Well I took the plunge ...

[sunnyside360]

I agree with the advice to keep the RPM's low. My backhoe manual even states that more RPM's don't give you more power, just more speed. I usually run mine at 1500 RPM, seldom above 1600 RPM for hoe work.

Agree 100%. I've got the 485 BH on my 4320 and rarely run above 1500 rpm's. Goes a lot smoother. Takes some seat time to get a good hang of the lever controls and become proficient.

 

[blueriver]

Good advice on the rpm's ... I'll follow that advice.

 

[blueriver]

This 5520 is an absolute comfortable working beast ... it will be a walk in the park for it with my little DM 1160 Disc mower ... I'm thinking I'll be able to run the PTO in the 540e setting at lower rpm's

 

[blueriver]

The more I use it the more I like it.

 

[Jamming]

I wouldn't call the farm big ... in some folks eyes it would be and others would say not. Today we write the lease on an additional 80 acres that will put us over the 300 acre mark all with in 7 miles of the home place and I help a good friend maintain his 200 acres along with his cows.

No row crops around here, some grew peanuts last year slong with cotton. I just go with hay and pasture.

Great set-up, I miss boiled peanuts, when I was in school in panama city fl we used to Go upto Alabama for boiled spicy peanuts, man they were good.

 

[samhudson3]

Nice find and sweet rig! Enjoy your seat time.

 

[brin]

blue ~ What a machine....that should be all you would ever need..seems like a perfect size and it has it all...What is really neat is you know where it came from and how it was maintained...You should have a big grin on your face...enjoy it now !

 

[blueriver]

blue ~ What a machine....that should be all you would ever need..seems like a perfect size and it has it all...What is really neat is you know where it came from and how it was maintained...You should have a big grin on your face...enjoy it now !

Thanks brin ... I'm sure looking forward to putting the hay cutter on and trying that "e" side of the pto ... I'm told I'll be able to cut hay at 1700 rpms.

The new place I leased needs to be subsoiled and disked ... as soon as its dry enough I'm hooking up the subsoiler and then the 12' tandem disc and bust some ground.

 

[AKfish]

Thanks brin ... I'm sure looking forward to putting the hay cutter on and trying that "e" side of the pto ... I'm told I'll be able to cut hay at 1700 rpms.

The new place I leased needs to be subsoiled and disked ... as soon as its dry enough I'm hooking up the subsoiler and then the 12' tandem disc and bust some ground.

Yup... should be able to spin that cutter pretty easily! Lot's of Hp for only 8'! I looked up the 4045D engine and peak torque is 1,500rpm; so, you've got some "drop-down" rpm's using the ePTO that will put you at the torque peak with heavier hay.

You done good!

(Although, you should offer to let your neighbor mow a couple of acres.. if he's lookin' a bit down in the mouth this summer! )

AKfish

 

[blueriver]

Yup... should be able to spin that cutter pretty easily! Lot's of Hp for only 8'! I looked up the 4045D engine and peak torque is 1,500rpm; so, you've got some "drop-down" rpm's using the ePTO that will put you at the torque peak with heavier hay.

You done good!

(Although, you should offer to let your neighbor mow a couple of acres.. if he's lookin' a bit down in the mouth this summer! )

AKfish

Fish ... he's now driving a 5625 with 300hrs on it a 2009 model ... he not down in the mouth anymore.