tjkadar
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- Joined
- Apr 18, 2005
- Messages
- 706
- Location
- Sumter, SC
- Tractor
- Massey Ferguson 5609, Kubota GS1800, eXmark LazerZ XP
Our farm’s M6800 arrived just before lunch this past Saturday. The first test was to see if the new tractor would still be compact enough to drag the riding arena without taking out half the fence. Moving from an L3250 to a M6800 was a big step and there were some worries that its large size would be a detriment during some chores.
After a couple laps around the arena, there was no more fretting, only enjoyment. Since then, the tractor has done some bush hogging, woodpile removal, dirt moving, helped with a walkway installation, and some pasture dragging. In two days, we put 10 hours on her.
Of course, the real test will begin when we start renovating pastures and cutting hay. I’m looking forward to it. The tractor has really impressed me and I couldn’t be happier.
On a side note, after removing the woodpile, I was cleaning up the debris and smoothing out the ground using the FEL and a box blade. During one pass, the box blade caught a small stump I had forgotten about. There was a small ‘pop’ sound as the lower left hand part of the box blade’s three-point hitch separated from the rest of the box blade. Aside from the noise, there was no indication from the tractor seat that something had happened.
I know with the L3250, it would have darned near stopped the tractor before the hitch broke. But it didn’t take long to weld up the box blade’s wound and put the poor thing back to work.
After a couple laps around the arena, there was no more fretting, only enjoyment. Since then, the tractor has done some bush hogging, woodpile removal, dirt moving, helped with a walkway installation, and some pasture dragging. In two days, we put 10 hours on her.
Of course, the real test will begin when we start renovating pastures and cutting hay. I’m looking forward to it. The tractor has really impressed me and I couldn’t be happier.
On a side note, after removing the woodpile, I was cleaning up the debris and smoothing out the ground using the FEL and a box blade. During one pass, the box blade caught a small stump I had forgotten about. There was a small ‘pop’ sound as the lower left hand part of the box blade’s three-point hitch separated from the rest of the box blade. Aside from the noise, there was no indication from the tractor seat that something had happened.
I know with the L3250, it would have darned near stopped the tractor before the hitch broke. But it didn’t take long to weld up the box blade’s wound and put the poor thing back to work.
