onceacop
Silver Member
Have about 190 hours on unit. Will touch on some review. For cold weather starts, this tractor fires off in colder temps than any other machine I have owned. Though I plug it in, I have started without block heater in -5F...
I just moved 2000 feet by about 75-100 feet wide of 2 foot compacted snow off a runway. Using only a angle snow blade, it took a long time. Windrows got so tall that I needed to work about 10 different ones left and right until I had my runway. Traction is incredible. Heat needs turning down even at below zero. Stock lighting is probably as good as it gets in the industry. Almost no oil use that I can tell and I am running it hard. Changed to Mobil 1 15/40 diesel last time around. Trans/Hyd has Cenex Maxtron at 50 hour service. I think in cold weather that stuff flows nice. Tractor is quiet I feel for the RPM I am working at. I plowed in M range most and sometimes in L. When doing driveways and aprons I can go in H with 6-8" snow.
A few things that I don't like. If steering goes all the way to the stops the tires can lock at angle and I just need to back up a tad to release then. Only happens when I am pushing snow and tractor isn't going straight and I attempt to turn out of slide. When in a hurry one needs to make sure the range lever is in it's detent. I have several times had tractor moving forward or backward only to have range pop out into neutral. It's evident when one is positively in gear and when in a hurry it's operator error on my part if the range pops out. Radio speakers if they were factory are not good quality. R1 tires on this unit with fluid are tough on grass. I feel R4 tires would not have let me push snow like I did. 3 point lever rattles unless you have the 2 height adjusters tightened down against the lever but then you cannot use it until those are loosened. Inside the cab I would like a few trays or areas to place things. It has a cup holder but that is all.
I just moved 2000 feet by about 75-100 feet wide of 2 foot compacted snow off a runway. Using only a angle snow blade, it took a long time. Windrows got so tall that I needed to work about 10 different ones left and right until I had my runway. Traction is incredible. Heat needs turning down even at below zero. Stock lighting is probably as good as it gets in the industry. Almost no oil use that I can tell and I am running it hard. Changed to Mobil 1 15/40 diesel last time around. Trans/Hyd has Cenex Maxtron at 50 hour service. I think in cold weather that stuff flows nice. Tractor is quiet I feel for the RPM I am working at. I plowed in M range most and sometimes in L. When doing driveways and aprons I can go in H with 6-8" snow.
A few things that I don't like. If steering goes all the way to the stops the tires can lock at angle and I just need to back up a tad to release then. Only happens when I am pushing snow and tractor isn't going straight and I attempt to turn out of slide. When in a hurry one needs to make sure the range lever is in it's detent. I have several times had tractor moving forward or backward only to have range pop out into neutral. It's evident when one is positively in gear and when in a hurry it's operator error on my part if the range pops out. Radio speakers if they were factory are not good quality. R1 tires on this unit with fluid are tough on grass. I feel R4 tires would not have let me push snow like I did. 3 point lever rattles unless you have the 2 height adjusters tightened down against the lever but then you cannot use it until those are loosened. Inside the cab I would like a few trays or areas to place things. It has a cup holder but that is all.
