My first Tractor Just arrived

[bpsooner]

They just delivered my first tractor. I bought the M5040 with FEL. What a sweet tractor. I also got a WOODS BRUSHBULL Rotary cutter (6 ft) with the tractor. My wife already hates it because I have not been off it since it arrived.
I appreciate all the help and input you guys gave me while I was deciding on a tractor. Believe me this forum is so much help.

I look forward to giving updates on its use........ Thanks Again

 

[Evil the Weasel]

Pictures are mandatory here Enjoy your new machine. The rule is to buy your second tractor first. You apparently are not messing around!

 

[Deerlope]

Is it a cab model? yep pic's are required.

 

[bpsooner]

No Cab but pictures are coming.

 

[LeadPoison]

Your experience sounds just like mine.

We bought a M4900 with a loader and a medium duty Brushbull in March of 2006. It's been trouble free with the exception of flat front tires. We fixed that with foam. Enjoy the seat time.

 

[PSDStu]

Congrats on the new M5040!

I have owned 2 of them and they are a great tractor!

Enjoy it!

Stu

 

[froggy]

Did any of you consider the 6040 (or previous 5700) before purchasing the model you have?

 

[PSDStu]

Did any of you consider the 6040 (or previous 5700) before purchasing the model you have?

My 5040 was on the lot so thats the one I went with........... if a 5040, 6040, and 7040 Cab had been on the lot it might have been a different choice......but I love my M5040 Cab!

Stu

 

[big bubba]

bpsooner: congrat on the M series. think you were the one debating an MX vs the M series a while back. WISE choice of the 5040 over the MX. I cobbled a 127 acre farm with a Massey 35 for 28 yrs (still a good tractor for what it was) then went w/Kubota. What I didn't realize when I purchased an L series tractor was that not all HP is equal. A 50 hp machine in the 5040 is FAR more tractor than the 50 hp in the MX......larger frame, FEL, tires, etc. I could never go back from my current M tractor...... you did well to go M and wishing you well on your wise choice. bb

 

[bpsooner]

Thanks Bubba. That is exactly why I went with the M 5040. Larger tractor and a lot more features that the MX-5100 had. My wife wanted me to get a Deere but I liked the M5040 better than the 5055E and had a better price.........

 

[ZDB]

I spent 7 hours on my new M7040 yesterday running a 6' rotary mower and wasn't nearly as beat as when I use my old IH 424. You are going to love your new M5040 for mowing. Good choice on picking the M over the MX it really is quite a lot more machine.

 

[bpsooner]

I cannot wait until this evening to start using the 6ft mower. I have already begun doing some FEL work and it was a blast.

 

[ZDB]

I don't know how smooth your place is but I was mowing first cutting yesterday in 5th gear at 5.2mph (540 pto speed) cutting to 3"-4" stubble height (M7040HD with KK 72" rotary cutter). I was even able to consume some beverages with out bouncing all over the place or foaming issues!

 

[bpsooner]

Do you have HST or Synch Shuttle. I was debating on whether or not to mow in Rabbit mode. It sounds like the spead at which you mowed that would be the case.

 

[ZDB]

My M7040 has the hydraulic shuttle. I put the range in high (rabbit) and the gear selector in 1rst. At 540N on the digital PTO indicator I was traveling 5.2 MPH. Even in 3ft tall grass up hill I was not bogging the tractor down at all.

 

[bpsooner]

I will try it in high (1st gear). My grass it about 3-4 feet and pretty flat. Thanks for the input..............

 

[PSDStu]

Using my M5040HDC and Woods 8ft twin spindle cutter on Bahia requires me to use 4th gear, low, and run about 3.7mph to get a decent cut. Any faster leaves too much stuble behind....now if I wasn't cutting Bahia I could probably cut alot faster.

Curious why many of you are using 6ft cutters on your M series which clearly can handle larger cutters?

Stu

 

[bpsooner]

Being that I just got my M5040 and do not know all its capabilities, can it pull a 8ft disc with no problem. My father in law has a 8ft disc and says it should be able to handle it. My soil contains a lot of clay...........

 

[ZDB]

I just read the Owner's manual this morning and my M7040 is rated to pull a 10' disc. I think the 5040/6040 are both rated to pull an 8'. I did some with my 3pt 6.5' disc last night and I had to keep checking to make sure it was still back there.

I am using a 6' rotary cutter because I already had one. I'll likely step up to something bigger as the budget allows.