drizler
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- Jul 27, 2007
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I got mine in July and the backhoe came in after a long delay in August. Shuttle shift though so no MPH to worry about. I never thought much of watching the speed on a tractor. My rig seems to dig pretty well. Plenty of strength but it will easily drag the tractor back wards stabalizers and all if you aren't careful. I didn't load the tires which would help some there I guess. I had a **** of a time getting one with Ag tires so much in fact I had to wait for them to make me one with them literally. As for the hoe it took nearly as long for the thing to cross the US as it did to cross the Pacific. MF sure does have one funky supply system. I haven't seen so many lies since the 2000 election. The dealer was straight forward about all that and showed me the computer dates right up front. He was very up front about all the idiocy. My BH came into the port of Baltimore and sat for a week or so then when it hit the road (a 13 hr drive + -) it got lost in the twilight zone for a week on a truck trip with 6 hoes dropping off up the East Coast to Northern Vt. Nice rig though once I got it and it digs small tree stumps in our ugly shale ridden rock infested soil fairly easily. I'm sure it works lots better with a skilled operator.
Beware of this with your rig........Clearance between the back of the hoe operators seat and the mount for the ag plaque on the rear of the tractor. There is seemingly plenty of clearance but it will contact and tear into the center of the seat back like mine did. Whether it did it when in use or driving around I'm not sure but it happened. Since the plaque mount is welded to the frame I cut mine off with a sawzall and ground down the the edges so it won't happen again. A little gray paint and it is fine and dandy .
Another issue is the ROPS if you keep them folded down and drive around. The retainer pins that are held captive by their wires dangle freely and constantly bang into ROPS. What it does is leave tattoos of dents shaped like a big L on the front of the ROPS. It looks like someone went to town with a sharp ice pick. No big deal to me but I'm sure some guys would be upset as it tears up the paint pretty badly in that area.
Overall I really like the tractor and even with the loader and hoe I don't tear up the grass unless it gets skidded , turned sharply in 4WD or even in 2 wd. I think I have a couple decent pics of the tractor hoe. If I can manage to get them to post here I'll give it a try.
Beware of this with your rig........Clearance between the back of the hoe operators seat and the mount for the ag plaque on the rear of the tractor. There is seemingly plenty of clearance but it will contact and tear into the center of the seat back like mine did. Whether it did it when in use or driving around I'm not sure but it happened. Since the plaque mount is welded to the frame I cut mine off with a sawzall and ground down the the edges so it won't happen again. A little gray paint and it is fine and dandy .
Another issue is the ROPS if you keep them folded down and drive around. The retainer pins that are held captive by their wires dangle freely and constantly bang into ROPS. What it does is leave tattoos of dents shaped like a big L on the front of the ROPS. It looks like someone went to town with a sharp ice pick. No big deal to me but I'm sure some guys would be upset as it tears up the paint pretty badly in that area.
Overall I really like the tractor and even with the loader and hoe I don't tear up the grass unless it gets skidded , turned sharply in 4WD or even in 2 wd. I think I have a couple decent pics of the tractor hoe. If I can manage to get them to post here I'll give it a try.
I know what you mean about the 12 yo Japanese boy writing the owners manual. I just bought an Odes UTV which is made in China. Lots of laughs reading that owners manual.