MY2012 5085M ordered today!

Zebrafive · Feb 26, 2012

1/4 tank should be 10-12 gallons

Martian · Feb 26, 2012

Wow, a lot of progress! Almost got that thing leveled out and ready for the extension:thumbsup:

pclausen · Mar 30, 2012

Dealer sold the 6405 this week (guy came out looking at it last week).

So I dismounted the back hoe and brought it back to the dealer. He did everything he could to get me another loaner Deere, but just about everything suitable on his lot has interested buyers. But he did have this sitting on the lot with no little/no interest, so I hauled it home.

Hey, the color matches my lift.

And check out that cute little W.R. Long bucket (brand new).

Decent machine, but the controls are all in the wrong locations.

The missing collar mount reverser got me all the time, and the loader controls vs. the range selector did as well. I'll probably get used to it by the time the M shows up, which is still May.

He had just gotten in a H340 loader. Those things are nice! Can't wait to get my H260 with my machine. The H series comes fully assembled, sitting on the pallet ready to drive the tractor right up to and connect. Of course you have to mount the receivers on the tractor first, or whatever they are called.

AKfish · Mar 31, 2012

pclausen said:
I'm basically adding a pole barn extension. I'm not sure if I should build it right up against the dirt wall and use cinder blocks where there is direct contact?

The 3pt mounted Woods did very well. At no time did it feel anything but solidly coupled to the 6405. I went through 1/4 tank. I hope the fuel tank on this thing isn't huge, or its a guzzler!

Everything is beginning to really take shape! You'll probably have everything done by the time your new 5085M shows up!

I'd go with a reinforced cinder block pony wall; myself. Rebar and concrete in every 2nd hole on the blocks. If you ever have the dirt embankment cave-in or slough down into the building - the wall won't buckle.

Glad to hear that the Woods hoe performed really well. (It'll make a good trade-in for the 595... or the cash sale will be a good down payment!)

1/4 tank for all that work!?!? That's pretty cheap operating expenses!

Keep those pics comin'.

AKfish

Bigfoot62 · Mar 31, 2012

pclausen said:
Dealer sold the 6405 this week (guy came out looking at it last week).

So I dismounted the back hoe and brought it back to the dealer. He did everything he could to get me another loaner Deere, but just about everything suitable on his lot has interested buyers. But he did have this sitting on the lot with no little/no interest, so I hauled it home. . . .

. . . The H series comes fully assembled, sitting on the pallet ready to drive the tractor right up to and connect. Of course you have to mount the receivers on the tractor first, or whatever they are called.

Too bad that you lost your "green" toy, but that ol' blue one should do nicely. Looks about the same size as my 7610S. (100 hp) It was a beast of a machine. Not refined, like my 5M, but very powerful. Anyway, it should handle your backhoe for a couple months. :thumbsup:

BTW, I believe "brackets" would be the word you're looking for.

pclausen · Apr 1, 2012

AKfish said:
1/4 tank for all that work!?!? That's pretty cheap operating expenses!

I wish, I added 10 gallons along the way and when I took the 6405 back to the dealer, I filled it up on the way. $120~

Of course that was after working it hard for around 30 hours or so. When I told the dealer I filled it back up, he was like "oh, you didn't have to do that". But I felt it was only fair after all the use I got out of it. That said, I probably won't bring the New Holland back with a full tank.

Here's a pic of my Woods RB850 blade that I rebuilt and added the angle cylinder to for full 3 way hydraulic articulation (angle, tilt and offset). Of course with the New Holland, I can only use one cylinder at a time until my 5M gets here.

Yeah, a reinforced cinder block pony wall might be just the ticket.

pclausen · Apr 1, 2012

Bigfoot62 said:
BTW, I believe "brackets" would be the word you're looking for.

Yeah, that's the word I was looking for! :laughing:

Martian · Apr 1, 2012

Definitely not the best looking machine, but it should do for now. Is that a new stack on there? It looks really tall and shiny?

Anyway, looking at that first picture I can see a little bit of your cut, and you sure have made a ton of progress!

Edward. S · Apr 1, 2012

Martian said:
Definitely not the best looking machine, but it should do for now. Is that a new stack on there? It looks really tall and shiny?

Anyway, looking at that first picture I can see a little bit of your cut, and you sure have made a ton of progress!

I think its a new stack, That looks like a europiean spec machine, it has the beltline flashers instead of on top of the cab.

pclausen · Apr 1, 2012

Yes, the stack is new. It also has a new battery and headlights. Its a 4835 model btw, so 65 hp and ~7000 lbs. Ironically, the tach doesn't work on this tractor either. It died at 2300 hours. A/C works though, which is really nice. Seat is worn through to the foam just like on the 6405.

Here are some pics of the excavation for the pole barn extension. Site is leveled to within a few inches now with an average depth of 10" from where the floor will be to allow for 6" of gravel and 4" of concrete.

My main concern is the access from the front as the driveway coming in is quite a bit higher than where the apron will be.