datanull
Bronze Member
- Joined
- May 27, 2009
- Messages
- 60
- Tractor
- 2008 Massey Ferguson 1540
I decided the 1540 was adequate for my needs. I like the Massey Fergurson and the dealer is close and has been in business for a long time. Very busy place especially now at the start of "Hay Season". Open till 6pm on Saturday, that's good for us, pretend farmers. Everything else if 30 or so miles.
I get back home waiting for delivery and my wife says, "Did you get pallet forks, you gotta have pallet forks." Call the dealer "ya'll got pallet forks? no problem. She is right, you gotta have pallet forks.
So I, spent most of today running the bush hog and picking up various objects, like the bucket and box blade to stow them for later. Tractor stuff is heavy. The 1540 seems to be plenty strong for the 6' bush hog, lugged it down a couple of times but that usually involved "ground contact".
The "Power shuttle" is really easy to use. I had never operated a tractor with a "modern" transmission. I like "snail cutting in reverse plenty of time to look for stuff you don't want to cut, like a Parsley Hawthorn.
Next milestone is changing implements, tractor stuff is heavy.
I could post pictures but it looks just like the ones in the brochure.
I have a several acres about 40ish that I don稚 want to cut until late summer when all the birds should be done nesting. If I could get someone to cut it for hay will the hay be any good?
I get back home waiting for delivery and my wife says, "Did you get pallet forks, you gotta have pallet forks." Call the dealer "ya'll got pallet forks? no problem. She is right, you gotta have pallet forks.
So I, spent most of today running the bush hog and picking up various objects, like the bucket and box blade to stow them for later. Tractor stuff is heavy. The 1540 seems to be plenty strong for the 6' bush hog, lugged it down a couple of times but that usually involved "ground contact".
The "Power shuttle" is really easy to use. I had never operated a tractor with a "modern" transmission. I like "snail cutting in reverse plenty of time to look for stuff you don't want to cut, like a Parsley Hawthorn.
Next milestone is changing implements, tractor stuff is heavy.
I could post pictures but it looks just like the ones in the brochure.
I have a several acres about 40ish that I don稚 want to cut until late summer when all the birds should be done nesting. If I could get someone to cut it for hay will the hay be any good?