MX 5100 review and info

[KYDan]

It seems that when you get a bigger tractor you can pick up bigger rocks and then you want to pick up the rocks it won't pick up either!

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Yes, I have already had to scoot two up the driveway to where the boss wanted them and then re-grade the driveway. I must admit that they do look good though. Pink granite with mica in them. She bought them at a great discount from a local nursery that was having trouble moving them (pun intended) for a pretty good price. We now are known as the rockhounds!

 

[Martian]

Nice tractor, congrats Code:thumbsup:

 

[Code54]

THANKS!

I Googled Iowa Farm Sales and didn't get a hit on a dealer. Do you know if they have a website in a different name?
Are you happy with the WR long tooth bar?

I was messing around with the tractor this evening and I must say I am thinking I now need to add a 2nd set of remotes so I can get the hydro tilt function - I will be calling Barlows tomorrow!

 

[KYDan]

THANKS!

I Googled Iowa Farm Sales and didn't get a hit on a dealer. Do you know if they have a website in a different name?
Are you happy with the WR long tooth bar?

Yes, here is a link to the toothbar section of their website, their price includes shipping.

Iowa Farm Equipment -- Bucket Toothbars & Cutting Edges


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[MtnViewRanch]

THANKS!

I Googled Iowa Farm Sales and didn't get a hit on a dealer. Do you know if they have a website in a different name?
Are you happy with the WR long tooth bar?

I was messing around with the tractor this evening and I must say I am thinking I now need to add a 2nd set of remotes so I can get the hydro tilt function - I will be calling Barlows tomorrow!

When you check on that second remote, see if you can get one with the float position. It sure can help out when finish grading.

Side link built for your tractor. $275
Hose kit. $40
Hydraulic flow restrictor. $10
Shipping. Whatever it costs me. ??

 

[dlmpsy]

Code54, I have my rear tires filled, so I guess that adds a total of at least 600 more pounds, I often use a box blade as well---probably around 450 pounds. I have the HD bucket, which adds around 150 to 200 pounds more than the standard dangling off the front. If you don't have your tires filled, it might be a good idea to increase your rear weight from your approx. 750 lbs., or get your rears filled at some point...that weight will always be there. You'll never truly know until you start working. I do know that with my rears filled & the box blade, a slight slope can make the rear feel a little light...the higher the bucket, the more tipsy, so be careful. My brother has a dk35se & the sales brochure recommends around 1,000 lbs. when using the FEL.

I was using the bush hog this summer in some tall grass with a slight slope, cutting around the edge of a field...I had done the same thing many times with my old MF 35. I had my bucket raised about a 1 1/2 ft. or so (and rolled back some), unbeknowst to me there were a few high & low spots up ahead. The bucket cleared the first spot with no problem, but when I made it to the second spot the tractor stopped instantly. What happened was the front tires were in the first low spot at about the same time as the bucket was nearing the uphill side of the second little hump and the bucket dug in. If the spacing of the humps were just a few inches different, nothing would have happened. Moral of the story, be careful and take your time, at some point something will happen. If you can, inspect the area where you are working, look for groundhog holes, stumps, wire, humps, etc. This year we had a lot of yellow jacket nests, each time I drove the tractor I found a new hole where a skunk or bear had a snack the night before. On a hill this could be very dangerous. Our hills are nice to look at, but present a danger that some may not realize.

 

[Kyle241]

Congrats! I also have the MX5100 and really like it. It's a very smooth running tractor and agree with the larger tires, they help a lot. Next Spring I am also opting for a tooth bar as there is no need at this time up here.

 

[Code54]

I did have the rears filled figuring it would add some extra weight, I never have had too much weight that is for sure. I was looking tonight at how I can add some weight to my concrete weight block and it should be easy. I like it because I can carry a LOT of weight very low, the last thing I ever want to do it tip it over!
Funny thing is back when I was in college I was on the "grass crew" for our local school system is the summers. I always drove the larger tractor and looking back it is nothing short of amazing I never turned one over. When I used to brush hog I used an older Ford with R1's that sat a good bit higher than the MX5100 and we always cut across the hill (as the guy than ran the crew liked the lines going in that direction (great idea huh). Anyway I can recall sliding downward on the hill several times and never even slowing down. The guy that ran it always said, it will slide, they can't flip.... Looking back I am lucky to be alive!
KYDan - thanks - That was a big help! Do you find you use your tooth bar a lot. I been running a regular bucket for about 5 years and have done a LOT of digging but never had the tooth bar - thinking I may have been missing something.

 

[Code54]

Kyle241 - How do you like your BH92? I would love to get one someday down the road. Do you find it is "big enough"?

 

[KYDan]

KYDan - thanks - That was a big help! Do you find you use your tooth bar a lot. I been running a regular bucket for about 5 years and have done a LOT of digging but never had the tooth bar - thinking I may have been missing something.

You are most welcome. And, yes I basically have one of the toothbars on the bucket all of the time depending upon what I am doing. I leave the standard one on probably 75% of the time as it is much stronger than the flat one, but the flat one is perfecting for cutting soil level and back dragging. They are an amazing tool and remarkably versatile.