Recent content by rwskinner

Those little "check valves" have short, smooth, tapered fittings. I fought this and thought I won but then eventually you find all your $$$ diesel is going on the ground. To fix it, I used new Kubota fuel line, and spring clamps like Briggs and Stratton uses. It was too small for true hose...

Well, I totally hijacked the OP's thread. Apologies... It's a premium price but I sure wouldn't call it a premium tractor or a economy version either. It's somewhere in between , like maybe between a JD series 5E and a 5M. There's a lot of good stuff going on, and also some stuff that makes...

I have a rivet nut tool. I meant the little plastic pop in rivets holding the interior together. My cab interior on the M7040 held up fine so hopefully it does on the M5. My SxS and 4 wheeler is all held together with plastic rivet nuts and they've actually held up pretty good so that...

Mine was rescheduled for June 22. then in July they rescheduled for 2-2023. I raised cain and the dealership finally found one that was 8 days old and I got it early July. Yippie, I think I like it so far but fit and finish isn't near as good as my M7040 was. Cheap thin plastic, rivet nuts...

I see that yours came in by your signature. I ordered my M5-111 Cab tractor on 9-9-21 and still waiting. They blown past 2 delivery dates Jan 22, and Jun 22. Very little information being provided. Now, I did order mine with the 24 speed so that may be an issue. I see 8 speeds coming in...

6 months waiting and still no eta or build date....

I forgot to add, I sure don't know what options you got on yours but mine was under $67k with 24 speed tranny, loader, and 3rd function, then minus $5k for cash deal and was a tad less than 62K out the door. This was only a week or two before you quoted yours. Mine will not have self leveling...

Most/many suppliers are adding a surcharge to their products to cover the extreme volatility of the materials right now. It's easier for them to do this as a temporary adder too adjust the pricing without affecting their product price. I bought some custom made copper air coils and the pricing...

I did a new custom order a M5-111 24 speed, Cab and Loader on Sept. 9th, of 2021 and the expected delivery is Feb. 2022 although they still haven't provided a build date or better estimated date. So we'll see, I still have my M7040 to get me by but I'm really needing the extra ponies especially...

No, it's a 18" chain saw driven from a 12 hp hyd. motor. It's on a 8-10' extension made from 2-1/2" square tubing. Chain saw on a long pole. You can google Limbhog and there are a couple of others that are almost exact copies. It's good for trimming trees by yourself. A man basket and a pole...

Limbhog running from a rear remote with hoses running to front. 12 hp with reverse if you jam it. Absolutely love it.

Thanks for the response. Yes it was cold oil when I tried it. I use a front mounted hydraulic limb cutter and my 7040 allows me to move very slowly into position, but by the end of the day my left knee doesn't work anymore (getting some miles on myself). After test driving that M5, I...

I have a new M5-111 on order but it's not scheduled to come in until the first of next year. I did get the chance to drive one today. That clutch seems to be pretty abrupt and difficult to feather. For example, inching back to implements, or using the bucket to place a load. Now, I come from...

My 7040 has a little over a hundred hours on it and the hand throttle slowly backs off while using the machine. Before I start tearing stuff apart, is there a friction adjustment on it? Is it easy to get to? Thanks Richard