RX7320 owners....

[Ruffndukr]

Well, today was the day. I pulled the trigger on a 7320 this morning. Dealer is gonna add the third function, cd player with blue tooth, fill the tires, and a couple other odds and ends. I should have it here sometime next week. I'm pretty stoked! This will be for a powershuttle cab, no creeper gear, 3 rear remotes, filled tires, 3rd function on the loader, at 42.5k for anyone shopping.

Congrats! I've been looking and pricing for the last 3 weeks! What other brands did you consider? Why a Kioti? I live in NC so the Kioti headquarters is in state, so that's a plus. I was told that the 3rd valve will be supplied by a 3rd party vendor. I really like the cab and controls of the Kioti and Kubota

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

Thank you, cant wait to get it here!
I looked at several comparable tractors...found a screaming deal on a Zetor Proxima 85, which honestly I think is more tractor than the 7320 and it could have been had for a lesser cost from a dealer in Arkansas. When I read that Zetor was about to lay off a third of its workforce, I put the brakes on fast. Also looked at TYM, a used Case, priced a comparable Kubota, and looked at an LS in the same size as the 7320. The LS would have been a good tractor, but although I bought my first tractor from that dealer and was on good terms, he lost my business. What sold me in the end was how much tractor I was getting for the price, the well established dealer network, and from everything I have read everyone that has a 7320 really likes theirs! It would take an additional 20k to buy a similar tractor as this 7320 in many other brands!

 

[Ruffndukr]

Thank you, cant wait to get it here!
I looked at several comparable tractors...found a screaming deal on a Zetor Proxima 85, which honestly I think is more tractor than the 7320 and it could have been had for a lesser cost from a dealer in Arkansas. When I read that Zetor was about to lay off a third of its workforce, I put the brakes on fast. Also looked at TYM, a used Case, priced a comparable Kubota, and looked at an LS in the same size as the 7320. The LS would have been a good tractor, but although I bought my first tractor from that dealer and was on good terms, he lost my business. What sold me in the end was how much tractor I was getting for the price, the well established dealer network, and from everything I have read everyone that has a 7320 really likes theirs! It would take an additional 20k to buy a similar tractor as this 7320 in many other brands!

Thanks for info. I've found a great deal on a M7060 w/cab low hours so I'm going with it. But the Kioti 7320 was going to be my purchase before this deal.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

Congratulations! Im sure you will be very happy with it! They make a good tracyor and have a loyal following. If ya dont mind my asking, what did ya end up giving? How many hours?

 

[coobie]

Well, today was the day. I pulled the trigger on a 7320 this morning. Dealer is gonna add the third function, cd player with blue tooth, fill the tires, and a couple other odds and ends. I should have it here sometime next week. I'm pretty stoked! This will be for a powershuttle cab, no creeper gear, 3 rear remotes, filled tires, 3rd function on the loader, at 42.5k for anyone shopping.

Congratulations on your purchase.Post a pic when it arrives.

 

[cat fever]

Well, today was the day. I pulled the trigger on a 7320 this morning. Dealer is gonna add the third function, cd player with blue tooth, fill the tires, and a couple other odds and ends. I should have it here sometime next week. I'm pretty stoked! This will be for a powershuttle cab, no creeper gear, 3 rear remotes, filled tires, 3rd function on the loader, at 42.5k for anyone shopping.

Welcome to the pack, I have the RX6620 shuttle shift/cab and have been very happy with it.
While it's at the dealer you might want to ask them to loosen the hydro filter/oil filter a little. They are very tight as you will learn.

Here's a picture.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

That 6620 is handling those, what 6 bales maybe, like a champ! That bale grabber attachment you have there might almost make it worthwhile to put up small squares...they sure sell for a lot more!
I'm really excited for it to get here! It might possible be here later this afternoon, but unlikely at this point as it's already 11:00 and I haven't heard anything from the dealer. Most likely be here tomorrow.
When I went to test drive it at the dealership it was during that cold spell and it was fresh off the truck from Texas with untreated Texas fuel in it. Needless to say, it didn't like the cold and the fuel filter got waxed. So, the fuel filter has already been changed out once. Hopefully this means it has been loosened a bit when they put the new one back on.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

Hey cat fever, have you ever pulled a mouldboard plow of any kind with your 6620? If so, how many bottoms were you able to comfortably pull with it? I'm thinking I'd like to get a 4-14 turnover that is posted on CL that was either near Pokey or maybe a ways north of that. Just don't want to get too much plow, although I guess I could just drop a bottom if I had to.

 

[cat fever]

I know when I was waiting for mine it was like Christmas morning as a 10 year old.:laughing:

The bale sweep gets 8 bales at a time and it is very nice. No lifting anymore. I do sell a lot of small bales so it was worth it for me. But the tractor handles big bales just as good. I can lift/move 2 3X3 bales with no problem. I will say you need ballast to do it.

 

[cat fever]

Hey cat fever, have you ever pulled a mouldboard plow of any kind with your 6620? If so, how many bottoms were you able to comfortably pull with it? I'm thinking I'd like to get a 4-14 turnover that is posted on CL that was either near Pokey or maybe a ways north of that. Just don't want to get too much plow, although I guess I could just drop a bottom if I had to.

