Taking your sweet time eh? I run a rotary mower in 4B and a 3m moco in 1C (non eco pto) in my smoother fields. The moco takes every bit of power the tractor has at that speed, but still makes a perfect cut.
My tractor is arriving tomorrow and have a few questions?
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bravo2zero
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Well.... it is here. I apologize for the delayed response but I have been driving around the land like a chicken with his head cut off. I've attached a photo. I am excited as get out and can't wait till morning time.
Here are a couple issues that I have found. 1) When you put the gear into parking mode the parking light doesn't come on. I'm not certain I am in parking mode. The manual advises that it should but I'm not certain. Called the dealer they were not certain but were going to check a 5085 in the morning.
2) When the grapple was brought in, they had to redo the hose connections to a male from a female. Not sure what was going on there. But problem is when I go to stick them into the hydraulic connections you CAN'T push them in no matter what you do. I broke out into a sweat trying and gave up just an hour ago.
Things I did do... I disconnected the MX8, FEL (bucket), grapple and reconnected. Please keep in mind that I have never done this before. But it was a learning curve and my wife was a major help. The wife loves the buddy seat but even stated that she wouldn't want to be on it for long term work. A ride around the corner thing. But will be great with our first born gets older.
The AC will knock your hat off and the stereo will make you think your at the Grand Old Opry. The air ride was super nice too! The fellows that brought out the tractor were jam up! I only wish they had more time to spend going over the tractor and that we were not in a rush. Other than that I have no complaints.
Can anyone give me some suggestions on what to do with the hose connections for the grapple to the tractor connect. Hot darn I can't get the two in.
Here are a couple issues that I have found. 1) When you put the gear into parking mode the parking light doesn't come on. I'm not certain I am in parking mode. The manual advises that it should but I'm not certain. Called the dealer they were not certain but were going to check a 5085 in the morning.
2) When the grapple was brought in, they had to redo the hose connections to a male from a female. Not sure what was going on there. But problem is when I go to stick them into the hydraulic connections you CAN'T push them in no matter what you do. I broke out into a sweat trying and gave up just an hour ago.
Things I did do... I disconnected the MX8, FEL (bucket), grapple and reconnected. Please keep in mind that I have never done this before. But it was a learning curve and my wife was a major help. The wife loves the buddy seat but even stated that she wouldn't want to be on it for long term work. A ride around the corner thing. But will be great with our first born gets older.
The AC will knock your hat off and the stereo will make you think your at the Grand Old Opry. The air ride was super nice too! The fellows that brought out the tractor were jam up! I only wish they had more time to spend going over the tractor and that we were not in a rush. Other than that I have no complaints.
Can anyone give me some suggestions on what to do with the hose connections for the grapple to the tractor connect. Hot darn I can't get the two in.
deerseeker001
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nice looking unit have fun.
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bravo2zero
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I plan on it. Wanted to use the grapple tomorrow to move some small tree limbs and things around. But I can't get the grapple hydraulic hoses to connect to the tractor. You push and push and nothing!
Thank you too for the compliment. And I am going to have fun.
Thank you too for the compliment. And I am going to have fun.
JMER817
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Are you pulling back on the outside ring as you push?
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bravo2zero
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Pulling back? I'm not certain what you mean? I apologize but I wasn't shown how to do this. Can you give me an example? Thanks too for responding to the mayday!
JMER817
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How about a pic of the connection
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bravo2zero
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Let me run outside and take a snap shot and I can post it up. Give me about 15 minutes. I also will check into what I think you might be talking about. BRB.
JimRB
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Didn't the tractor come with an owners manual? Actually 3. Tractor, mower and loader should have a manual for each. My loader manual says nothing about pushing the female retaining ring back but I do and you have to as it is part of the retaining system (at least for my 18 year old loader). Also note that it tells you to turn the tractor off and relieve the pressure. I wiggle the control every direction to relieve the pressure.
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bravo2zero
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Okie dokie... You were right. I pulled back and he went in. But bigger problem! The grapple will NOT open nor close. And nope, I didn't get the manuals on the grapple, MX8, and I did get 1 manual for the FEL and tractor.
I worked the selectors on the joystick and no movement on the grapple, no open, nor close. Strange and you would think that this would have been tested out at the dealer, unless I am doing something wrong.
I worked the selectors on the joystick and no movement on the grapple, no open, nor close. Strange and you would think that this would have been tested out at the dealer, unless I am doing something wrong.
