chevy
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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2003
- Messages
- 915
- Location
- East Central, Indiana
- Tractor
- Kioti CK3510SE HST, John Deere X739
My new 2720 was delivered about noon Friday. I did not know they were coming, because the delivery guy forgot to call me. I was only able to get a couple of pictures of the delivery because I had not yet brought my 2320 trade-in up from the barn.
After they left, I drove the 2720 into the shop to mount the front hitch from the 2320 on it.
I soon found out that I needed different mounting parts, although the salesman assured me I just moved everything over. I spent most of the afternoon finding out the parts I needed & getting them ordered. In that process I discovered that grill guard was not installed correctly & was very difficult to fold down. They had not installed the spacers between the frame & guard mounting brackets. The parts will be in the end of this week.
After getting the parts ordered I decided to build mobile carts for the mower deck & tiller.
Yesterday since it was very muddy, all I could do was move the equipment out to the barn. I did not get much seat time, but I got enough to know that I made the right choice. I was expecting a 2320 with more power & faster hydraulics. What I got was the sound & feel I remembered of the JD 4400 I had several years ago.
The power difference of the 2720 & the 2320 in amazing. Our property is sloping. I used the 2320 a lot as a fork lift. When I had the loader, forks & ballast mounted, I had to have the 2320 in low range & run at high RPM just to move the tractor with no load on the forks. Add a load & I had to run at full RPM & it still struggled. The 2720 with the same setup, in high range & running 1500 RPMs had not trouble at all. I did not even hear the tone of the engine change.
The other improvement I have seen so far is how much more stable the 2720 is over the 2320 when driving over the same uneven ground. The 2320 moved around a lot more than the 2720 does. I am sure the added weight of the 2720 has something to do with that.
I will update as I get more seat time.
After they left, I drove the 2720 into the shop to mount the front hitch from the 2320 on it.
I soon found out that I needed different mounting parts, although the salesman assured me I just moved everything over. I spent most of the afternoon finding out the parts I needed & getting them ordered. In that process I discovered that grill guard was not installed correctly & was very difficult to fold down. They had not installed the spacers between the frame & guard mounting brackets. The parts will be in the end of this week.
After getting the parts ordered I decided to build mobile carts for the mower deck & tiller.
Yesterday since it was very muddy, all I could do was move the equipment out to the barn. I did not get much seat time, but I got enough to know that I made the right choice. I was expecting a 2320 with more power & faster hydraulics. What I got was the sound & feel I remembered of the JD 4400 I had several years ago.
The power difference of the 2720 & the 2320 in amazing. Our property is sloping. I used the 2320 a lot as a fork lift. When I had the loader, forks & ballast mounted, I had to have the 2320 in low range & run at high RPM just to move the tractor with no load on the forks. Add a load & I had to run at full RPM & it still struggled. The 2720 with the same setup, in high range & running 1500 RPMs had not trouble at all. I did not even hear the tone of the engine change.
The other improvement I have seen so far is how much more stable the 2720 is over the 2320 when driving over the same uneven ground. The 2320 moved around a lot more than the 2720 does. I am sure the added weight of the 2720 has something to do with that.
I will update as I get more seat time.
