4707

[daugen]

a successful day and fit ok in the barn.
Came with very little fuel, thought I was going to suck my diesel tank dry filling it...
No time to fiddle with it, was getting dark.
Sure did ride nice even with filled tires.

 

[Bigpuddie]

a successful day and fit ok in the barn.
Came with very little fuel, thought I was going to suck my diesel tank dry filling it...
No time to fiddle with it, was getting dark.
Sure did ride nice even with filled tires.

You are going to absolutely love it. Make sure the steering stops are set for a good turning radius. If you have any questions, give me a shout.

 

[LouNY]

a successful day and fit ok in the barn.
Came with very little fuel, thought I was going to suck my diesel tank dry filling it...
No time to fiddle with it, was getting dark.
Sure did ride nice even with filled tires.

Looks good, you may want to consider a larger tank and fuel delivery.

 

[daugen]

Looks good, you may want to consider a larger tank and fuel delivery.

Lou, I have a small DC fuel pump, name brand on a 250 gallon fuel tank. The Massey's tank holds 33 gallons, I think
the Kubota held 16. I just wasn't used to pumping 30 gallons of anything into anything since I sold my boat...

I don't have a fuel level gauge on my diesel tank and really want one. However with a fuel tank that big on the new tractor and my 100 hour a year usage, not sure I can justify bigger tank. I did go bigger on my propane from 500 to 1000 after last winter's surprise deep freeze here that
created emergency conditions for local propane companies and my tank got filled last and I worried about it. I can always fill up three yellow cans I have and make a diesel fuel run, and finally I have a tractor where the fuel fill is down low. Lifting those full diesel cans up on top of the hood of the Kubota was very hard on me. Plus you spilled and made a mess... I have four machines drinking diesel so just will have to see how it goes.
Usually runs out in dead of winter, which around here, with almost no snow, is not a problem. In fact better if ground is frozen since truck has to cross one area of lawn. It's a love hate affair with that diesel truck, thing is always cracking the edge of my paved driveway. 2x4's didn't help.
Maybe I need a mat of some sort.

back to tractor...I asked about air pressure in tires, confirmed 15-18 range based on loader use, but then dealer said something
interesting, said Michelin rep told him this, was told the key was to make sure you had three lugs on the ground at all time.
I thought that was an interesting approach. As long as you aren't going road speeds, which I don't, I'd rather run the tires a little soft for better ride.

Now the engine has three hours on it, was not warmed up fully but at 1800 rpm didn't want to start in top gear high range without bogging way down and sounding right on the verge of stalling, knocking like mad, needless to say stopped that promptly and was told you usually got into that gear after shifting up the gears. Ok...but I found that shifting while moving almost stopped the tractor each time maybe in higher gears/speeds you just need the momentum of getting that weight rolling. This is just me being a newbie with this. Am likely to never get out of low range.

 

[Bigpuddie]

Lou, I have a small DC fuel pump, name brand on a 250 gallon fuel tank. The Massey's tank holds 33 gallons, I think
the Kubota held 16. I just wasn't used to pumping 30 gallons of anything into anything since I sold my boat...

I don't have a fuel level gauge on my diesel tank and really want one. However with a fuel tank that big on the new tractor and my 100 hour a year usage, not sure I can justify bigger tank. I did go bigger on my propane from 500 to 1000 after last winter's surprise deep freeze here that
created emergency conditions for local propane companies and my tank got filled last and I worried about it. I can always fill up three yellow cans I have and make a diesel fuel run, and finally I have a tractor where the fuel fill is down low. Lifting those full diesel cans up on top of the hood of the Kubota was very hard on me. Plus you spilled and made a mess... I have four machines drinking diesel so just will have to see how it goes.
Usually runs out in dead of winter, which around here, with almost no snow, is not a problem. In fact better if ground is frozen since truck has to cross one area of lawn. It's a love hate affair with that diesel truck, thing is always cracking the edge of my paved driveway. 2x4's didn't help.
Maybe I need a mat of some sort.

back to tractor...I asked about air pressure in tires, confirmed 15-18 range based on loader use, but then dealer said something
interesting, said Michelin rep told him this, was told the key was to make sure you had three lugs on the ground at all time.
I thought that was an interesting approach. As long as you aren't going road speeds, which I don't, I'd rather run the tires a little soft for better ride.

