New owner!

[freewookie]

Used mine this morning to pull my neighbors Dodge Ram up a snow packed hill. Slapped it in 4wd, low and 2600 RPM. Could barely tell I was pulling anything.

 

[Msamt]

When the motor starts to pull down more than you want, slowly lift on the hydrostat pedal until its back in the rpm range you want, think of it as shifting down in your car, takes a little bit to get used to.
Of course use the correct range for the job your doing.
It looks like they did a nice job installing your 3rd function valve.
And welded the ends of your cutting edge.
Did they say what year your tractor was manufactured?
Mine has a flat floor, I don't know when they changed to that.

It appears to be a 2013 manufacture...

 

[Msamt]

Nice rig!:thumbsup: I'd get some covers for the third function QDs on the FEL so no dirt/water gets in and contaminates you hydraulic fluid.
High is hardly ever used on these tractors, except for road travel.Medium is most often chosen 'gear'. Somewhere around 1800- 2200 RPMs for most work/travel, depending on load. Did you get your rear tires loaded for ballast? If not, definitely suggest doing so. Get a short section/ loop of hydraulic hose with QDs to connect your detented pair of rear remotes when nothing is attached so as to not deadhead the hydro pump, which will kill it if the lever is accidentally bumped into the A or B position with nothing attached.
Enjoy it- it gets faster after some use too....

Yep, was already thinking about QD covers, and the hose loop is an excellent idea, thanks! Tires are loaded with "blue stuff", whatever that is...

 

[Msamt]

Great advice folks, learning the HST is gonna be fun...

 

[MotorSeven]

Geeze CM, I use High all the time. I have one(only one) and part of that only one pasture that is nice and flat an level. With my Drum hay cutter I could cut hay at about 11mph.....talk about fun!

We have lot's of hill here, so when going back down, always in 4WD@ 2200 rpm(to keep from over rev-ing), yep High Gear all the way.

 

[Coyote machine]

Geeze CM, I use High all the time. I have one(only one) and part of that only one pasture that is nice and flat an level. With my Drum hay cutter I could cut hay at about 11mph.....talk about fun!

We have lot's of hill here, so when going back down, always in 4WD@ 2200 rpm(to keep from over rev-ing), yep High Gear all the way.

OK, OK, you guys down in the flatlands have BUMPS that wouldn't qualify as a hill up north. That's why the term is country BUMPkins, right?!:shocked::laughing:
So you may use high whenever you want and not bog down

 

[GMIslander]

Did they say what year your tractor was manufactured?
Mine has a flat floor, I don't know when they changed to that.

I thought mine was 2013 also but no hump in the floor.
Do you have the "tier 4" engine?

 

[MotorSeven]

OK, OK, you guys down in the flatlands have BUMPS that wouldn't qualify as a hill up north. That's why the term is country BUMPkins, right?!:shocked::laughing:
So you may use high whenever you want and not bog down

Ho ho ho....no not here....flat land is at a premium in our county:

The 100ac farm is outlined in red, 20ac bottom land pasture, the rest is a wee bit steep and the house is in the mddle of it all. But your right, I don't get to use High as much as I would like....mostly Med range though.

 

[rmorey]

Ho ho ho....no not here....flat land is at a premium in our county:

The 100ac farm is outlined in red, 20ac bottom land pasture, the rest is a wee bit steep and the house is in the mddle of it all. But your right, I don't get to use High as much as I would like....mostly Med range though.

Wow M7, that is some hilly property you got there! You probably need chains in the winter. :laughing:

 

[Coyote machine]

Ho ho ho....no not here....flat land is at a premium in our county:

The 100ac farm is outlined in red, 20ac bottom land pasture, the rest is a wee bit steep and the house is in the mddle of it all. But your right, I don't get to use High as much as I would like....mostly Med range though.

Nice area. Seems from the pics on photobucket you get some serious flooding when the crick rises, eh? What year was that?