montyhp
Bronze Member
The whole point of "it's not a race" is to ensure (or help ensure) removing and re-installing tthe loader is done safely.
Some guys are more mechanically inclined then others and will pick it up pretty quickly. Others, not so quickly. I'd guess quite a few residential TBNers never operated a wrench...then they bought a tractor. Those gents and ladies are the folks I'm writing to...
First time I dropped the loader, I'd guess it took about 15-20 minutes. I'm mechanically inclined, but I'm one of those methodical guys who takes his time. You know....read a step, perform the step....read a step, perform the step...
Now, after dozens of removals and re-installations, I'm quicker. My only issue now is a bad hand (result of a stroke) that just isn't strong enough to work those QD fittings quickly. Dropping the loader (including on and off the tractor) takes 3-5 minutes (estimated...never timed it). For me, installing takes longer...mostly due to that bad hand. Sucks...but a bad hand is better then being dead, right?
Point well taken and I don't take safety lightly. This is my first tractor, but I have a lot of experience with heavy equipment (military and volunteer fire department). My point is that removing the FEL was MUCH easier and quicker than I thought it would be. The mahindra set up is really simple. Even if I stopped and analyzed every step (which I did in a dry run before I actually took the loader off) it is a 5-7 minute job, tops. It is easy enough that I will pop it off to mow, then pop it back on to do any other tasks that require it.
I am sorry to hear about your bad hand. I came out of the military with two bad, painful knees and a shoulder that doesn't have full range of motion, but I still feel blessed every day that I can walk and get up and down off a tractor.
Montyhp
Montyhp