Charlie_Iliff
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jun 13, 2001
- Messages
- 1,890
- Location
- Arnold, MD
- Tractor
- Power Trac PT1845, John Deere 2240, John Deere 950, John Deere 755, Jacobsen Turf Cat II
I signed the order at Power Trac last Thursday, January 10th, with the promise that I'd advise when the funds were deposited to cover the check. I faxed them Saturday to say the funds were in. Last evening, Wednesday Jan 16th, the tractor and all implements arrived at my house in Arnold, MD.
(As with MossRoad's experience, there is some paint problem from the tiedown chains. It's irritating, but the steel was suffciently thick and tough that only paint was damaged. Rather than making a claim, I will repaint the spots myself)
At the factory, I had watched implements attached and removed quickly by the Power Trac people, but only once had coupled a machine to an accessory. At dusk last night, however, I backed the tractor off a reasonably high gooseneck rig, and then used the machine to hook to and unload the mower, mulch bucket (18 cu ft) which contained the posthole digger, auger, mower blades and extra attach plate, then the tiller and the snow blade. The whole process, including my learning how to position things took less that 1/2 hour. I suspect Power Trac loaded everything in five minutes, using skill, an area in which I am challenged.
I found when actually using the machine to do something, positioning felt a little weird, due to the articulating steering rather than turning the wheels. The hydraulic controls are a bit abrupt, which I had noticed at Power Trac. I had no problem adjusting, however, and didn't damage the trailer, any of my new toys, or my wife's horse barn, behind which I stowed them.
This weekend may be devoted to building some racks to store the implements on, but probably also to a bit of playing -- moving and stirring a compost pile, for instance, which will not tax any capability of the machine, and probably not mine either.
Only loose end is the 4-N-1, being welded up at W.R. Long. They should ship next week.
Now I need some snow.
(As with MossRoad's experience, there is some paint problem from the tiedown chains. It's irritating, but the steel was suffciently thick and tough that only paint was damaged. Rather than making a claim, I will repaint the spots myself)
At the factory, I had watched implements attached and removed quickly by the Power Trac people, but only once had coupled a machine to an accessory. At dusk last night, however, I backed the tractor off a reasonably high gooseneck rig, and then used the machine to hook to and unload the mower, mulch bucket (18 cu ft) which contained the posthole digger, auger, mower blades and extra attach plate, then the tiller and the snow blade. The whole process, including my learning how to position things took less that 1/2 hour. I suspect Power Trac loaded everything in five minutes, using skill, an area in which I am challenged.
I found when actually using the machine to do something, positioning felt a little weird, due to the articulating steering rather than turning the wheels. The hydraulic controls are a bit abrupt, which I had noticed at Power Trac. I had no problem adjusting, however, and didn't damage the trailer, any of my new toys, or my wife's horse barn, behind which I stowed them.
This weekend may be devoted to building some racks to store the implements on, but probably also to a bit of playing -- moving and stirring a compost pile, for instance, which will not tax any capability of the machine, and probably not mine either.
Only loose end is the 4-N-1, being welded up at W.R. Long. They should ship next week.
Now I need some snow.