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[JD3520Turbo]

Nice rig. I too like the larger front tires. They don't fall down in the holes and ditches as far as the little ones do, and seem to ride smoother.

As far as rough ride. How much air do you have in the tires. You should only need about 15 to 17 tops in the rear and 25 to 30 in the front for front end loader work.

I put Michelin Radials on my 5083E and wow, they really ride and road great.

Enjoy the new ride.

 

[Bigfoot62]

. . . No, I haven't taken the plastic off the seat yet....How can you tell, lol. Although my tractor might be new, I still use some pretty old equipment that needs to be worked on more than I care to admit. Would hate to get grease all over that new seat. I will be shopping for a seat cover soon! Seems that the front part of my body is freezing and my back is sweating.

I have over 150 hours on my 5M, and the plastic is still on. (for the same reason)

BTW, if you go ahead and put a "breathable" seat cover on, that should help with the sweating.

 

[Bigfoot62]

. . . As far as rough ride. How much air do you have in the tires. You should only need about 15 to 17 tops in the rear and 25 to 30 in the front for front end loader work. . .

I was thinking the same thing. My rear tires were over-inflated.

 

[AKfish]

I was thinking the same thing. My rear tires were over-inflated.

Same here. I figured that they wanted the tires "hardened up" while in transit to/from the dealer. Maybe 35 psi in my rears when I got it home! Same in fronts.

AKfish

 

[JD3520Turbo]

yea, they transport them with 35 in the tires, so they won't bounce around during transit. The dealers forget to let them down when they sell the equipment. 15psi to 17 should be plenty of air in the rears, unless you are really loading the rear heavy.

 

[MWRR]

Yep...you guys were right. The rear tires had almost 30lbs. Dropped them down to 18lbs. That should help the ride. I left the fronts at 27lbs. I will be moving several large round bales with FEL in a couple of weeks. Should I drop the fronts down also or should I leave them as is for loader work?

 

[KB9UDE]

Nice looking tractor. The 5000 series are really good machines!

 

[jenkinsph]

Yep...you guys were right. The rear tires had almost 30lbs. Dropped them down to 18lbs. That should help the ride. I left the fronts at 27lbs. I will be moving several large round bales with FEL in a couple of weeks. Should I drop the fronts down also or should I leave them as is for loader work?

I would leave the fronts aired up to start with then pick up the heaviest load you plan to work with and then look at the tires and adjust the air pressure to suit.

 

[JD3520Turbo]

I agree. You should leave the fronts at 27 to 30 psi and lift your big bales and see what it looks like. I think you will find, that they will still squat some even with that much air in them with a big round bale on the front.
Do you have weight on the back? If not, you probably could go down a couple of psi on the rear if 18 is still to rough.

 

[MWRR]

JD3520Turbo, I have one rear wheel weight on each side.