Anyone converted Tier4 Side Exhaust on 5K M series to a Vertical upright exhaust ?

[Seven Gables]

Yes I did , got it little over two weeks ago. Ran into a little bad luck whilst it was on trailer being hauled from SD. Day it was going to get here truck driver text me he had an issue and would I call him. So I called , seems a semi was passing him down around Chicago way and evidently a decent size stone came zinging back from its tire and hit the tractor windshield , took the windshield clean out he says. Kinda killed my joyfull anticipation in a big hurry. Anyway he got it here in the early evening shattered glass and all. Spent the next couple days cleaning glass out of the cab , got a new window from the Deere dealer 50 miles away only to discover when I got back to shop was the wrong one. So they got the correct one the following day and were nice enough to bring it up to me. Spent another day putting that in , kind of a bear of a job, but I got er done. We haven't had hardly any accumulating snow so I've only got about 5 hrs snow blowing with it. I like it real well but going to take a little time to get acclimated to the controls where they become second nature to use. Really does seem to be a well built machine, I've always liked the look of how Deere builds , castings and components have a look of quality to them. I'll see if I can fumble my way through getting some pics posted. Hope all is well with you and yours and happy New Years !

 

[Brown Dog]

Sorry to hear about the windshield altercation.

You getting the wrong part sounds about like deals I get into

Does it have the 32spd trans ?

What size rear tires ?

Loader ?

 

[Seven Gables]

32-16 trans , 480-70-34 rears ,380-70-24 fronts , dealer brought them in narrow as they'd go 78" across outside rears, Deere position E in tire charts. Other options , 3rear 3 mid scv's , ten front weights ,loader prep package ,front fenders mounted to loader support frames , electro hyd scv's controls . Going to wait on getting loader till I need as I've got two 545d's and 5030 with loader. Really like it but wish we'd get some substantial snows to put it to work and start earning it's keep .

 

[Seven Gables]

 

[Brown Dog]

Very nice unit. :thumbsup:

Why did you want the tires set narrow ?

 

[workinonit]

Nice machine.

 

[Seven Gables]

Thank you , feel very fortunate to finally be able to afford new equipment, started out with some old fixer uppers years back. Need the tractor as narrow as possible for getting down orchard rows if I need to. I've already removed the big exterior rear view mirrors , the front fenders easily slide off the mount frame by removing one bolt, the outside cab grab handles easily removed with two bolts each. My primary spray tractor that powers a 600gal orchard air blast sprayer with 38" fan is a NH t5.105f which is a very compact 105 hp designed for orchard tractor. In a pinch if that tractor would break down I could use this 5115m to power sprayer, takes close to 100hp at the pto to crank that 38" fan up to speed. Very important to get fungicides on in a timely manner when weather dictates. Also some of my snow removal drive ways are tightly lined with trees, so the more tractor clearance the better.

 

[Brown Dog]

Sounds great :thumbsup:
I’ve got my tractors similarly equipped also because I don’t have time for any breakdowns.

So I can use another tractor for any job I have here on the farm.