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I forgot pictures, but hooked up to my drag, decided it was set a little bit wider than necessary (at the max 32.5" width for 3 pt), so we bumped that in to 31". Just a little easier for putting it on/off, and it isn't using the PTO. For the mower, it works quite well. It's now got a bit...

My new tractor was delivered yesterday, around 1pm. I parked it in the garage, briefly pulled it under my barn awning, but horses are jerks and will scrape the paint with their teeth, so we moved the Zero Turn out of the garage, and then I went to work. I'll post some pictures soon. It's...

Good to know on the HST adjustability. I still probably wouldn't like it much. I still drive a manual transmission car. But, good to know for if I am ever operating one, I now know to ask about that. Thanks, I expect my next post will include pictures of a new tractor! Finally!!!:giggle:

That model is much bigger than I want or need! I'm not going to be running anything more than a finish mower or bushhog, and don't have enough property to warrant a batwing mower.

Thanks for the suggestion, I did go look at the website and look for a dealership. I think you probably meant the MT357, as that's the comparable HP. It does look very interesting, and I like the power with the smaller wheelbase. The dealerships are too far away to make it practical for...

What PTO generator do you have? How big is your tractor? I had the 200 amp manual xfer switch installed a couple of years ago, but don't have the generator that is the right size. I'm buying a MF 2860 this week, so that will be my PTO to use if I go that route. I have had a PTO generator...

Ok, things are moving along. I'm going with the 0% 60 months financing, called my insurance agent to add the tractor to the farm policy with the finance company as loss payee. Total price is $36580, that's with the 0% financing. It would be $1020 less if I paid cash. The salesman was...

I’m not an impulse buyer…7 years isn’t such a long time to wait. ;) I guess to the dealer I seem like an impulse buyer though. So, I think I’m going to pull the trigger on the MF 2860E with shuttle shift. FEL with the quick attach, telescoping arms. It is the first tractor I’ve driven that I...

The Case needs new brakes and a rebuilt transmission. And it leaks Hydraulic/Tranny fluid, which is the same reservoir on my model. It's time to let it go! Plus, we just don't have the storage space for little-used equipment. You are very correct on the on/off being a bit of work on the...

I had never even realized a lease is a possibility in a tractor! Thanks for all the inputs! Mel

Seven years later… I have a couple of Massey Ferguson dealers in the area now. One up in Frederick, MD (closest) and one in Warrenton, VA (same state) so I’ve been getting a handful of emails, as I visited the Warrenton’s booth at a horse show. I got a sale email with a couple of MF 2850 series...

So when we added water to the batteries, I realized several connector cables had corroded completely through! Clearly I need to be more diligent about rinsing the battery acid off/out. I saw one recommendation to spray baking soda water on the batteries at some interval, but I didn't note the...

Yes, it was...but you know, I haven't been to Yellowstone, and I started surfing the site, and I'm thinking a 2025 vacation to Yellowstone might be fun to plan. But, I'm thinking Dude Ranch, so I can see some via horseback, my hubby can fly fish, and we can enjoy the scenery. Do a bit of...

20 years later and that tractor has been a workhorse! As I like to average my costs, it's down to about 1000/year if I add in repairs/maintenance/tires. I've abused it by not having indoor storage, and should have had it serviced more often, but it probably needs a clutch and the brakes are...

By blowing through, how often did they go? And now that I read your post with the model, I think that is my model number...you'd think I'd pay more attention, mine has the 60" deck. Thanks for the warning about the heavy duty clutch.

I'll keep that in mind if my JD ever dies. Or if I end up mowing myself on the ZT more often. I tend to use the tractor, because of the bounce. I had spinal fusion surgery Jan 2023, and it's much better than it was, but I don't need extra wear and tear on me for mowing, I save my back for...

Could you post pictures of the new charger and batteries? I also make sure to hose out around my battery compartment fairly often, when we fill the batteries, I make sure it's cleaned up first, because I don't want hay and manure bits falling into the batteries. I will admit that we don't top...

The Zero turn does beat you up in fields! I spent about an hour yesterday on mine, I mowed 2 very, small paddocks and then edging 2 pastures with a double pass, and a bit of machine abuse when I mowed an overgrown trail outside my fence that we'd fallen behind mowing. That's interesting, as...

