Our Tractor was delivered today

[TractorGunn]

I told my wife that while we were clear to the other town running chores they'd call and tell us they are loaded and ready to bring it. That's exactly what happened, seems things happen that way. They should probably call ahead and see if customers are available instead of loading up and saying they are on their way, but the good thing is they loaded all of it on the trailer we bought, so all they had to do was unhitch it if they were hooked up.

They ended up bringing it at around 12:30 our time after they called when I said we'd be home.

Man, do I have a lot to learn about this tractor. I'm looking forward to learning from all the experienced folks on here.

God bless!

 

[5030]

Read the owners manual first even before starting it to get familiar with the controls, and maintenance intervals.

 

[TractorGunn]

Read the owners manual first even before starting it to get familiar with the controls, and maintenance intervals.

I read through the whole thing yesterday, and started again today. Right now I'm going to read through it again. I did take it for a drive around the property today though, just to get a feel for it.

Thanks for your advice, any input you have, or that of any others, I am all ears and ready to listen and learn.

 

[Doorman63]

We can see your ear to ear smile thru the internet sir…….

 

[TractorGunn]

We can see your ear to ear smile thru the internet sir…….

Yessir, that was definitely me! Even took a video of it coming up the road.

 

[JCoastie]

very nice, congrats!

 

[plowhog]

They ended up bringing it at around 12:30 our time

Congratulations!

 

[TractorGunn]

One thing I have yet to find in the manual is how to relieve the hydraulic pressure. It says to do this several times in differing scenarios of disconnecting and reconnecting the hoses. But it never says how to do it.

Then there is the issue of it, in several instances, running down a list of how to do certain things, and instead of finishing by telling you right there on that page what to do, it gives a section within the book to find it in. So far every single reference has been wrong.

Unreal.

So I did find the correct pages, and wrote them in by hand to supercede the wrong info.

That said, the salesman, nothing against him, but he didn't have much product knowledge. In fact, there was little effort given to show us features or operations. It's the old "We sold you the product, pocketed the money, you're now on your own."

I do, however, understand there are many makes and models there, but then again, that's his job. (BTW I sold Chevy's for years, and knew the packages and models very well.)

 

[JCoastie]

One thing I have yet to find in the manual is how to relieve the hydraulic pressure. It says to do this several times in differing scenarios of disconnecting and reconnecting the hoses. But it never says how to do it.

with the front and rear buckets on the ground and the engine off, just move the hydraulic control levers to relieve the pressure. "If" you have an electronic actuated valve like a grapple, or any others, you'll need to turn the key on one position to energize the electronics, and then click the button, or move the joystick to relieve the pressure, but do not start the engine.

 

[TractorGunn]

with the front and rear buckets on the ground and the engine off, just move the hydraulic control levers to relieve the pressure.

Well, that's really simple, thanks for the response.

 

[Eagle1]

Have fun, learn to feel your way around. Take your time until you are comfortable.
Carry load low...... things can get evil real fast with a full bucket.
I learned a lot of lesson on the little BX but the LS is much more stable.
Congrats she'll work hard for you.

 

[TractorGunn]

Have fun, learn to feel your way around. Take your time until you are comfortable.
Carry load low...... things can get evil real fast with a full bucket.
I learned a lot of lesson on the little BX but the LS is much more stable.
Congrats she'll work hard for you.

Thank you!

 

[RjCorazza]

Without pictures, it didn't happen.

 

[aesanders]

Congratulations. May you have good luck with your new tool/toy!

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

We need photos!!

 

[Tpondel]

I probably took me around 50 hours of use before I found myself really comfortable with my first tractor.

All sorts of uses. All sorts of jobs.

Best purchase I made for the property.

 

[gstrom99]

One thing I have yet to find in the manual is how to relieve the hydraulic pressure. It says to do this several times in differing scenarios of disconnecting and reconnecting the hoses. But it never says how to do it.

Then there is the issue of it, in several instances, running down a list of how to do certain things, and instead of finishing by telling you right there on that page what to do, it gives a section within the book to find it in. So far every single reference has been wrong.

Unreal.

So I did find the correct pages, and wrote them in by hand to supercede the wrong info.

That said, the salesman, nothing against him, but he didn't have much product knowledge. In fact, there was little effort given to show us features or operations. It's the old "We sold you the product, pocketed the money, you're now on your own."

I do, however, understand there are many makes and models there, but then again, that's his job. (BTW I sold Chevy's for years, and knew the packages and models very well.)

Congrats.

The dealer/delivery person should've gone over most of this stuff when they brought it out. You did that with the cars you sold, right (here's the blinker, here's how the radio works, etc...)?

 

[JeepHead]

I read through the whole thing yesterday, and started again today. Right now I'm going to read through it again. I did take it for a drive around the property today though, just to get a feel for it.

Thanks for your advice, any input you have, or that of any others, I am all ears and ready to listen and learn.

The best piece of advice I can offer is to ALWAYS keep the loader as low as possible when carrying a load. Even if it's a short distance. You would be amazed how easily a tractor can flop over if the FEL is raised an carrying a heavy load. Also, it's pretty common for people to get run over by their tractor, either from attaching an implement or from being flung out of the seat due to hitting an unseen hole. Tractors can be extremely dangerous if you are not being mindful of safety first. Always drop your implements and attachments to the ground when not using. The last thing you want is for one of them to come crashing down on you or someone else.

 

[Torvy]

A tractor isn't a race car. Take your time. Going in Low is slow, but unless you are 100% on the terrain under your tire, relax and take it slow.

 

[JeepHead]

A tractor isn't a race car. Take your time. Going in Low is slow, but unless you are 100% on the terrain under your tire, relax and take it slow.

My Tractor has only been out of low one time and that was to drive down the road a couple of miles once.