New 5065e
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Tx Jim
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I'll bet you took photo with your phone and that's one drawback of a cellphone camera.
Picked up a new Woods DMH6 , 6 ft disc harrow painted Green today. That goes with my 5065e, MFWD, 553 with global carrier and HD bucket, Bush Hog 296 (red) and Frontier Middle buster. Got all since Thursday. Got 9 hrs time in 3 days. I have never had a tractor and am delighted . I am maintaining roads and fire breaks, food plots and brush pile work. The Bush Hog cutter is awesome and a good match with 5065. The 553 exceeds my expectations. Have not hooked up Woods disc yet but sure it will be great for food plots. 1st week of tractor ownership has been great. I wear my JD hat proudly. But am impressed with BH 296 and value/quality of Woods disc.
Yes. I just got my 80 acres in 2009 and I turn 55 this month. Love to hunt with my 2 boys (26 and 30). There is no feeling of being satisfied and connected to the earth like having your own land AND being able to tend to it. I know 80 acres isn't that much but there is nothing I enjoy more than working the land. The tractor and implements just makes it a lot more fun. If I had a dozer I probably would get fired for never going to work!
dusty3030
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Enjoy it! We have a 10 acre tract of pasture, trees and lawn we live on and 67 acre tract of timber to hunt on an hour and a half away. We keep the 10 pristine and the 67 for fun.
Zebrafive
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9 hours great. Be sure to check the torque of your wheels and loader mount. not kidding. Enjoy.
Pieter78
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How much did you pay for the tractor and equipment?
vtsnowedin
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A set of inch drive sockets with a one foot extension is the way to go if you don't have impact/air wrench setup. The ratchet for those usually has about a 30" long handle and the sockets are six sided not twelve point and will stay on the nut. Hold the ratchet head in line so the handle stays square to the rim when applying force. A one inch drive torque wrench would also have a long handle but isn't cheap.
Not having one of those at hand I just put my 240 pounds bearing down on the thirty inch handle of that ratchet and get them gud,n,tight.
Not having one of those at hand I just put my 240 pounds bearing down on the thirty inch handle of that ratchet and get them gud,n,tight.
slaken
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Congratulations. Interested to know how it goes for you.
Just saw one of these on Friday and liked the dealer. Was originally thinking of a Kioti RX6010, but all the dealers in the area are non-responsive. I guess that also means when there is a problem to expect the same.
Similar situation, 100 acres on a mountain in NH. Want to clear land for animals, house in 10 years and to improve the grouse habitat. I don't have a 10x10 area that is flat or free of granite.
Just saw one of these on Friday and liked the dealer. Was originally thinking of a Kioti RX6010, but all the dealers in the area are non-responsive. I guess that also means when there is a problem to expect the same.
Similar situation, 100 acres on a mountain in NH. Want to clear land for animals, house in 10 years and to improve the grouse habitat. I don't have a 10x10 area that is flat or free of granite.
vtsnowedin
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Correct on the purpose of the extension. The rim bolts on mine are English but much or the tractor is metric so you better buy a set with both. The owners manual gives values for both unified inch and metric but I see no table of what is used where.
I did see M16 and M20s called out in 553 manual for loader frame so I know it's metric but the tractor manual does not specify size of wheel nuts like you said . Man, what a pain if you need both? I have both up through 1/2 inch drive but this tractor is heavier duty than anything I have owned!
vtsnowedin
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It is a pain to have both sets of sizes but in the larger drive sizes you will never wear them out and only other tractor owners will want to borrow them so they should last you forever. A few tools, oil filter wrench, grease gun, socket set etc. are not that much to take care of a $30K tractor properly.
