New 3016 owner

rabidracin · Mar 27, 2012

Congrats. Hope you are as happy as I am with my 3016HST.:thumbsup:

Barbgsd · May 3, 2012

Do you love it? I have a 3616 hst w/loader, backhoe and auger coming tomorrow. Any advice would be most appreciated, I have never owned or operated one prior to this. Thank goodness for this forum at least I was able to get started in the right direction!

Patiofarmer · May 3, 2012

Man..3016 with bhoe, auger too... your bucket list is done !
:thumbsup:

Jim Dodgins · May 3, 2012

Read the manual and then read it again. Follow ALL maintenance and safty requirements. Use but don't abuse, and last but not least ENJOY, your new tractor it is a great tool. I love my 3316, it has never let me down.

Jim

Barbgsd · May 3, 2012

Thank you so much ! I will post pics after I read & re-read the manual. As far as the bucket list , not quite done , I had to prioritize ..over 70 post holes beat out the brush hog at least for now

. Big thank you to all at the forum for the knowledge , enthusiasm prior to starting this mission ! I can't wait to start all the "work".(None of it ever would have been thought of without the help of new "beast".

kootch88 · May 4, 2012

When I got my tractor a month or so ago I was wondering what the heck they wanted for break in as well. The dealer said go easy the first 5 hours and keep it around 2k in rpm, after five he said it was fine to rev it up to the max rpm but still to go easy. At ten operate normally.

IslandTractor · May 6, 2012

Barbgsd said:
Thank you so much ! I will post pics after I read & re-read the manual. As far as the bucket list , not quite done , I had to prioritize ..over 70 post holes beat out the brush hog at least for now. Big thank you to all at the forum for the knowledge , enthusiasm prior to starting this mission ! I can't wait to start all the "work".(None of it ever would have been thought of without the help of new "beast".

Keep your eye out on Craigslist for a used bush hog and other implements you would like. I bought a couple new implements with my tractor but all the rest have come via CL. So long as you have a small 4x8 trailer or a Uhaul trailer it is pretty easy. Most folks selling implements have a tractor on site to demo and load the things.

Barbgsd · May 8, 2012

Thank you! I will keep my eyes peeled for used. Love your grapple- thank goodness for the help of people on this board. It's most helpful to read and realize that there are multiple attachments for getting the similar things done . This board is the best.