I was not clear. It is a gas engine machine. It had over 2000 hours (I think...gotta go look at the writing on machine) when the engine went, hence 400 hours AGO. The low hours was how many hours the new engine has on it. 8 years given the use isn't the end of the world, given the...

I have a 19 year old John Deere Zero Turn, 760. It was a demo model I bought from the dealership in 2005. We replaced the engine about 5 or 6 years ago, about 400 hours ago, the Kawasaki they came with was apparently problematic, often caught fire, but we kept it clear of grass so that wasn't...

It went for $10,400. A little more than I was comfortable with on sight unseen. There is a buyer's 10% premium added. I stopped bidding at 9,900. The winning bidder likely got a great deal. Thanks for everyone's inputs.

I haven't been by in a while! EV is over 2 years old now. I do notice the batteries not lasting quite as long, but still completely fine for me. In November 2022 I bought a ground drive manure spreader, just a 25 bushel size, and I use my FEL to fill it, then tow it with EV to spread the...

Thanks! Off to re-look at the pictures of the tires. They aren't newish looking to me...at least not like the new tires I put on my tractor...10 years ago now! The auction site I'm looking at is blocked at my office, so I have to go to my car. I don't put 100 hours a year on my tractor...

I'm looking at a used L4310 at an auction yard, which does not have the year published, it does have an FEL, and only a picture of the hours with "Shows 1200 hours". There is a video of the tractor and it sounds about right to me... The hours would have turned over at 9999, so I'm wondering...

That new part? It broke in about 5 weeks. Same failure. At least this time it failed on the bottom end. I've ordered an aftermarket part on Amazon and will probably buy a restrictor cable to add.

Apparently my scathing survey response on vehicle satisfaction and customer service was read. Polaris corporate had my local dealer send a technician to my farm to install the new gas strut on the Polaris. So, while it shouldn't have taken a stink to get a $65 part to me, they did come through...

Not sure what caused a change of heart from Polaris corporate, my local dealer called me today and said that they are being asked to send a tech to install that $65 Part. I did mention that I'd left a blistering review... Poor timing on that first year survey hitting my emailbox about 2 days...

No oil changes and no fumes in my barn make me glad to have the electric. Adding water to the batteries isn't too bad. From other's experiences I expect 4 to 5 years out of the batteries. It's also amusing to move it in front of people visiting or delivery guys... The silence has them doing a...

Polaris response to a minor warranty item has soured me thoroughly on the company. The gas strut/hydraulic lift assist broke. Just the end. Crappy metal, snapped off. The new OEM part is $64.99. Clearly not uncommon since there is an aftermarket upgrade to those ends. It is a simple part...

I bought the Polaris ranger EV. given the service I got with a minor warranty claim, I should have not bothered buying American. They refuse to mail me a $64.99 part and want me to haul to a dealership to install a new gas cylinder for the dump bed. Because that's their rule for all warranty...

The part number is 7044675. It is $64.99 from the manufacturer. I'd spend more than that in diesel and time hauling it over the mountain to have the part replaced. Once I realized that Polaris will not budge on the warranty "rule", I did a quick Google on the part. And look here... An...

I'm feeling a bit salty with Polaris. The hydraulic lift broke on my EV dump bed. They ordered the part at the local dealership and are insisting that I bring the vehicle to the dealership to install this part which has two pins. It's going to cost me sixty in fuel to haul my trailer over...

This is an important job. Taking my grandson down to watch the road paving.

Long overdue update on Evie. I jokingly call her my glorified wheelbarrow! She gets daily use, I sometimes joy ride to the recycle center or to a neighbor within a couple of miles. Technically not a road vehicle, so I don't do that often. No issues, we found all the grease nipples and...

So I've had Evie for 3 months now. My son insisted that calling it "the Ranger" was inadequate, so we were calling it my "buggy", but then we decided that her name is there. EV. Just like in Wall-E. Evie it is. My son also wants me to pimp my ride with a fancy paint job of some sort, but...

