6520 changes

[bindian]

Has anyone seen the latest verison of the 6520? My dealer has one. Mahindra moved the fuel filler neck from beside the seat down to the tank just in front of the step. Now you can fill her up from the curb! I didn't try it, but it looks like you could hit it while climbing onboard if you dragged your left foot off of the step.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

Has anyone seen the latest verison of the 6520? My dealer has one. Mahindra moved the fuel filler neck from beside the seat down to the tank just in front of the step. Now you can fill her up from the curb! I didn't try it, but it looks like you could hit it while climbing onboard if you dragged your left foot off of the step.
hugs, Brandi

They don't send those "Big Red Beast" machines up here to Taxachusetts, Little Rhody or Northern Connecticut. I've got to drive well up into New Hampshire to visit with and play on them! But I sure do wish I could fill my 4110 without using a step ladder! Still gotta figure out what makes the most economic and practical sense in a pump/hose/nozzle purchase that is workable in tight space by a one-man show.

Dougster

 

[bindian]

They don't send those "Big Red Beast" machines up here to Taxachusetts, Little Rhody or Northern Connecticut. I've got to drive well up into New Hampshire to visit with and play on them! But I sure do wish I could fill my 4110 without using a step ladder! Still gotta figure out what makes the most economic and practical sense in a pump/hose/nozzle purchase that is workable in tight space by a one-man show.

Dougster

Dougster,
You could put a reserve fill tank on top of the canopy, like those beer can caps. That should cut down on the step ladder routine some.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, You could put a reserve fill tank on top of the canopy, like those beer can caps. That should cut down on the step ladder routine some.
hugs, Brandi

Now you know I can't afford a canopy... at least not yet!

My problem is that I still buy my fuel in 5 gallon plastic cans. The manual pumps I've seen require that you be down on the ground with the short suction pipe in the can to pump them. but how can I be down on the ground pumping and holding the fill nozzle way up in the fill connection at the same time?

Yes, I know I need a powered pump and a much more sophisticated fueling system, but as always... once retired, money is dang tight.

Dougster

 

[srbruiser]

Hey! bindian I liked the MAHINARA deal, Great job!!! as far as HAULING cans of diesel up and tipping them over the seat to unload ITS not fun, but as far as the machine its great, we just turned 200 HRS this past weekend, no problems to report. Plan on cleaning out a tank this weeked if the rains subside from the gulf. I did let a neighbor use the rig with the backhoe for a week to dig a septic system had lots of positive comments about BIG RED [HE DRIVES the green STUFF]. Well anyway need to get big RED into the barn before the rain set in tomorrow. Yall take care.......... [sorry about all the edits Im not too good with the computer].

Regards SRB

 

[bindian]

Hey! bindian I liked the MAHINARA deal, Great job!!! as far as HAULING cans of diesel up and tipping them over the seat to unload ITS not fun, but as far as the machine its great, we just turned 200 HRS this past weekend, no problems to report. Plan on cleaning out a tank this weeked if the rains subside from the gulf. I did let a neighbor use the rig with the backhoe for a week to dig a septic system had lots of positive comments about BIG RED [HE DRIVES the green STUFF]. Well anyway need to get big RED into the barn before the rain set in tomorrow. Yall take care.......... [sorry about all the edits Im not too good with the computer].

Regards SRB

SRB,
Glad to hear you are enjoying your Mahindra. I have 132 hours now on mine. No tractor time this week. My daughter and I have taken the week off and are now in dry West Texas. Sorry to hear about the rain.........again. We were in Ft. Davis today and at 5200 feet elevation , it was a gorgeous day.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Keith_B]

Now you know I can't afford a canopy... at least not yet!

My problem is that I still buy my fuel in 5 gallon plastic cans. The manual pumps I've seen require that you be down on the ground with the short suction pipe in the can to pump them. but how can I be down on the ground pumping and holding the fill nozzle way up in the fill connection at the same time?

Yes, I know I need a powered pump and a much more sophisticated fueling system, but as always... once retired, money is dang tight.

