Buying Advice 1758 Review

[TSO]

Any more use to comment on? I was actually thinking about you today while I was out plowing... in H range, wondering how yours was doing.

 

[onceacop]

We had a few inches of snow so after work I plowed some, lots of drifting but not very deep snows. My tilt steering column still makes noise during operation. There is play in it and I will at some point see if they can address it. Not a major deal but I dislike rattles and such.

I put the tractor away at 7 degrees tonight. Photo above from a few days ago on the runway. Heat and large cab a luxury compared to a skid steer cab. Liking the high up vantage point. Watched a herd of deer come in and feed right at dark. Like sitting in a elevated tree stand with heat.

I did plow in third for a period of time. It will do that. I am liking the throttle linked HST peddles. I rarely mess with the throttle. Doors I am impressed with. Bank vault feel to them when shutting. A fair amount of force needed to get them sealed when slamming.

Turning radius way better than the 2615 I had. In 4WD when I turn sharp there is no feeling of binding or hopping of the front axle. Not sure how they engineered this, but my Case/IH 55a and 2615 did not like aggressive steering with front axle locked. Impressed

Fuel gauge bar graph fluctuated several bars tonight over a course of an hour. Not sure if fuel is sloshing and this is that accurate of a gauge or what.

The loader attach pins nearest the cab rattle at just about any idle speed. They are loose enough a fit that they appear to float in place and rattle making an annoying metallic sound.

Top speed about 18.2 now, trying to break this in and run the paces.

wiper blades worked with nice coverage

still 1 bar on the soot, waiting for it to jump to 2 and so forth so keeping an hourly mental note on that

with the HST trans I use the brakes very little, I mean like only a few time I have touched them..

This video taken by my friend who flew in to say hi,, show the plowing I did. Normal years I would never plow the runway as I have skis. This year the snow depth is so little I am not bothering with ski install on plane...

 

[TSO]

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Nice property.

So ... She loosening up? Did you make sure to have the dealer check the loader relief pressure (was thinking about that today...)

 

[MinnesotaEric]

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Plowing out your own airstrip is pretty cool.

 

[TSO]

That vid is really cool... Gorgeous property.

I don't have any interior rattles, I know they changed a couple things in the interior, but that's disappointing.

The fastest I can do downhill is 17.1 mph. Plowing snow in H I can see 15 mph.

I'm looking forward to summer when you get to using the loader, I'd like to hear how the new loader is performing.

 

[ovrszd]

That door slam issue is the kind of things that bug me, along with the rattles. Evidently they didn't build a pressure relief outlet into the cab structure. So when you are trying to shut the doors with the heater fan running you are trying to overcome that pressure. Bummer. Had a road grader built that way once. I was always afraid I was going to break a door window trying to get the door shut, especially in bitterly cold weather.

Nice report!!!

 

[TSO]

That must also be something new with the cab redesign, mine closes really well.

 

[ovrszd]

Sometimes the engineers aren't very practical. They probably decided to tighten up the cab to make it a more user friendly, dust free environment. So they closed the vents. Deere's fix was to add a ventilation/fan system to their grader cabs. Any time the heater fan is running there is also an outside fan running that recirculates outside air. The doors shut easily. The cab is 99% dust free. Only dust created is what you stir up with your feet while operating. Keeping the floorboard clean eliminates that.

 

[onceacop]

Cut firewood today in a logging area. Green Black Ash. It's heavy, every piece of it. Massey lifted the wood cribs without strain. I'm not so sure it couldn't lift another 1/3 the weight. The loaded tires a plus here. Connecting and disconnecting the third function loader attachments easy and more hassle free than the skid steer. I jiggled the joystick and worked the third function button moving the loader stick left and right before disconnect. Nice and quick. Did a cold start without block heater. Temps in mid twenties. Glow plug cycle not very long and the engine started fast.

 

[onceacop]