Max 28 Owners

[JButze100]

Been reading this forum for over a year and figured I should contribute. I just pulled the trigger on a new Max28 HST with fel, rfm, and rake. Managed to put a few hrs on her so far. I'm curious as to how other Max 28 owners are making out as the hrs start creepin up and our machines see some abuse. Anything to becare of? Dos and Don'ts? Major issues? Dealer told me to expect some glow plug issues as that is common. Thanks.

 

[jimpen]

Well I have about a 70 hours on a Max25 FEL, MMM, and BH. The only issue I have had was some misrouted hydraulic lines about 20 minutes after delivery and that was warranty repaired.

It has cut the grass well. Between the FEL and the BH I've been able to clean up my property that after 14 years I might be able to mow it all this year for the first time. It started every time this year even in winter. That allowed me to get my driveway cleared so I could get my car out.

I would look at getting a set of pallet forks. I have a bunch of railroad ties that don't weight that much, but are longer than the FEL. The forks let me lift and move them to the burn pile much easier than trying to drag them.

 

[JButze100]

one thing I am noticing that i didn't notice when test driving it is a lack of power in reverse. The hst seems to make a hissing nice or whistle noise and just seems weak. Is this the norm or should I be contacting the dealer. On a positive note I dragged about ten cord of poplar out of a small area I'm clearing for a garage this morning. hst is forward no problems...reverse different story.

 

[mitchash]

I have had great luck with my MAX 28 (backhoe, mmm, loader). I only have 7 hours but it has really impressed me every time I have used it! I haven't noticed anything different with reverse, mine seems to have power in reverse. I pulled a small deck out with the loader and dragged it backwards with no problem.

 

[JButze100]

any noise when pushing the pedal to reverse? Almost like its sucking air or a whistle..

 

[j wilson]

i dont have any noise pushing for reverse... i know i dont get the same speed for reverse, has power in reverse as long as rpm's are up...there is a stop bolt on reverse pedal under tractor...dont know if you could back that out a little and get more speed

 

[LindenBruce]

well, the HST's are notorious for being noisy. But if you are having problem in reverse I would have a tech take a look at it just to be safe. The two times a machine are prone for failure are at the very front end of their service life and at the end of their service life.

As an example, the company I work for builds nut orchard harvesting equipment. We use four cylinder Cummins engines in one of our machines and buy them in lots of dozens at a time. We had just built this machine and it ran great for the first 20-30 minutes or so. It got parked for a day or so. When we went to run it to finish some work and charge the A/C system and make final adjustments one cylinder was dead. Totally baffled. Had the Cummins guy come out and one injector wasn't firing correctly and he also found one of the rocker arms was way out of specs and had pulled loose. They fixed the problems and the engine ran great. So you just never know. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's perfect. Bruce

 

[j wilson]

JB...just another quick thought, the noise you are hearing, could you be low on hyd. oil, is there air in the lines?

 

[Shift4200]

any noise when pushing the pedal to reverse? Almost like its sucking air or a whistle..

Not trying to be captain obvious here, but are you in High Gear? My Max25 def is has alot more HST "Whine" in High vs Low. In addition, I will say that High gear is a bit lacking in the working power department. A quick downshift and I'll be willing to bet you have all the power you need.

Welcome to the forum, and good luck with your new machine. :thumbsup:

-J

 

[JButze100]

Dealer ressures me everything is alright...as for a lack of power I think i confused the slower speed for lack of power.


It is an amazing machine in my eyes. Not the 50up nh I'm used to but managed to grade my driveway in no time before work this afternoon. think dad might be keeping hos nh at home as I'm falling in love with this little tractor.