanted it to? After working the rig hard for 2 days, all I can say is “What a workhorse”!!! I got a months worth of clean-up work done in 2 days.
I have to admit that “technique” is the secret. What started as a bit mechanical and one-movement-at-a-time, soon became smoother and efficient as I got to know the personality of the hydraulics and shuttle shift. My wife said she even noticed how I kept the tractor working as I got practice. (she also noted all the /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif“yoohoos” /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifand /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif “yeehaws” /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifthat I shouted from afar)
The coolest thing of all was when the bucket rescued the front end from a wheel deep mud sink hole I fell into. Without the loader, I needed my other tractor to get me out. With the loader, I simply lowered the bucket down and lifted the front end out of the mud. Then rolled the bucket as the rear wheels reversed me away from the hole. Supercool self rescue.
I’m sure all you guys already know what great tractors these blue machines are, but I am so pumped discovering it myself. The sometimes overwhelming responsibilities of keeping up with the properties I am charged with, seems far less daunting now! Life is good!
(Only 1 complaint: Sometimes my big butt doesn’t trigger the seat switch and sometimes I have to go from forward-to-neutral instead of reverse-to-neutral to get the safety wiring to allow the engine to run without me in the seat. Minor complaints though)
I have to admit that I had my doubts about compacts. Would 35 hp be enough? Would the loader really handle what I wanted it to? After working the rig hard for 2 days, all I can say is “What a workhorse”!!! I got a months worth of clean-up work done in 2 days.
I have to admit that “technique” is the secret. What started as a bit mechanical and one-movement-at-a-time, soon became smoother and efficient as I got to know the personality of the hydraulics and shuttle shift. My wife said she even noticed how I kept the tractor working as I got practice. (she also noted all the /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif“yoohoos” /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifand /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif “yeehaws” /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gifthat I shouted from afar)
The coolest thing of all was when the bucket rescued the front end from a wheel deep mud sink hole I fell into. Without the loader, I needed my other tractor to get me out. With the loader, I simply lowered the bucket down and lifted the front end out of the mud. Then rolled the bucket as the rear wheels reversed me away from the hole. Supercool self rescue.
I’m sure all you guys already know what great tractors these blue machines are, but I am so pumped discovering it myself. The sometimes overwhelming responsibilities of keeping up with the properties I am charged with, seems far less daunting now! Life is good!
(Only 1 complaint: Sometimes my big butt doesn’t trigger the seat switch and sometimes I have to go from forward-to-neutral instead of reverse-to-neutral to get the safety wiring to allow the engine to run without me in the seat. Minor complaints though)