Since my Ranger isn't a distance/trails vehicle, but a moving things around a small farm tool, and in my first week of use, the only time I got it under 90% was the 2nd day when I did not plug it in overnight. If I'm going to get on something to ride for a while, it's going to be a horse...

It's a little annoying that they want to give range in miles, but only have hours on the gauge. Pick a unit of measure, be consistent! Dump bed - the tailgate comes loose every time I dump, it popped off when I was too close to the pile this morning, dangling by its cables. Note to self -...

Yup. Still lead acid batteries. When they go, I'll invest in the lithium conversion kit. Assuming I love the vehicle!

On the temperature concerns, there are a bunch of specs in the owner's manual, but for where I live, for my use, it boils down to "leave it plugged in charging if it is going to be below freezing". I already want to start adding things to this giant toy. Power steering kit - the rack&pinion...

Either my internet is being flaky or the site is...I can't get images to load from my cell phone. I'll come back later.

My Polaris Ranger EV arrived on Monday, was ready on Tuesday, but I had a busy week. I suppose I should have taken pictures of it, loading it into my trailer, heading home, unloading it and immediately heading into the horse's field to spread a bale of hay, but it was dark. It is convenient...

There will be a slight delay...I have never bought a "leisure vehicle". I decided to finance 1/2 of it, and didn't realize that while it has registration like an automobile, the cycle dealerships and leisure loans still use paper checks. It was after store closing when I found out I needed the...

Did you order a CanAm? Do they have an electric version? I sat in a CanAm last year, it was bigger than I want/need. I have a set of dry lots that I will be using the UTV to pick up manure and the turns in/out of the gates from the aisle is tight, and even empty, unlatching and lifting the...

OK, my Polaris has shipped!!!!!! Wooot. I'm going to borrow my boss's flat bed car trailer to go get it when it comes in. I had initially thought I'd use my horse trailer, but I think I'll just use a purpose built trailer, since he offered it! Definitely going to order the watering...

In theory, my Ranger EV will be delivered to the dealership 1/10/22. The Polaris website has not updated the status of my order in 2 months. <shrug> I'll believe it when it is there and I have to go pick it up. This actually works out, this puts this expense firmly into the 2022 category...

I learned that I really wanted a side by side when my boarder loaned me her Mule 2 seater with a manual dump bed last winter. At first, my husband was all "don't need it", then he watched me using it, driving it into the barn, cleaning stalls into it, drive to manure pile, back up better, dump...

But your location explains that! I'd want a cab tractor if I lived in ND too! I personally like to live where things shut down for the idea of a snow storm because if they don't shut the schools down when it snows, that means it snows way too often for me to want to live there! Once very 7...

I had the salesman desperately wanting me to buy a cab, but then he was also convinced my husband might buy a tractor. End result, I'm fixing my old tractor, yet again. I drove a neighbor's cab Kubota, and hated how stifling the inside is. Since you cannot really open the windows, there is NO...

The price DID go up. I called to ask about status, and the salesman told me the price was going up, and it was good I'd done my order when I did. That would have been another $1200.

Buggs67, The starting list was 12,499, with the supply chain issues, there is no haggling. I added a roof, Accessory Battery kit, that the salesman insisted I'd want, and the rubber bed liner so feed tubs/buckets won't slide around, labor, dealer prep and freight were added in. That came up...

Not that I recall. Bobcat, Deere, Kioti, Kubota, Massey Ferguson, Case, and that's all I recall.

I asked the salesman about that water system and he downplayed it. I'm glad to read an actual owner's response. How hard was it to install? I need easy maintenance, or I might get side-tracked and skip it, which would be bad news for my batteries.

The salesman I have been talking to all summer told me the price point, verbally.

Since your thread is what made my decision to buy the Polaris, I thought I'd bump this up. I ordered a 2022 Polaris Ranger EV last week. 8-10 weeks expected delivery time. I now need to go through all the upgrades you've done on yours and decide which ones I could use the most. Mine will...

But you seem to need a newer one than what I have! There isn't much adjusting on my old Case. All the new ones I sat in last weekend did have adjustable seats! It was so nice. I just ordered a new toy, a 2022 Polaris Ranger EV. I have to pay for that one (less the 2K deposit) when it...