I have only pulled a 90" disc and a 11' spring tooth harrow. Both of which were no problem at all.

 

[LouNY]

Hey cat fever, have you ever pulled a mouldboard plow of any kind with your 6620? If so, how many bottoms were you able to comfortably pull with it? I'm thinking I'd like to get a 4-14 turnover that is posted on CL that was either near Pokey or maybe a ways north of that. Just don't want to get too much plow, although I guess I could just drop a bottom if I had to.

4-14's are going to be quite a bit for your tractor,
also how wide is your rear tire to fit in that 14" furrow?
I seem to recall that you were also looking at a set of 3-16's.
That 16" furrow may fit you rear tire much better.
3-16's = 48" of plow coverage compared to 4-14's at 56"
The 3 16's will pull a bit easier and be less weight hanging out back and swinging around.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

I have only pulled a 90" disc and a 11' spring tooth harrow. Both of which were no problem at all.

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I believe you had a bunch of pictures posted in a different thread of using your tractor to dig either a water line or a foundation for a shop. From following what you have used yours for definitely helped to sway me towards my decision. I just hope I have as good of luck with my tractor as you've had with yours!

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

4-14's are going to be quite a bit for your tractor,
also how wide is your rear tire to fit in that 14" furrow?
I seem to recall that you were also looking at a set of 3-16's.
That 16" furrow may fit you rear tire much better.
3-16's = 48" of plow coverage compared to 4-14's at 56"
The 3 16's will pull a bit easier and be less weight hanging out back and swinging around.

It is a 16.9-30 rear tire. I hadn't thought of that.

You do recall correctly, I did have a set of 3-16's in the picture. At the time I was considering those because if my old tractor didn't sell I might still be able to pull those with it. I was thinking at just under 10k lbs, that the 7320 would be up to the challenge of the 4-14s, but maybe not?

 

[LouNY]

It is a 16.9-30 rear tire. I hadn't thought of that.

You do recall correctly, I did have a set of 3-16's in the picture. At the time I was considering those because if my old tractor didn't sell I might still be able to pull those with it. I was thinking at just under 10k lbs, that the 7320 would be up to the challenge of the 4-14s, but maybe not?

Your tractor would most likely be able to pull the 4-14's, we pulled 4-14's with a Farmall 400 when she was new and then 4-16's with the 560.
But we also plowed in first and second gear because of all the stones, those were trip plows so a large stone would trip the bottom that caught it and you would have to stop and backup a couple of feet to reset that bottom.
But that was also about the maximum they would pull also, people with nicer ground would be pulling one bottom less and a gear higher as the field would look much better.
In the days of mostly all mouldboard plows a well setup tractor and plow when a field was finished you could not tell how many bottoms where used. When a green operator or a tractor was not set right for the plows you could and still can look at a field and tell how many bottoms were on the plow from the patterns in the field.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

What I'm taking away from what you said is that even though my tractor might pull the 4-14s, it might be faster and cleaner with the 3-16s.
I don't have any rocks, but it is dense clay. It is also very, I dunno, lumpy. How sub irrigated ground gets the big round lumps that just seem to lift up from the ground. That is one reason for wanting to use a mouldbard plow is that I'm hoping that will help to smooth out the lumps.

 

[cat fever]

If your goal is to smooth out your field, a spring tooth harrow with some sort of drag behind it would work great. Like the one I showed in a earlier post. I always thought plowing was to uproot unwanted vegetation. But hey, I'm just a hobby farmer with no real long term experience. Maybe others could add to this.

This is what my field looked like using the method above.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

If your goal is to smooth out your field, a spring tooth harrow with some sort of drag behind it would work great. Like the one I showed in a earlier post. I always thought plowing was to uproot unwanted vegetation. But hey, I'm just a hobby farmer with no real long term experience. Maybe others could add to this.

This is what my field looked like using the method above.


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Yes, I am wanting to do that too and that is my primary purpose for wanting to plow. My field has never been worked before. There are mounds approx 6"-18" diameter and maybe 6"-10" tall dotted all across the lower part of the field. There are gopher mounds all across the upper parts of the field. Im hoping the moldboard plow will help to start leveling all of this out a bit, as well as plow under the existing vegetation.

 

[LouNY]

A moldboard plow will roll the vegetation over and down, plowing is only step one of prepping a field to plant.
After plowing it may need disking, if it has heavy vegetation existing on it, it may need discing before and after plowing.
Then harrowing either spring tooth or spike. Then possibly a cultipacker to firm the seed bed if drilling in grain or grass seed.
Clay ground can be tough to work up well, if you get on it when it has too much moisture and try and plow it will pack,
and make clods, to dry and it crumbles and makes power which will settle and crust over when it gets wet.
disking and cross disking may level your ground and leave your seed bed usable.
Good Luck.

 

[THEPARTYHOUND]

Here it is! The wait is finally over! I will have to repaint the forks to match the new brand, but it handled my pallet of firewood with ease!

 

[cat fever]

Very nice, you'll be looking for things that "need to be done" now.