Now the engine has three hours on it, was not warmed up fully but at 1800 rpm didn't want to start in top gear high range without bogging way down and sounding right on the verge of stalling, knocking like mad, needless to say stopped that promptly and was told you usually got into that gear after shifting up the gears. Ok...but I found that shifting while moving almost stopped the tractor each time maybe in higher gears/speeds you just need the momentum of getting that weight rolling. This is just me being a newbie with this. Am likely to never get out of low range.

Set the auto rpm to 1200. Tire pressure recommended is 23 by my MF dealer on the Trellborgs. Low range shifting on the fly isn't necessary. Shifting on the fly in high range is very smooth

 

[woolyAcres]

@daugen-
Nice looking machine. I see you have the 931X loader, I'm assuming that's not the self-leveling one, is that correct? Can I ask why you went with that over the self-leveler? And what size bucket is on that? The picture you posted of the front of the machine makes it look smaller than I suspect it is. And finally do you mind sharing what you paid for it? I know Bigpuddie got a great deal on his. If I'd known they could be had for what he paid I would have given it a long hard look. I'm curious about the going rate these days.

Best of luck with the new machine. It's a beauty! Enjoy.

 

[Bigpuddie]

@daugen-
Nice looking machine. I see you have the 931X loader, I'm assuming that's not the self-leveling one, is that correct? Can I ask why you went with that over the self-leveler? And what size bucket is on that? The picture you posted of the front of the machine makes it look smaller than I suspect it is. And finally do you mind sharing what you paid for it? I know Bigpuddie got a great deal on his. If I'd known they could be had for what he paid I would have given it a long hard look. I'm curious about the going rate these days.

Best of luck with the new machine. It's a beauty! Enjoy.

I got the 936x, self leveling, and it was an additional $900 over the 931x

 

[SteelMastiff]

a successful day and fit ok in the barn.
Came with very little fuel, thought I was going to suck my diesel tank dry filling it...
No time to fiddle with it, was getting dark.
Sure did ride nice even with filled tires.

Congratulations, great looking machine...

 

[daugen]

thanks guys. I intentionally bought the non self leveling loader because it has a higher lift rating, and I do not do hay.
What I do is raise a man lift up high for trimming trees with a 16 foot power pole and there I really could have used the self leveling.
Kind of shakes the poor guy in the bucket as I try to be smooth, which I'm not. New tractor has much faster hydraulics, need to practice going slowly.
I bought a fully loaded 4707 for 52K. That included a free bush hog so the real world price was say 50 grand, which is my gag level for just about anything, truck, etc. I also got a Bush Hog tiller for what I was originally quoted for the Chinese version, but turns out the less expensive one wasn't wide enough. So take another grand off, and I'm thinking the real world final price is about 49k. I know you can buy them for less...but the dealer made it all easy on me, took two tractors in trade, will be a good deal for him too.

got a coat of wax on yesterday and a coat of 303 on the plastic parts. Ready to get it dirty. Two inches of rain last night so have to wait a little bit for rototilling. And yeah, it feels BIG...need to relearn my clearances. Tires are pretty squishy, they set them at 15 I think, might go up a few pounds.

The paint job on the hood is every bit as outstanding as the paint job on the wheels is crummy. Dull flat silver paint, rough in spots, feels unfinished. Didn't expect shiny but the silver painted parts are the only thing so far that looks below expectation. The front hydraulics seem pretty vulnerable so need to be careful in woods. After tilling my WR Long grapple goes on the front.

Not happy with steering feel. Pump feels jerky not smooth. Stiff spots in turning.
Might have an issue there, could be just different than what I'm used to.
But steering feel is not smooth.

 

[LouNY]

Looking at the tires, the rears look good 2 1/2 to 3 bars on the ground a small amount of sidewall bulge,
the fronts could maybe use a bit more especially when using the loader.
One thing I would think about is a Bolt on cutting edge added to the bucket, the factory edge looks a bit light
for the weight and hp you have. Some of those cutting edges are pretty light duty.
The steering may run in after a bit, could be the king pins or axle joints. Is that a bevel drive reduction or a planetary?

Never mind the last question, I went back and looked after I posted, its a planetary style