Marauderer
Bronze Member
Or we could leave it to "Mother Nature" to sort out the gene pools that should be allowed to own a tractor!!
I know you are just joking, I think...
but all of us make mistakes and one of the
best values of this forum is learning how not to
make them yourself. We are all on a learning curve, the trick is getting up
high enough without hurting yourself. Sorta like we all did with cars way back when.
I'm a long time boater and share your sentiments about "idiots out there" who will hopefully not reproduce. And we all see
terrible driving skills and inattention out on the roads. Those of us who like machinery and operating that
machinery with good skills try to operate with care. But as an older guy who learned on old tippy tractors, the problems the OP
had never would have occurred with an older tractor. It would have flipped over long before, particularly with tricycle front gear.
So our newer tractors have a lot more safety engineering in them, and I think are much safer than what I drove 50 years ago,
which is all good. So tippy is as tippy does so we all hope to come home safely. Drew
I would suggest staying away from iffy situations till ya get more experience
I had the same problem when I was new to tractors. Here is what I learned...
Rule of thumb with loaders. Always carry a load close to the ground as possible. Never pick up a load when the tractor is on a side angle. Never use the loader raised in the air to push against anything! When on hills travel front up or down with loader close to the ground. The loader should never be used as a dig device. You will damage your transmission. A loader is just that. For Loose ground, gravel, back grading and such. Always wear your seat belt! As an option install a pre-tip over warning alarm. And Always have a counter weight. Hope that helps.
EXACTLY! Around here a dealer would be in DEEP DOO DOO for that!!!
PS, a JD 4005 would walk right up those hills, not wasting any power on hydrostatics!!Same size tractor, Collar shift
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True, and that's what we would expect in the United States.
However, the OP lives in Australia and how dealers work there may be quite different.
I recently put in an order with a local Australian Victorian State dealer for a KUBOTA MX5100 HST 4WD 4-1 FEL, SLASHER, CANOPY [no BH avail with this model in Aust] and in respect to dealer providing information prior to my purchase...it was non existent unless i asked the questions...he NEVER offered any real advice and it took me a great deal longer to decide which Tractor to finally put an order for.
He was reasonably forthcoming to every email when i asked questions...a novice would or should ask, and inpatient for me to stop the questions and put the order in, but since i have put my deposit down and i asked a couple more questions...he has NOT answered any of the IMPORTANT questions about the appropriate ballast for the MX5100 with Water in the tires, when using FEL with wet clay..
MOST IF NOT ALL my information has come from the very helpful people in the USA on TBN, YOUTUBE, EVERYTHING ATTACHMENTS, ORANGE TRACTOR MECHANIC etc and asking questions to local farmers and relatives for their opinions of Kubota.
I'm thinking that modern day dealer salespeople are probably poorly advised not to put questions into potential buyers heads by offering reasonable advice for ones needs for fear of either delaying or directing buyers to other brands maybe? I dont really know but its been a nightmare trying decide which Tractor would best suit my intended use, as i have flat, gently undulating and steep acrea areas to deal with.
KUBOTA should look into the calibre of the dealership appointments IMO.
IMO KUBOTA should prepare its own series of YOUTUBE sessions of how to drive, operate and use the Tractors in different situations cluding digging up hard clay areas as a service for intending buyers like me BEFORE customers put in a deposit. Some prearranged driving and safety instructions on a real tractor might actually increase sales too IMO.
I stayed with the dealer due to close proximity and the price, but i expected somewhat a better level of salesmanship and service prior to purchase, but i now know i need to find a local mechanic of which there are many to have it serviced because i doubt the dealer is going to be any great help after delivery and I'll be calling KUBOTA direct with any problems.
I had to ask the dealer to put water in the tires as part of the order,
My basic question which I expected him to just provide a 2 second as he should know reply....but
Can anyone here on TBN the source of most of my education....advise me whether a KANGA M150 SLASHER and with water in tires to 90% capacity with wheels set at largest width will be enough for when i operate the FEL in wet clay?
Thanks guys.