My new MX5100

[countryal]

It' here! After almost buying the L4600 I decided to step up to the Mx 5100. I saw where too many wished they had went with a bigger tractor. I may not be able to eat, but I got the bigger tractor!:laughing: I get to keep it for a week then it goes back to have the controls and a Grapple installed. Here's some pictures.

 

[FunnelWeb]

Nice looking rig.

 

[countryal]

Thanks FunnelWeb. I'm going from a AC 5020 to this. It's like a Volkswagen to a Cadillac:laughing:

 

[ford farm boy]

Nice tractor
You will love it I have had a MX for three years now and they are real bulls.
Nice back work lights did you put them on or did dealer add them? If your back tires are not loaded make sure and make a ballast you will need it for loader work.

 

[wildcatblue]

SWEET!!!! outfit...My MX4700TLB should be ready for me to pickup as well, can't waite.

 

[Bluegill2]

Nice! That thing is a Beast! :thumbsup:

 

[TripleR]

Congratulations, the MX series are really nice tractors.

 

[crazyangel]

Nice rig. What brand grapple are you putting on?

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Congrats! That looks like a fine tractor. :thumbsup:

 

[k0ua]

Nice powerful looking rig. Congratulations. Just as an idea, you could put some pickup bed coating material on that deck. I did that with my L3400HST soon after I got it, and it held up well (at least for the 18 months I had it) and I really enjoyed the looks of it and the extra foot traction in snowy weather, and it solved the paint wearing off problem which started very soon. It can also be touched up very easily if you do mess it up somehow.

James K0UA

 

[J F]

It didn't happen without a pic of the operator in the cab.

 

[countryal]

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. I purchased a SQ172(6ft) Bush Hog today and cut my field. What a great machine! I new it was gonna be good but had no Idea it would be this good. Ford farm boy the lights were installed by the dealer but I have taken them off. They are made out of plastic and you have to turn them on and of with a switch on the back of each light. For $160+tax I thought I would at least get a switch on the Dash? I'm gonna install my own with a dash switch. Crazyangel, I'm getting either a WR Long or a Construction Attachments Compact Root Grapple. The dealer said It looks like the Construction Attachments shipped first. K0ua, thanks for the bedliner Idea. I had thought of a rubber mat but I think I'll go with your Idea.:thumbsup: That's whats great about this forum.

 

[k0ua]

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments. I purchased a SQ172(6ft) Bush Hog today and cut my field. What a great machine! I new it was gonna be good but had no Idea it would be this good. Ford farm boy the lights were installed by the dealer but I have taken them off. They are made out of plastic and you have to turn them on and of with a switch on the back of each light. For $160+tax I thought I would at least get a switch on the Dash? I'm gonna install my own with a dash switch. Crazyangel, I'm getting either a WR Long or a Construction Attachments Compact Root Grapple. The dealer said It looks like the Construction Attachments shipped first. K0ua, thanks for the bedliner Idea. I had thought of a rubber mat but I think I'll go with your Idea.:thumbsup: That's whats great about this forum.

here is a thread about the bedliner with pix on post 21 of mo old L3400. It will get dirty really quick but hoses of just as quick. Seemed to last very well, I had only a few specks of orange showing though, from working in mud and getting on and of a lot with muddy feet that brought small sharp stones onto the platform and grinding them with your feet. But I am only talking about a couple of specks, and can be fixed in a minute or 2. Overall I was very pleased with it.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/177061-using-truck-bed-coating-floorboards-3.html

James K0UA

 

[devildog1]

Congrats on the new Kubota, she is a beaut. Did you get any rear remotes?
DevilDog

 

[ford farm boy]

Countryal
You may want to look at one of these (12 Volt Halogen Vehicle Work Light).
I got one drilled hole in back and added switch then used the bolt for the remote to install it there . Now I can just turn around and turn it on as needed.

 

[countryal]

Thanks, I'll take a look at those

 

[crazyangel]

Crazyangel, I'm getting either a WR Long or a Construction Attachments Compact Root Grapple. The dealer said It looks like the Construction Attachments shipped first. K0ua, thanks for the bedliner Idea. I had thought of a rubber mat but I think I'll go with your Idea.:thumbsup: That's whats great about this forum.

I have had my eye on the CA design for a while. I'm hoping to get one by the autumn. Please post your impressions of it when it arrives. I'd love to know how you like it. Thanks!

 

[countryal]

Will do. Hope to get it next week.

 

[countryal]

James, that's a great job with the bedliner material. I think I'll try masking after reading your experience. What brand did you use? Did you roll it or use a brush?

 

[k0ua]

James, that's a great job with the bedliner material. I think I'll try masking after reading your experience. What brand did you use? Did you roll it or use a brush?

I used Plasticote brand. Got it at Tractor supply. Went ahead and got the gallon can as the Quart was almost as much. I scuffed the paint with 600 grit sandpaper, and used "goof off" as a cleaner to remove the paint dust, and rolled on the Plasticote brand bed liner and touched up also with a cheap throwaway 2" brush (harbor freight chip brush).. Be sure to stir the stuff well to bring up the rubber bits. I let it dry 24 hours and recoated. Yes if you were good at masking ( I am not) That should be sufficient. The pan removal was a pain. Good Luck

James K0UA