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MtnHeightsWV
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All, Greatly appreciate the input. I've been pretty tied up this week with work, but will further comment when i get a chance to catchup this weekend. good to hear you like the MT2, they were pointing me towards a MT 240E TLB... and yes, i'd need to get the mower fixed.... it's too tight around the house with the retaining walls and landscaping...
The local shop spoke with tufftorq and said the only way to do the trans upgrade is to buy the kit from K66 Upgrade Kits... but they haven't returned my call and says the web says are out of stock on everything... so...not sure what i'm going to do at this point. i'm probably going to buy a replacement 46 and put it in myself and then just replace it in 5years again. I hate that.
as much as i'd love an older backhoe or skidsteer, not sure thats the right choice for me personally... i don't really have the experience, tools or knowledge to work on them... by the time i buy something i can afford, reliability really becomes questionable, and dollar for dollar, think i'd rather have a newer machine w/ warranty, that i can store and work on if need be. plus multiple machines means 2x the service work... not 100% ruled out, but its unlikely... (oh, and I'm not sure a tired skid stear will work on the hills/property, and again, i'm thinking tracked units are too much $$ for me...)
I double checked, my neighbor has a TYM 554. couldn't find a pix of him moving the rocks, but heres him plowing the drive...
The local shop spoke with tufftorq and said the only way to do the trans upgrade is to buy the kit from K66 Upgrade Kits... but they haven't returned my call and says the web says are out of stock on everything... so...not sure what i'm going to do at this point. i'm probably going to buy a replacement 46 and put it in myself and then just replace it in 5years again. I hate that.
as much as i'd love an older backhoe or skidsteer, not sure thats the right choice for me personally... i don't really have the experience, tools or knowledge to work on them... by the time i buy something i can afford, reliability really becomes questionable, and dollar for dollar, think i'd rather have a newer machine w/ warranty, that i can store and work on if need be. plus multiple machines means 2x the service work... not 100% ruled out, but its unlikely... (oh, and I'm not sure a tired skid stear will work on the hills/property, and again, i'm thinking tracked units are too much $$ for me...)
I double checked, my neighbor has a TYM 554. couldn't find a pix of him moving the rocks, but heres him plowing the drive...