daTeacha
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If you use a steel cable with a loop on either end you can "lasso" the base of the MF rose. As you drive away, you tighten the noose and it won't slip off.
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ruglad03835
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Yup,
I really happy with the dealer I chose. They are a good bunch of folks and did a nice job for me. I worked three dealers and stayed with my forst choice. I asked the manager to look into the bio-diesel issue for me a few weeks back and I went down and had a nice conversation over coffee with him. By the way you can run B5 bio in the Deere tractors with no problem. As a matter of fact he showed me a pess release from Deere stating that they are now shipping tractors with B5 Bio. I figure by burning Bio I'm doing my fair share to keep farmers working and not sending my hard earned money to the oil barons
I really happy with the dealer I chose. They are a good bunch of folks and did a nice job for me. I worked three dealers and stayed with my forst choice. I asked the manager to look into the bio-diesel issue for me a few weeks back and I went down and had a nice conversation over coffee with him. By the way you can run B5 bio in the Deere tractors with no problem. As a matter of fact he showed me a pess release from Deere stating that they are now shipping tractors with B5 Bio. I figure by burning Bio I'm doing my fair share to keep farmers working and not sending my hard earned money to the oil barons
Michigan_Mike
Silver Member
Good idea.
I'll try that. As soon as the snow disappears.
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I'll try that. As soon as the snow disappears.
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daTeacha
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Rick -- do you have access to off road diesel up there? If so, is that biodiesel too? I save about $.42 per gallon by not paying the road tax. I'd like to be able to get biodiesel at the same time. The dealer sells E-85 gasoline, but hasn't gotten into biodiesel yet.
Mike -- it works just fine with only my little B7100 pulling. I have about a 4' cable with a loop clamped in both ends and just hook a chain to the cable and drive away slowly.
Mike -- it works just fine with only my little B7100 pulling. I have about a 4' cable with a loop clamped in both ends and just hook a chain to the cable and drive away slowly.
ruglad03835
Silver Member
I just bought B-5 diesel today. It was $2.55 per gallon. I could buy off road diesel and not have to pay tax however it is nothing more than heating oil. I will be talking to a heating oil dealer in the near future who sells and delivers b-5 diesel hopefully without road tax.
ruglad03835
Silver Member
By the way we have 8" of snow so far and it's still falling. I get to play with my diesel snow shovel tomorrow!!!
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Keoke
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Roy, I note that the 770, predecesor to the 790, and the 970, predecessor to the 990 came std with a collar shift transmissions. However, you could upgrade to an all syncromesh transmission for a few bucks more on these older units. Is the synchro upgrade also offered on the 790 and 990 tractors?
I have a 970 with the synchro 9 speed trans.
cheers,
I have a 970 with the synchro 9 speed trans.
cheers,
RoyJackson
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"Is the synchro upgrade also offered on the 790 and 990 tractors?"
There is no optional transmission offered on the 790. The collar shift is it with 8 forward speeds and 2 reverse.
The 990 has only the 9 x 3 sync-shift available.
Both these tractor are "value" machines which limit any options.
I have no problems adapting to the limitations...although I do wish the 790 had the 9 x 3 synchro transmission (or a power shift) on rare occasions. That two speed reverse is normally either too slow (in low range) or too fast (high range) at PTO speed for many tasks...but with a little thought, one can work with this.
There is no optional transmission offered on the 790. The collar shift is it with 8 forward speeds and 2 reverse.
The 990 has only the 9 x 3 sync-shift available.
Both these tractor are "value" machines which limit any options.
I have no problems adapting to the limitations...although I do wish the 790 had the 9 x 3 synchro transmission (or a power shift) on rare occasions. That two speed reverse is normally either too slow (in low range) or too fast (high range) at PTO speed for many tasks...but with a little thought, one can work with this.
Keoke
Gold Member
Roy, my 970 manual shows the 870,970 as standard with a "collar shift" trans and an optional choice of a synchromesh trans. The 1070 only came with the synchro trans.
I see the current 990 listed on the JD site as having a "collar shift" trans and the 790 as having a "sliding gear" trans.
I know what a sliding gear and synchromesh transmissons are but have no clue as to what a "collar shift" trans is.
Could you fill me in on this one?
On the 870, 970 JD showed a choice difference between the "collar shift" and synchromesh transmissions so they can't be the same thing.
No big deal on the above, I just wondered what a "collar shift" trans is and why they took the "synchromesh" trans option away on the 990 which, outside of the hsp, is pretty much the same tractor as the 970 and 1070.
cheers,
I see the current 990 listed on the JD site as having a "collar shift" trans and the 790 as having a "sliding gear" trans.
I know what a sliding gear and synchromesh transmissons are but have no clue as to what a "collar shift" trans is.
Could you fill me in on this one?
On the 870, 970 JD showed a choice difference between the "collar shift" and synchromesh transmissions so they can't be the same thing.
No big deal on the above, I just wondered what a "collar shift" trans is and why they took the "synchromesh" trans option away on the 990 which, outside of the hsp, is pretty much the same tractor as the 970 and 1070.
cheers,
randy_berger
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roy, did you buy that chipper yet? the wallenstein 40 i looked at didn't look like such a great deal ($2500) compared to the 60 ($3000). and both seemed pretty pricey compared to the jinma 6" (about $1700) but i'm having trouble finding a local source. i've got a 790 too and think a pto chipper would come in real handy on the 40 acres (i'm hiring an excavator to clear maybe 6 of them). also wonder whether its better to get a chipper/shredder, since a lot of the plant material (tree tops, etc) is really not big enough to be chipped.