I just pulled the trigger and put down a deposit on a 2022 Polaris Ranger EV. The salesman said that they say that they will be meeting delivery timelines, so 8 to 10 weeks. I have to say it was the long, multi-year thread here, by xfaxman, that made me decide on the Polaris EV. I shopped a...

Thanks! I saw that it looked like the M-F dealer might be returning and I saw a tractor out there a couple of months ago! I don't get that way often, but definitely need to get looking. I did not get a tractor yet. I sent mine off for service...they sat on it for almost a month, didn't do...

A good friend lives quite near that Massey Ferguson dealer and I was thinking of visiting that soon. It is about 40 minutes away.

Sent my tractor off for service/repairs/new muffler... Dealership picked it up. Had it there for 4 weeks, still had not started work, I was rather annoyed. I had them bring it back, and they will come get it when they can actually do the work. Apparently they have another IH in the shop, all...

The more I think about it, I really don't want a cab. I like an open air station! I only have 15 acres, there is nothing that keeps me on my tractor long enough to want to be in stifling AC. I HATE AC. I was super responsible a couple of years ago and sold my 2009 VW EOS hard top...

LOL, That would be fun. It would also perpetuate the trend from salesmen to not acknowledging that an awful lot of small farmers are now women, and actually have our own bank accounts now! We don't need our husbands, brothers, fathers, or manly neighbors to make technical or financial...

Willy, Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't believe there is adequate dealer support near me for that brand.

The problem with that Versatile 150 is that they don't appear to be made anymore, and I'm wanting something with lower maintenance than my mid-80s Case. They do look pretty nifty! CalG - I have never seen any of those brands in my region and that gets me into the "who supports it?" problem...

4 years later and I think I'm finally about ready to buy a new tractor. I decided to find this old thread and read it again, because you all gave me some great input. I compiled a bit of a list to refresh. What do I do now? Use a 93" finish mower on my pastures. Documentation on mower...

On the pricing, he was not including tax, I didn't include that, but you are correct "cash" price means that I get another loan source. Which at 0% financing, I need to see what the rates are for Farm Credit or Ag Direct or whoever. Thanks for the idea of doing the build sheet. I did text him...

Is tagging onto this thread ok? Hi, I'm so glad you posted your quote sheet. I received a proposal that has no specs for a similar tractor, but with a cab. I'm wondering what the TBN folks think about the "proposal", it wasn't a quote, below. I don't think that this has enough details to...

I haven't posted in a while, but the time is coming to think about a new tractor. I have a 2WD Case 585 (mid 80s vintage) that I bought in 2004. It has served me well, but I'm starting to want a new tractor, with a narrower footprint, and one that I can actually reach the controls on. And...

My Case IH 585 has the original rear tires. I found Miller Tire in Ohio carries the Carlisle brand, and also Goodyear in this size. Both are 6 ply, but there is a $200 price difference. there is also a Petlas in an 8 ply for less than the Goodyear. My mechanic said to order it online as the...

I have not been over here for a while, because I've had a good run with my Case International 585 2WD tractor with an FEL It is a 50+ hp engine (I would need to run down and review the specs, as we have the full shop maintenance manuals that came with it 9 years ago). It is a 1980s vintage, so...

Boy did I ever screw it up. I majorly have been doing it wrong, or different equipment needs different rules. 20 minutes into mowing with my new 93" finish mower, I disengaged the pto as the deck was catching a log (too deep grass), did NOT cut engine speed and had the deck raised a bit and...

I sold the Mitsubishi and have looked at a Case that a local person has for sale. The Kubota salesman took me over to see it. It looks to be in good condition and has 2100 hours (give or take 50, I forgot the exact reading). It is diesel and a little bit bigger than I was looking for, it is...

I have one of these...it is a good little tractor, has a Blackhawk 48" FEL and a Ford Series 930 Rotary mower (finishing mower). My problem is that it is a little bit undersized for the work I give it, so I am thinking I should sell it and invest in something larger. It has about 1150 hours on...

First is my apology for not searching all the archives. Ok, I've scanned page one, but the complication is that I'm my own general contractor on my new farm and so I don't have time to browse all day...as enjoyable as that is . I'm selling a 10 acre farm, and buying a 15 acre one. Usable land...