M-Series Snag!!!

[rbargeron]

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Great statement - reminderd me of what a teacher told us years ago - "When you design something to be foolproof - you just give rise to a new class of fools". The Darwin Award helps, but not enough.

 

[Glowplug]

Gees, has this thread grown! I haven't read it in a while (and am too short on time to go back), but has maybe some others possibly agreed with me when I bucked the trend and said the M class wouldn't be too big? If I recall, I was the first to say it wouldn't be too much and just figured that I'd be flamed for saying so when everyone else had advised smaller. (maybe subconsciously that's why I'm bothering to read all the posts since)

So, what size is the baby gonna be?

Dargo, it seems most have stopped advocating a smaller tractor. I don't know if that's because I posted some of my planned tasks or if they just didn't want to cause me too much psychological distress. I would recommend going back and reading it. There is some very good stuff in there. And I'm not just saying that because it's my thread either.

So, what's the baby gonn be? Looks like an M7040HD with LA1153 FEL. And my dealer located one down in Lexington but hasn't gone to get it yet. This holiday weekend may be the end of me!

 

[MtnViewRanch]

It's got two rear remotes, he said he could put on 3. I think the cost for another rear remote was about $540. I still don't know when I would NEED 3 rear remotes unless I hooked up a top 'n' tilt and used it with a box blade with hydraulic scarifiers. So I'll probably just stick with 2 rear remotes for now. It CAN be added later should the need arise.

Yeah, me too, why would I need more than 2 rear remotes? You only need 2 for the top 'n' tilt right? After all,

I will NEVER get a box scraper with hydraulic engaged rippers.
I will NEVER get a rear blade with hydraulic operated anything.
I will NEVER get a bat wing mower. If I do, I will just use 1 of my dedicated T'n'T hook ups.

After all I have all the time in the world. I won't get tired of getting on & off the tractor every few minutes, it will be good for me.
After all, I'm getting younger.

Yeah, I will just get the 3rd remote later, except now it's $750 and that is with me installing it.

Yep, I agree, save $540 now while you can, because after you get your M7040, you won't believe the money you'll want to spend on more implements that you haven't even thought about yet. But then you could get by with the few that you start out with, no problem, after all you don't really need that grapple, or snow plow, or snow blower.

Just trying to help you out from some of my experiences. Wish you all the best of luck with your decisions.

 

[Glowplug]

Okay, MtnViewRanch, sarcastic point taken!! I will definately ask my dealer to install 3 rear remotes. Besides, that would add an extra lever at the operator's platform to play with!

 

[MtnViewRanch]

You won't be sorry.

 

[Glowplug]

Check out these photos of a modified M5040 with turf tires. I really looks kind of stupud, IMHO. It's very strange looking to say the least. From the looks of the house I suppose it belongs to someone who wanted the ultimate lawnmower. Actually, come to think of it, it probably belongs to the grounds crew of a golf course. THAT would make sense.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

It probably corners good in the mowing competition.

 

[Oleozz]

Good Advice I think from MtViewRanch. My tractor came standard with one set of rear remotes, I have wished often for 2 and 3 would be ideal. I was looking at a snow plow yesterday that had two hudraulic cylinders on it and was thinking to myself that I couldn't use it even if I had the money to buy it, at least not the way it was meant to be used.

 

[IslandTractor]

Dargo, it seems most have stopped advocating a smaller tractor. I don't know if that's because I posted some of my planned tasks or if they just didn't want to cause me too much psychological distress.

I think the "Porsche" argument point may have had something to do with it. No question you could do the work you have planned with a big L series (maybe not the 15ft batwing if that ever happens) but as you pointed out, there is the happiness factor to be considered in addition to the technical capabilities of the tractors. The only task that seemed a challenge for a CUT was the idea of trying to mow all 16 acres every two weeks in a reasonable time. 16 acres is a lot of lawn. I wouldn't think real pastures need mowing quite that often.

 

[Glowplug]

The only task that seemed a challenge for a CUT was the idea of trying to mow all 16 acres every two weeks in a reasonable time. 16 acres is a lot of lawn. I wouldn't think real pastures need mowing quite that often.

Well, it's not a lawn. Most of my sixteen acres, except for right around the house, is old horse pasture. We built the house on pasture 3 years ago. The problem is, I don't have horses to keep it under control. For some reason, I don't know if it's the water table or what, but the pasture grows extremely quickly. I have had someone mow it with a JD and a 20ft batwing the past three years. They do it every four weeks. By the time the 3rd week comes around it looks like a jungle. Then when it's cut it doesn't look that good because it had gotten so tall. I'd like to keep it cut well, kill off all the weeds, overseed it, and fertilize it so that it eventually becomes a nice green pasture. That way, if there's no weeds, it could grow waist high but not look like a jungle.