Dougster

I used my 3pt arms to stand on while putting fuel in my 4110. Looks like you could lay a couple of 2X6 sections across the arms and use it as a platform to stand on and to put the fuel can on and reach the pump easily. The hard part for you would be refills with the backhoe in place.

 

[Dougster]

The hard part for you would be refills with the backhoe in place.

And that represents about 90% of my refueling activity. I need to learn to refuel at night before I remount the backhoe for garage storage. Problem is that after a long day's work, the last thing I'm thinking about is refueling.

In the end, the best solution will be an automatic pump. It would solve everything. I just have to accept and pay the high cost and move on.

Dougster

 

[Offy]

And that represents about 90% of my refueling activity. I need to learn to refuel at night before I remount the backhoe for garage storage. Problem is that after a long day's work, the last thing I'm thinking about is refueling.

In the end, the best solution will be an automatic pump. It would solve everything. I just have to accept and pay the high cost and move on.

Dougster

Why don't you fill up at a gas station since you are traveling your rig to the jobs?

 

[Dougster]

Why don't you fill up at a gas station since you are traveling your rig to the jobs?

There are only a couple of gas stations in my area that offer diesel... and none of them are 20-foot equipment trailer friendly.

The nearest truck stop is many towns and miles away.

Dougster

 

[Keith_B]

There are only a couple of gas stations in my area that offer diesel... and none of them are 20-foot equipment trailer friendly.

The nearest truck stop is many towns and miles away.

Dougster

One of the benefits of living where I do is we have plenty of sources for diesel.

 

[Dougster]

One of the benefits of living where I do is we have plenty of sources for diesel.

It wasn't that long ago that we had no diesel in my town or in any bordering town. I used to have to drive to a truck stop 3 exits down the interstate... which, by the way, is no longer in business.

Dougster

 

[Keith_B]

It wasn't that long ago that we had no diesel in my town or in any bordering town. I used to have to drive to a truck stop 3 exits down the interstate... which, by the way, is no longer in business.

Dougster

I take it the proliferation wave of heavy duty diesel pickups has not yet reached Taxachusetts?

 

[bindian]

There are only a couple of gas stations in my area that offer diesel... and none of them are 20-foot equipment trailer friendly.

The nearest truck stop is many towns and miles away.

Dougster

Dougster,
Have you been grubbing for roots yet with that new root bucket?
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

I take it the proliferation wave of heavy duty diesel pickups has not yet reached Taxachusetts?

Oh, they are certainly here... and in growing numbers as they become something of a status symbol... but it's not at all like down South and in other more rural parts of the country. I remember my first deployment to hurricane country in 2004 when I was shocked to see that nearly every working heavy-duty pickup truck was a diesel... most of them dually's! Seeing a heavy-duty gasoline-power pickup truck actually doing cleanup and recovery work was a real hoot!

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, Have you been grubbing for roots yet with that new root bucket?
hugs, Brandi

Not yet I'm afraid. I hurt my left foot rather badly a couple weeks back and have been about 90% out of commission since then. It had nothing to do with the tractor or work... but it's backed me up terribly. Even now, I can barely walk and can't stand for more than maybe 15 minutes at a time. Had to cancel one paying job outright and indefinitely postpone another. My next scheduled work isn't until the week of the 27th.

Dougster

 

[bindian]

Not yet I'm afraid. I hurt my left foot rather badly a couple weeks back and have been about 90% out of commission since then. It had nothing to do with the tractor or work... but it's backed me up terribly. Even now, I can barely walk and can't stand for more than maybe 15 minutes at a time. Had to cancel one paying job outright and indefinitely postpone another. My next scheduled work isn't until the week of the 27th.

Dougster

Dougster,
Sorry to hear that. I am off work also with a bruised knee. It might get an MRI. But that doesn't keep me off of the Big Red Beast.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, Sorry to hear that. I am off work also with a bruised knee. It might get an MRI. But that doesn't keep me off of the Big Red Beast.
hugs, Brandi

Well, this one has really slowed me down. I ain't no kid anymore! And everytime I try to do something, I seem to make it worse. Been using the "Half Red Beast" here and there... but only around the yard.

It's tough getting old ya know!!!

Dougster