Mike476
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Yah but without the mountains of snow to play with it's just not the same... 
Ordered a 5609 today
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tjkadar
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Yah but without the mountains of snow to play with it's just not the same...
Agreed!
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tjkadar
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Front end loader is at the dealer. Now I just need a tractor to go with it. ETA is around the first of the year.
CaptHowdy
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You are a more patient man than I am lol
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tjkadar
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Tractor is sitting at the port now. Waiting for the Port Authorities to release it. Hopefully, sometime next week!
Piston
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Can't wait to see some pics! I bet your having a hard time falling asleep with all these tractor thoughts running through your head
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tjkadar
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Been doing a lot of work with a Bobcat T770 the past week. Haven't had time to get anxious... yet. That will probably start today.
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tjkadar
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My tractor will be on display at the Southern Farm Show in Raleigh, NC. Show is Feb. 5 through 7. If y'all get up there and see her before I do, take pictures and post them up here!
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tjkadar
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Got to see my new tractor at the ag show in Raleigh today. It came straight from the port to the show. It still needs the loader put on and the final setup stuff done before its delivered. Should be here the week of the 16th.
I'm blown away with how nice the tractor is. The cab is a step up from my current JD 5425. The seat (air ride) is very comfortable and I really like the swivel feature. Cannot wait to see how it feels when the tractor is running and the air suspension working.
Was able to bring the owner's manual home. Reading through the first half of it showed me some features I had no idea where on the machine. And I thought I had researched it pretty thoroughly.
The other manufacturers do not offer anything like the 5600 series. Unless you move up to a large frame machine, they aren't even close.
I'm blown away with how nice the tractor is. The cab is a step up from my current JD 5425. The seat (air ride) is very comfortable and I really like the swivel feature. Cannot wait to see how it feels when the tractor is running and the air suspension working.
Was able to bring the owner's manual home. Reading through the first half of it showed me some features I had no idea where on the machine. And I thought I had researched it pretty thoroughly.
The other manufacturers do not offer anything like the 5600 series. Unless you move up to a large frame machine, they aren't even close.
MFRED
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That loader joystick is awesome. Start the tractor, run forward, backwards, upshift, downshift, neutral, 3rd function. Don't have to use anything else, just steer. Completely awesome. Auto-neutral with the brakes, auto-shift. Man I could go on. I just can't decide if I'm going with the 5610 I had on demo or wait and spend the extra for a 5611 or 5612. Might not be able to get myself to wait.