Driver showed up at about 10:30, came down to the house and got turned around without any problems. He had ramps to roll the tractor off the back of what turned out to be a flatbed trailer, and the angle was steep enough I declined his offer to let me unload it.
It was also steep enough that it drug the bucket and bottom of the backhoe boom, so I've got a permanent souvenir of the event in the concrete now. No big deal, as it joins plenty of other souvenirs of other momentous events.:laughing:
Here's a picture worth the wait:
I was also surprised to see this barcode still visible on a rear tire, there's pretty much zero wear on any of 'em.
Waiting on a return call from the Kubota salesman I spoke with in Oregon last week. Pretty much need everything on my list, including a copy of the operator's manual, which I've been unable to find online yet. I did find one for the tractor/loader, but it doesn't cover the hackhoe.
The display says the thing has 113 hours on it, and it also says that the oil was changed at the same time. Since it's a lot easier to reset the display than it is to actually change the oil, I think I'll go ahead and do that before I get to work with it. Matter of fact, the operator's manual lists a whole series of checks to be done at 100 hours, so I think I'll run through those as well. It's too nice a day to be stuck inside anyway. So far the tractor seems pretty much as presented, other than a hole on the front plastic over the radiator that I'd missed in the photos, but the one on the old tractor is broken in the same place. Only a matter of time when I'd have broken this new one, too. Behind that hole was a broken strap that used to support the air filter housing, and a matching hole in the housing itself. The plastic is sun faded, I'll try some Wipe New on it.
Big relief having it here and on the ground! Gonna celebrate with a 2" fillet and a nice glass of red tonight...:cool2:
