CLUB "25"

warcat · Feb 19, 2008

xlr82v2 said:
Warcat,

Congrats on your 5525 and welcome to the "club"!! Let's see some pictures!!

Here's some pics from yesterday. I had to fold down the ROPS in order for it to fit under the carport/patio at the ranch house.

xlr82v2 · Feb 19, 2008

Good lookin' machine! Even got some dirt on it already, excellent!!

No need to explain why the ROPS are down... Safety Patrol is not allowed in this thread

!!

I've got the same problem as well, mine won't fit in the shed with the ROPS up... so it stays down 90% of the time, unless I'm working the hillsides down in the woods.

xlr82v2 · Feb 19, 2008

Midsouth said:
Morning Brian both tractor and loader are 08 models. Hoping to get some more done on the yard today while the dw and i are waiting on dispatch. We team drive for a small company here in MS with runs to the west coast and back. That lets us get home every week for a day or two. I'm going to wait till we get home next week to try out my weight box i want to make sure the concrete is set up good. I have braces in side that the lift hooks to so when i pick it up i'm picking up with the concrete not the box.

Sounds like you're in much the same situation that I'm in... I'm here at home waiting for dispatch to call as well... I fly for a charter company in St. Louis. We go just about anywhere, any time.

Looks like Buhler changed their system for the loader stands, like I said, mine store inside the torque tube. Never have used them yet, but I did find out that they will only fit in there 1 way...

I need to make up a counterweight as well I suppose. Normally I'll have either the brushhog or the box blade on the back when I'm doing a lot of FEL work, but not always. I'm going to fill my tires this spring, that will help in the softer ground. This past summer when I got the tractor we were in a drought, and I could do almost anything with the tractor and no counterweight, but now that we've gotten a lot of rain and everything is mud, I need a little weight back there more often. A little wider front tires would help some too.

Midsouth · Feb 19, 2008

Here are some pictures of the weight box being built

warcat · Feb 19, 2008

xlr82v2 said:
Good lookin' machine! Even got some dirt on it already, excellent!!

No need to explain why the ROPS are down... Safety Patrol is not allowed in this thread !!

I've got the same problem as well, mine won't fit in the shed with the ROPS up... so it stays down 90% of the time, unless I'm working the hillsides down in the woods.

It looks like this will be my everyday parking spot, so the ROPS will have to go down before I park it. But, since I'm in south Texas and the sun can beat you to death from around March thru September (and maybe even longer than that), I'm going to buy a sunshade for it- which will attach to the ROPS. Hopefully I'll remember to roll the ROPS back down before parking it each and every time...

And in rereading this, the thought just came to mind that it may not fit with the sunshade (even with the ROPS rolled back). I'll have to look into it...

xlr82v2 · Feb 19, 2008

warcat said:
It looks like this will be my everyday parking spot, so the ROPS will have to go down before I park it. But, since I'm in south Texas and the sun can beat you to death from around March thru September (and maybe even longer than that), I'm going to buy a sunshade for it- which will attach to the ROPS. Hopefully I'll remember to roll the ROPS back down before parking it each and every time...

And in rereading this, the thought just came to mind that it may not fit with the sunshade (even with the ROPS rolled back). I'll have to look into it...

A wide brimmed straw hat works wonders in the sun. I always thought Grandpa looked kinda funny in his, but he was way smarter than I was back then. Still is.

You're not going to be happy putting that ROPS up and down every time you use the tractor, especially with the added weight of a canopy, trust me on that one... it lasted about 2 days with me.

I've been driving tractors of all sizes with no ROPS for about 30+ years now, and I've not even come close to turning one over yet. So, I'm pretty confident that I'll be OK on the flat ground here around the house. But, there's some hills on my ground that will make your gluteous maximus pucker, and I do like the "security" of knowing that the ROPS are there, and I always put it up and put on the seatbelt when working in those areas.

AchingBack · Feb 19, 2008

xlr82v2 said:
The problems you may encounter when back blading with the FEL bucket dumped happen when you have down force on the bucket and the dump cylinders 1/2 to fully extended.

You're not going to harm the loader arms, as they are more than up to that task... what you could do though is possibly buckle the lift cylinders.

I think you'd have a really hard time hurting anything as long as you're not putting down force on the bucket (ie. have it in "float"), especially if you keep the bucket rolled back to 45 degrees or less. The problem is, we all learn that it works SOOOO much better with down force...

I think the greatest chance of damaging the dump cylinders occurs when you have the bucket fully dumped or nearly so, and are back dragging with downforce on the bucket... that's asking for trouble. If you dump the bucket no more than 15-20 degrees from level, you'd probably really have to try to damage anything like that.

You are correct Brian. I missed the key word "float". It is the dump cylinders that are most apt to be damaged. I have had to cringe more than once when I saw some guys on Youtube back blading in the full dump position with the front wheels off the ground.

Midsouth · Feb 19, 2008

Brian

Was at the dealers today picking up a few things and he had three 3525 with fel on them all of them had the stands in the torque tube like yours. I don't know if they was 07 or 08 models i don't guess it really matters where they are at as long as they are there when u need them. Looks like the dw and I have the rest of the week off. Dispatch called today and told us our load did not deliver in CA till Monday. So i plan on some serious tractor time tomorrow.

RedRiver · Feb 21, 2008

Midsouth, was that you I met today? Picked up a Bush Hog squealer? I always feel kinda awkward asking people if it's them that's posting on here or not. I was the guy that helped you when you first came in the store and loaded the cutter up for you.

Midsouth · Feb 21, 2008

Yes that was me. Just got to the house raining here so going to wait to unload don't feel like getting wet. thanks for all the help will definitely be back.