Stackwood
Bronze Member
New tractor arrived yesterday. We got an MX5000 with 4wd, ag tires, and LA852 loader. Spent yesterday and today moving the rear wheels out. Unfortunately the dealer forgot to put ballast in the tires. Fortunately this made them a lot easier to adjust. Saved my back on the second tire & didn't lay it on the ground, just leaned it against the bucket and front wheel. A good torque wrench is a must. The wheel bolts take 160 ft-lbs. A cheater bar is very helpful. An impact wrench would have been great.
Man what a difference from the old MF 165. Everything works and it has bags of power. The limiting factor while bushogging was comfort; while I was bouncing around the tractor never even sounded challenged, at least in the overgrown field I was testing it in. This was at 2000 rpm.
I played around with the FEL, looks like a good unit. Once I get ballast in the tires I'll put it through its paces.
The tractor is very nimble. It turns on a dime. The limiting factor is weight rather than power. Ballast should help a lot.
Stackwood
Man what a difference from the old MF 165. Everything works and it has bags of power. The limiting factor while bushogging was comfort; while I was bouncing around the tractor never even sounded challenged, at least in the overgrown field I was testing it in. This was at 2000 rpm.
I played around with the FEL, looks like a good unit. Once I get ballast in the tires I'll put it through its paces.
The tractor is very nimble. It turns on a dime. The limiting factor is weight rather than power. Ballast should help a lot.
Stackwood
