RK55HC ordered!

[Polkchop]

I finally bit the bullet and ordered a RK55 hydrostatic cab Friday 10/19. I had an update Friday saying the tractor was assembled and they were just awaiting the 3rd function remote for the grapple and it would be it's way! I had been looking at kubota prior, however one day I stopped by rural king and spotted the tractors. I was skeptical at first, however I then made about 3 45 minute trips back to eye them over again. Finally I decided to just go for it. After talking with the reps at the store, talking to other rk tractor owners, and seeing the support on this forum so far I have no sweat purchasing this tractor. I am confident that this will be a solid machine/investment. As of now I bought a 72" rotary cutter, 72" box blade, and a grapple for it. My ultimate goal is to use it to try and branch out into some light grading, and bush hog work however time will tell. This will be the first tractor I have ever owned and couldn't be anymore excited about getting it! Pics will follow once I pick it up.

 

[travlitt]

Enjoy your new tractor.

 

[void777]

Polkchop

:welcome: to TBN and congrats on new rk55 may it serve you well and please keep us updated.

 

[DonRybak]

That's cool........ You'll love it. Bet the excitement is building. What store did you get it from? I bought the RK37HC at Lake Wales the end of July or first of August and absolutely love it. Yesterday morning I was doing a little mowing and told my wife I wish I had gone with the 72" rotary cutter rather than the 60". I might sell the 60" at a great price and then pick up a 72". You'll find yourself spending a lot of time on this website too. Kind of addicting....

Don

 

[RK Tractor Guy]

That's cool........ You'll love it. Bet the excitement is building. What store did you get it from? I bought the RK37HC at Lake Wales the end of July or first of August and absolutely love it. Yesterday morning I was doing a little mowing and told my wife I wish I had gone with the 72" rotary cutter rather than the 60". I might sell the 60" at a great price and then pick up a 72". You'll find yourself spending a lot of time on this website too. Kind of addicting....

Don

Don, makes us proud to see your comments!

 

[Polkchop]

Thanks for the replies, I ordered mine through Lake Wales as well, glad to hear you are enjoying yours. I'm beyond excited, kind of reminds me of Christmas as a kid lol.

 

[RTBee]

Welcome to TBN! And congrats on your purchase!! I can speak from experience, you will love it!! I did the same thing over a year ago. First tractor ever purchased and have not regretted it once. We're very proud of our tractor, what it can do, how well it performs and how capable it is. We always recommend to others, who are looking, to consider RK tractors. We'll tell people to at least check out Rural King before you purchase, you'll be surprised. What you're going to find is that the tractor is not the most expensive part (actually it is!), it's all the attachments and 'toys' you want to add to it! We've got over 100 hours on our RK55 and it runs like it's brand new. We've not found anything that this tractor couldn't handle. We've cut in a new driveway, trenched electrical lines (and now working on a 500' waterline), brush cutting, spreading gravel, cutting into the side of a hill, all kinds of stuff. You find yourself looking for new ways to use it. It's just fun! That's all!

 

[Polkchop]

So on a side note, has anyone used the quick hitch rural king offers? Are there any drawbacks to using a quick hitch? I have ran tractors in the past, and know how frustrating it can be to try to line up implements by yourself, and was thinking about picking one up when I receive the tractor.

 

[RTBee]

I considered getting a quick hitch for the same reason... frustrating trying to line things up then back a little, forward a little... But I use the backhoe a lot atm and you'd have to take the quick hitch off each time, plus, a great thing about the RK55, it has telescoping lift arms! So now all I do is back up to within a 2-3 inches and a little lower than the pins. Slide the arms out and then they can be lifted by hand onto the pins. It's much easier than any I've used before. No hassle and I can get things hooked up in no time. So after using this tractor for over a year now, I really don't think I'll be getting a quick hitch. Just my 2 cents worth. :2cents:

 

[kkilli]

I bought the $89 quick hitch which was recommended to me by my store for my 37. Short version is that it really did t work for me. The tolerance to get hooked up to my 6 ft RK brush cutter was so small that it was almost more trouble than doing it without the quick hitch.

I now use a Pat's and it works great, and I don’t have to remove it to use the backhoe like I would with the quick hitch.