DK55 after first 50 hours

[dadndadn]

I just turned over 50 hours today. The uses were pulling JD double bottome turning plow, JD 9' disk (very heavy), Brillion Cultipacker, JD 12' Seed Drill over 20 acres. I did play some with the front end loader just because it was there. My thoughts on this tractor....First: WOW!!!, the power and traction really impressed me. It pulled everything hooked to it like a champ. The only complaints, and they are minor, are that the wires to the solenoid vibrated loose, which I attribute to the dealer prep, and the pin on the left stabilizer fell apart, the dealer is ordering another for me. The tractor was very comfortable during the whole time, which is why I bought it in the first place. It used way more fuel than the John Deere I traded for it would have used, probably double, but it is a new engine that is not broken in yet, so I did run it in lower gears and at a bit higher rpms than I would have normally done. All in all, I am very very very happy that I chose this tractor over the other orange tractor. By the way, the Bush Hog FEL is great.

 

[Dmace]

Nice picture, that cab sure does look comfortable.

 

[rvaitor]

I just turned over 50 hours today. The uses were pulling JD double bottome turning plow, JD 9' disk (very heavy), Brillion Cultipacker, JD 12' Seed Drill over 20 acres. I did play some with the front end loader just because it was there. My thoughts on this tractor....First: WOW!!!, the power and traction really impressed me. It pulled everything hooked to it like a champ. The only complaints, and they are minor, are that the wires to the solenoid vibrated loose, which I attribute to the dealer prep, and the pin on the left stabilizer fell apart, the dealer is ordering another for me. The tractor was very comfortable during the whole time, which is why I bought it in the first place. It used way more fuel than the John Deere I traded for it would have used, probably double, but it is a new engine that is not broken in yet, so I did run it in lower gears and at a bit higher rpms than I would have normally done. All in all, I am very very very happy that I chose this tractor over the other orange tractor. By the way, the Bush Hog FEL is great.

I'm interested in how it pulled the disk(very heavy). I bought a couple of disks and haven't been able to try them yet. One is a lighter weight "leveling" disc (first pic) and the other an Allis Chalmers 8 or 9' (second pic). My neighbor thinks my tractor isn't heavy enough for the A-C disc. What kind of RPM, gear, and speed were you running? Any better pictures and advice?