New MX5400

[buck12]

Just a heads up.

I own a mx and, in my case, many of the zerks, grease fittings, were loose, one broke because of that. A couple of the stop nuts on the fel worked themselves loose and are gone. The oil/hydraulic/gas filters were almost impossible to get off, at 50 hours.

I had a similar experience with several loose grease fittings on the FEL. On my tractor it was the recessed grease fittings that were loose. The second fitting I went to grease came out when I pulled the grease gun off.

It is wise to check over a new tractor before use. I also found the grease in the gearbox on the rotary cutter low.

 

[07 LMM LTZ]

Thanks for the info I’m looking at the MX5400 or 6000 with a cab with pretty much same set up as yours except hydrostatic transmission. Looking at getting a landpride 3690 finish mower to go with it. It’s going to replace my L3940 HSTC it’s been a great tractor just want something a little larger

 

[Steppenwolfe]

My new finish mower for 30 acres of nice, smooth pasture.

 

[riptides]

Wow. Give me some in action reports. That would get my twenty acres down to about...what...an hour?

Impressive.

 

[mx1alex]

Thanks for the info I’m looking at the MX5400 or 6000 with a cab with pretty much same set up as yours except hydrostatic transmission. Looking at getting a landpride 3690 finish mower to go with it. It’s going to replace my L3940 HSTC it’s been a great tractor just want something a little larger

I just made the exact same swap except I went with a geared MX5400. I kept having issues with the HST+ in the L3940. I miss the luxuries that the cab of the L3940 offers over the MX5400 but I love having more power. I had a Woods loader on the L3940 and it actually specs out a little better than the Kubota loader so I actually lost some in that regard.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Wow. Give me some in action reports. That would get my twenty acres down to about...what...an hour?

Impressive.

Yep... I'm told at first gear, high range (about 4.5 mph) it will cut 6 to 7 acres per hour. I'm hoping to do all 30 acres in 4 hours, not 3 days.... I actually have to head up your way to get it; outside of Frederick, Md.

 

[tradosaurus]

Awesome tractor.

I wish, I shoulda, I coulda.....:laughing:

got to pay off my L3301 first.

 

[riptides]

Yep... I'm told at first gear, high range (about 4.5 mph) it will cut 6 to 7 acres per hour. I'm hoping to do all 30 acres in 4 hours, not 3 days.... I actually have to head up your way to get it; outside of Frederick, Md.

Well, when you pick it up, feel free to stop by and do a pasture test with it. I would not want you to drive all the way back home without seeing how it will cut. I am sure my wife will allow you to test it on her tractor. :wink:

 

[Popgadget]

My new finish mower for 30 acres of nice, smooth pasture.

Which width did you get?

 

[Popgadget]

Yep... I'm told at first gear, high range (about 4.5 mph) it will cut 6 to 7 acres per hour. I'm hoping to do all 30 acres in 4 hours, not 3 days...

I mow open areas with a Progressive TDR16 behind an L6060, 6mph on smooth ground leaves a nice cut and lots of reserve power, the Befco should be pretty similar depending on the width.