Tractor Dr.
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- Nov 11, 2006
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Alright, here are the pictures of the big day. I arrived at the dealership, which is 41 miles from my home, at 7:00am on Friday morn. Since the store didn't open for another half hour I took a good long look at the tractor before signing the papers. Made sure everything was as discussed and put together correctly. Everything w/the salesman went fairly smooth...he was a bit disorganized and unprepared for my arrival.
I only got to put about 1.5 hr on her because of a previous commitment...I will definitely have her out today mulching the yard w/my wife and kids.
I have two concerns:
1. The 66" bucket is too small
2. I know its early yet, but I am sensing a lack of power
I already called the dealer and am trading the pin on 66" bucket for QA 72". I didn't like the fact that I couldn't see the end of the bucket very well without having to strain a little. Plus the 66" bucket was lacking several inches on each side from covering the rear tires.
It may be too soon to make this judgement but I noticed that the engine bogs down pretty quick. Does anyone know if this engine's HP comes to life after break in? Are you seeing an RPM "sweet spot" that seems to give good overall torque for running around the yard? I wasn't going to max out engine RPM on a new machine. I was running about 17-18k RPM. Could be you see the torque rise at 21 or 22...I don't know.
You will see that the L3130 and Land Pride L1572 was quite a load for my 16' PJ trailer. However, the 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado and PJ did well on the trip home. This is certainly the biggest load I've had for truck and trailer. Kind of fun seeing what she'll do.
Tried to download more than just the two pics but they're over 1M...does anyone know how to reduce???????
Thanks again for your help.
I only got to put about 1.5 hr on her because of a previous commitment...I will definitely have her out today mulching the yard w/my wife and kids.
I have two concerns:
1. The 66" bucket is too small
2. I know its early yet, but I am sensing a lack of power
I already called the dealer and am trading the pin on 66" bucket for QA 72". I didn't like the fact that I couldn't see the end of the bucket very well without having to strain a little. Plus the 66" bucket was lacking several inches on each side from covering the rear tires.
It may be too soon to make this judgement but I noticed that the engine bogs down pretty quick. Does anyone know if this engine's HP comes to life after break in? Are you seeing an RPM "sweet spot" that seems to give good overall torque for running around the yard? I wasn't going to max out engine RPM on a new machine. I was running about 17-18k RPM. Could be you see the torque rise at 21 or 22...I don't know.
You will see that the L3130 and Land Pride L1572 was quite a load for my 16' PJ trailer. However, the 1/2 ton Chevy Silverado and PJ did well on the trip home. This is certainly the biggest load I've had for truck and trailer. Kind of fun seeing what she'll do.
Tried to download more than just the two pics but they're over 1M...does anyone know how to reduce???????
Thanks again for your help.