Agrantina
Platinum Member
as my kids would say that's "sweet"!!!
AndyG
AndyG
New 5240 delivered yesterday
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displacedPA
Gold Member
Im originally from SW PA and wow do thoes pics make me miss being there>. beautiful place! and beautiful tractor! you are very lucky Sir.
if you dont mind me asking what part of SW PA?
if you dont mind me asking what part of SW PA?
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wmonroe
Elite Member
Went with the 14.9 x 26.
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wmonroe
Elite Member
Thank you.
Actual address isn't even a map dot but I'm near near Mt. Pleasant (if that helps at all), about an hour east of Pittsburgh.
CompactTractorFan
Super Member
Nice tractor! Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
Samandothers
Gold Member
Nice looking rig. I like the new backhoe design. I have a BH90 on my L4240 and give it about as much work as my Bush hog. You need a grapple for moving the trees and rocks you dig up with the backhoe.
Fun spending others money!
Fun spending others money!
crazyangel
Gold Member
Did you have them set in the widest position? Couldn't tell from the pics.
My L5740 is a few weeks out yet. Can't wait!
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wmonroe
Elite Member
Thanks
I thought about a grapple but settled for a mechanical thumb instead. It is a blast spending others money and then when it's time to write your own check it not nearly as fun. Haha.
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wmonroe
Elite Member
Yes they are set to the widest position. I took it on some of the steeper places of my property and it seems to feel very stable. I'm still not used to it but that is nothing more seat time won't fix, but not being comfortable or used to the way it feels on hils it still seemed very stable, if that makes sense.
Did you decide on the 5740?
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wmonroe
Elite Member
Well I have about 12 hours on it now and I love it more every time I get on it! I spent about seven hours on Saturday working on moving a large pile of shale/dirt that was left over when they dug my foundation. This stuff is very difficult to dig into but the 5240 did it with little to no trouble. Fuel usage does not see bad at this point, using between .6 and .8 gallons per hour mostly with the loader work but a few hours of mixed everything. All said I am very pleased at this point.