mike69440
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- Joined
- Jun 2, 2005
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- Location
- Central NH (God's Country)
- Tractor
- 1984 Kubota B7200D (Sold 2015,) 2005 L39 Kubota, 2006 RTV 900 1997 Komatsu PC75UU2E w/ Thumb & Blade, 2013 Mahindra Max28XL Shuttle
Not even cold , just a brisk 13F
I get home early and figure I'll clean up the 2"-3" of snow that has packed down on our road and area around the barn using the max 28 and 6' box blade rather than the Bota with plow.
Max was stared last week
Crank,crank...........................................Crank.........................................Crank,
It did not take long for the undersize battery to start to loose power and not evn a sput from the engine, so I stopped.
I tried the RTV900: Crank, Ruuuph_Purrr. Almost Instant start. Sitting a few days
I tried the L39: Crank, Ruuuph_Purrr. Instant start. Sitting 2 weeks
I treid the PC75 with Mitsubishi 4D95--FF 4Cyl Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_sput, Crank, Ruuuph_cough cough rump & Purr (Sitting since Christmas in elements, 15 to 20 seconds to get running.) There is a lot to be said for a cab with good heater!
Get battery charger, but deccide to try Max28 again. Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_sput, Crank, Ruuuph_cough cough rump & chug Chug, Chug chug, sort of Purr(Almost a minute to settle down, throttle or no)
I did notice that after the glow plug light went out after 10 seconds on the first attempt to start, on my second attemp to start letting it sit 10 minutes, turn the key, no GP light, not even for a few seconds. Does the glow plug continue to heat even after the light goes out. It did on my old Bota and it does on the RTV also.
I am using same fuel and diesel additive in all machines.
Once I got the Max running I topped offf the tank and added a heathy dose of additive.
Am I missing something is starting procedure with the Max? (Yes I give the Glow plugs proper time, PTO Off everything in nuetral, seat switch fine.)
I like the Max. It has a lot of strong points. Pull/ Pushes BB in snow OK with Chains and 500 LB Counter weight, Setup weighs 3,700 lbs.
Dissapointments are:
Abrupt, jerky loader valve,
Kind of flimsy Loader construction
Weak front curl cylinders compared to loader lift ability., want more "break out"
Can't count on it in cold weather.
Other Little stuff.
I get home early and figure I'll clean up the 2"-3" of snow that has packed down on our road and area around the barn using the max 28 and 6' box blade rather than the Bota with plow.
Max was stared last week
Crank,crank...........................................Crank.........................................Crank,
It did not take long for the undersize battery to start to loose power and not evn a sput from the engine, so I stopped.
I tried the RTV900: Crank, Ruuuph_Purrr. Almost Instant start. Sitting a few days
I tried the L39: Crank, Ruuuph_Purrr. Instant start. Sitting 2 weeks
I treid the PC75 with Mitsubishi 4D95--FF 4Cyl Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_sput, Crank, Ruuuph_cough cough rump & Purr (Sitting since Christmas in elements, 15 to 20 seconds to get running.) There is a lot to be said for a cab with good heater!
Get battery charger, but deccide to try Max28 again. Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_cough, Crank, Ruuuph_sput, Crank, Ruuuph_cough cough rump & chug Chug, Chug chug, sort of Purr(Almost a minute to settle down, throttle or no)
I did notice that after the glow plug light went out after 10 seconds on the first attempt to start, on my second attemp to start letting it sit 10 minutes, turn the key, no GP light, not even for a few seconds. Does the glow plug continue to heat even after the light goes out. It did on my old Bota and it does on the RTV also.
I am using same fuel and diesel additive in all machines.
Once I got the Max running I topped offf the tank and added a heathy dose of additive.
Am I missing something is starting procedure with the Max? (Yes I give the Glow plugs proper time, PTO Off everything in nuetral, seat switch fine.)
I like the Max. It has a lot of strong points. Pull/ Pushes BB in snow OK with Chains and 500 LB Counter weight, Setup weighs 3,700 lbs.
Dissapointments are:
Abrupt, jerky loader valve,
Kind of flimsy Loader construction
Weak front curl cylinders compared to loader lift ability., want more "break out"
Can't count on it in cold weather.
Other Little stuff.
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