New 4115

[Steve_in_SEMich]

I finally accepted delivery last Thursday! Only 4+ hours so far, but what a 4 hours it has been. Mostly learning ups/downs/ins/outs of FEL & Box Scraper, but still accomplishing some of the tasks. Fiance' is extremely happy 'cuz we moved some large rock to her perennial garden. Decoration I guess, less to mow around for sure!
No operating issues, just amazement.

Steve

 

[bpence]

Steve - congrats on the new JD. You'll be amazed at what you can find to do with a tractor.

Where abouts in the Ortonville area do you hang your hat. I live just North of Big Fish Lake State Park off Hadley Rd. I drive a Kubota, but a couple of neighbors have the blue and green brands and we share / trade work occasionally, so everything's good. If you're a deer hunter, there's some nice deer running in the Hadley Hills this year.

 

[gusg]

Sounds like there a few of us in the same area. I live near Lakeville Lake. Go through Hadley and Ortonville all of the time. We had some excitement last night with the storm. The neighbor's large oak tree was struck by lightning. Sounded like a bomb going off. The oak tree will probably die now since it is pretty scarred up. Put a hole in the ground where it entered at the base of the tree. Screwed up a lot of stuff in my neighbor's house, garage door opener, phone, radio, etc. His gas line runs 5 feet from the tree. I wonder if it is O.K. He thought that maybe it could have gone off and blew up his house! I doubt it.

 

[gusg]

By the way. Congratulations on your 4115. Almost bought one myself from a dealer on Gratiot for $16,500 out the door with a 410 FEL, R4 tires and 60" MMM. Ended up with the Kubota 7500 since it is all that I need (3 HP less) and $1500 less. Am happy with the 7500.

 

[Steve_in_SEMich]

Gus & Bob,

My CFO & I live approx 3/4 mile north of Cook's Dairy (N of Seymour Lake Rd.). Glad to know other TBNrs live in the general area. I've been reading TBN for about 4 months (found it while searching YAHOO), and certainly appreciate the experience/guidance everyone offers. I found a dealer in the Lansing area while visiting family, and decided I could live with the 80 mile distance for the price & 'promised' level of service. So far so good. I took the FEL & BB off last night and put on the MMM - cuts great and took about 30 minutes off the mowing time (hope to shorten it even more after practicing which trees and areas I can get thru or around).

Thanks for the replys!
Steve