MX Series Pricing?

[motownbrowne]

Sixdogs - After seeing your front weights - should I consider those to stick to the slopes (driving across, not up and down) in addition to the loader? Or is the loader fine and just pick up some weight in the bucket? That's pretty much what I do now with my B.

Would anyone mind measuring the length of your MX, with the loader bucket on the ground? I'd really like to know the overall length of the machine with the bucket and a rotary cutter behind it to see how things fit in my barn.

For counter weights, my practice in the past is that my mower has worked for a counter weight and I leave it on pretty much all summer. Do any of you guys switch to a ballast box? Or a home made one? I've always thought the mower is fine, other than it hangs out there a bit. (remember, I'm looking to lift a 1 ton pallet of wood pellets just a couple times a year, low and slow)

Lastly, after everyone recommended buying used SSQA forks, I have not seen anything on Craigslist...nothing remotely close to me has even come up...surprising. Are they are to find, or am I better off just getting new and rolling it into the financing?

Front weights are better for lowering your center of gravity, and they don't stick out all over the place like the loader, but they're 10% unicorn horn, which makes them very expensive.

I like leaving the mower on for ballast, but it can be a little awkward in some places. For a full ton on the forks, throwing some extra weight (suitcase weights, wheel weights, beer bellied friends) on the back of the mower will help. Unless you have a very heavy mower, it's nice to have some extra weight back there.

I'd be happy to measure my MX, but I wing have the bucket on for a while. Mine lives with forks on most of the time. I found my forks new for $600. Since then I met a guy who sells brand new sets for $500. He makes the carriages and buys new forks, in addition to making other SSQA implements. There's deals out there, but if you can't find anything, financing makes sense.

 

[LD1]

Is only consider front weights if you want to hang.something heavy out back without the loader.

If you leave the loader on, I see no need for front weights

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Length is roughly 15'8" from lift arm pin holes to cutting edge.

I nearly always have the FEL on and never felt like more weight was needed. In fact, it might be bad for the front axels...

I guess used fork availability varies by region? I would not skimp on fork strength. You will use them to pry on stuff and stress them beyond the lift capacity of your tractor. :2cents:. New 4000lbs forks might be the best way for you to go. :2cents:

My guess is that if your roatery cutter is 1000lbs or more it is heavy enough for your heaviest lifts. :2cents:

 

[sixdogs]

The bucket is just fine but I don't have one so I have weights. I'm not sure if the loader will fit with the weights on. You would have to find someone with an MX and a loader and have them measure the space. I can measure the weight length.

If you can't find the length, you can go to tractor data and get the measurements for the tractor and then the loader and then take an educated guess. I will say the MX is beefy and my MX5100 with weights on is roughly the same length as my M7040 without weights. Maybe a whisker longer.

You know, when this is over we're going to need lots of pictures as well as a full report. :licking:

 

[cold1313]

For the HST users - where is the 2wd/4wd lever at on the MX5800's? Not a ton of great pictures or info on these

 

[Code54]

Bottom left - little short lever

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Down low on the left side, mounted on the vertical surface below the range selector.

 

[cold1313]

Thought that was it from the advertisements - but they weren't pointing anything out. Thanks guys!