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After almost 10 months of waiting we've received our new MF 6S.165 tractor. I have almost 45 hours in it so far. Wondering if there are any other S series owners on this forum who might be interested to link up in this thread. I've learned a few things and have questions about a few things. -...

Wow, that was a long delay. i'm sorry about that. i thought I had replied earlier. I chose these tires: MICHELIN BRAND R1W TIRES: REAR TIRES 520/85R38, FRONT TIRES 420/85R28 The tractor was ordered in Nov 2023 and I'm expecting delivery of it in late July 2024 (in a few weeks, I hope)...

EddieWalker, i bought a 4707 last week, open station. It has rear wheel weights and I might order some front suitcase weights. Do you use weight, any thoughts on whether they are needed? I'm Heading out to mow pasture today. Gotta say I'm pretty excited to use the new machine. I've not yet...

Thanks for your replies. Dealer advice is "they are all good, just need to choose one depending on individual preference", which I suppose is good advice. Our primary uses are: - late season cover crop seeding (seed over the cut corn or soybean stubble) - cutting hay - general around the farm...

Recently spoke with local dealer about a new tractor, he gave me the selection sheet to consider which options we might want. I noticed it had a gazillion tire options (mostly in the R1W category). what are some "rules of thumb" on tire selection. some of the advice I've heard over the years...

Our local dealers are good about letting potential buyer do an on farm demo so we tested out on our own implements and our own hills and fields. quickly learned that tractor weight matters. and ease of attaching the implements and visibility also matter to us. HP always seemed to be plenty...

Thanks for each of your responses. Much appreciated. We started out with a weight goal (14000 to 17000 lbs) and turn radius target, then chose dealers within 60 miles from us. Each dealer offered a model with multiple HP choices 145 155 165 and 180, but everything else seems equal, just the HP...

We've been tractor shopping lately. looking for ~150HP tractor for multi use but mostly haying (and some loader work). Most new tractor models offer several HP ratings within the same 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder engine. How can that be? For example, 115HP 125HP 135HP and 145HP are all options of...