Driving new tractor home from dealer

[tractorsanmore]

If tractor has a turbo , let it run for a few minutes before you shut it off when you get home .

 

[Mark @ Everlast]

If he hates the thought of a tractor on the road, wait till he sees an 8 row peanut picker or a six row cotton picker. Or a " train" of 4 wheel peanut wagons.lol. All perfectly legal as long as they have a SMV sign and/or flashing light. No tag, no registration needed, and last I checked, no license either.:laughing:

Tractorsanmore:

I'd agree on the turbo, but on the engine, break in is really a thing of the past on modern engines. Again, if you ever see one on a dyno, you'll say, "That ain't right to treat a tractor engine like that."

 

[_RaT_]

That's true too.



Just responding to crbr's post.

I know Duffster, its the other guys comments that have me wondering. I'm picturing dead bodies tossed to and fro as our OP is carelessly driving his new Kubota down the highway blinded by the loader bucket not knowing he just plowed into Gramps, graded Grams and bushogged the grandkids. Shame on him for driving his new Kubota down the road not paying attention to anyone but himself. Why I outta.... :laughing:

 

[pitt_md]

If I were getting that nice of a tractor I would be crusing main street a few times before going home...enjoy the ride.

 

[leonz]

Can I ask a tiny, tiny, tiny, question about your M8540 first before all else?

Is your M8540 equipped with steel tracks or rubber tracks or ag tires????


Dont yell please, I wanted to ask the question because the drive type was not mention by the original poster.

Yes i like tracked tractors :^0

The tracked unit is fully designed for 13 miles per hour of travel with no issues involving the rubber track on pavement as the rubber track used now is stronger and more reinforced for road travel.:thumbsup:

have fun with the new tractor- there should be a lock valve needle valve under the tractor seat to secure the position of the bush hog and keep it in one position with no issues, I like flail mowers anyway as they are safer to use cut much better but thats another issue.


Ok I have to go watch Woodstock drive the Zamboni now as they are between periods PS they did the hokey pokey at the start before the puck was dropped at center ice. At least Woodstock does not yell bullseye when he skims the wall where the GEICO advertisement is.


leon:thumbsup:

 

[rjkobbeman]

Can I ask a tiny, tiny, tiny, question about your M8540 first before all else?

Is your M8540 equipped with steel tracks or rubber tracks or ag tires????


Dont yell please, I wanted to ask the question because the drive type was not mention by the original poster.

Yes i like tracked tractors :^0

The tracked unit is fully designed for 13 miles per hour of travel with no issues involving the rubber track on pavement as the rubber track used now is stronger and more reinforced for road travel.:thumbsup:

have fun with the new tractor- there should be a lock valve needle valve under the tractor seat to secure the position of the bush hog and keep it in one position with no issues, I like flail mowers anyway as they are safer to use cut much better but thats another issue.


Ok I have to go watch Woodstock drive the Zamboni now as they are between periods PS they did the hokey pokey at the start before the puck was dropped at center ice. At least Woodstock does not yell bullseye when he skims the wall where the GEICO advertisement is.


leon:thumbsup:

I brought it home this morning. Was a 5 mile drive... and had no issues.

My M8540 has R4 Industrial tires.

 

[lilranch2001]

When I purchased my Bobcat, I wanted to have my rears filled, and found that the only tire shop in the area that sold rim guard was 3 and a half miles down a rural road from the Bobcat dealer.

I asked the salesman if he would run it down to have the tires filled before delivery, he said he would.....
When I went to sign the deal and give them the check, I was thinking.....

Why not just drive it down and get some seat time.

So I asked him if it was ok and if he would still pick it up from the tire shop and deliver it to my home, he started laughing and stated he had never had a customer drive one away from the dealership before.

I went the first mile and was at almost top RPM's then started to think about the "break in" so I started varying the rpms the rest of the trip

First thing when I got home that night "after playing with my Bobcat for a while" I got the owners manual out to make sure I didnt screw up the engine in that first mile, there was nothing in the owners manual about any break in proceedure

 

[porky69]

About 15yrs ago I drove a John Deere 8630 with a freshly rebuilt engine (less than an hour on the rebuild it when I picked it up) approx 80miles home at wide open throttle, top gear and had no issues. Last i heard the tractor was still running like a top with that engine in it.

 

[Kayakin2]

Hopefully, the fuel tank is not full of off road diesel and in some states like NH tractors must be insured and registered before being driven on a public road.

 

[Reg]

If it's a brand new tractor as in only a couple of hours on the engine then you will want to vary the rpms as you travel. Don't just set it at one rpm range and leave it there the entire time. Vary the rpms by a good 500 +/- every 1/10 of a mile or so.

Right.
I always used to do that with new (mechanical) clocks and watches.
Break 'em in for a day at 1/4 time, then two days at 1/2 time and another 3 days at 3/4 time.
SO much better reliability and good time keeping after a gentle break-in.