FEL Installed

Eddie · Nov 4, 2006

Finally got the FEL moved from the 1700 to the 2020. Had to modify some of the brackets and shorten the front bumper frame on the tractor. Now I have to touch up some green paint!!!

mark777 · Nov 4, 2006

Looks Nice.......good clean install.

Mark

roxynoodle · Nov 4, 2006

That's a nice looking tractor you have there and with the loader it looks even better!

kenmac · Nov 4, 2006

Good looking job eddie. You must not have used the loader much when it was on the 1700, cause it looks brand new. I'am going to have to get me a loader one day.

Eddie · Nov 4, 2006

kenmac said:
Good looking job eddie. You must not have used the loader much when it was on the 1700, cause it looks brand new. I'am going to have to get me a loader one day.

Actually I've used it quite a bit. What with us building a new house and our son building a new house also, it has got a lot of usage. Moved 54 tons of crushed limestone into son's porches one day, guess that's the hardest day it's had.

It stays inside all the time and I cleaned it good before removing it from 1700.

Eddie · Nov 6, 2006

Used FEL about 3 hours today moving dirt. The 2020 handles the FEL a lot better than the 1700. Love the Power shift with the FEL. Was really amazed at the traction the turf tires have. Makes me want power steering though.

buppy69 · Nov 6, 2006

Eddie said:
Used FEL about 3 hours today moving dirt. The 2020 handles the FEL a lot better than the 1700. Love the Power shift with the FEL. Was really amazed at the traction the turf tires have. Makes me want power steering though.

I know where you can get it!

Eugene

Eddie · Nov 6, 2006

Send me PM and give me details.

blackd · Nov 6, 2006

Buppy69 send me a PM also.

Tks

Michealfj · Nov 7, 2006

Me too Buppy69.

buppy69 · Nov 7, 2006

By the way, it's not cheap.

Eugene

Eddie · Nov 7, 2006

Thanks Eugene,
I have emailed them and waiting for them to answer. They're only about 75 miles from me.

Eddie · Nov 13, 2006

Guess they don't bother to answer their emails

LMTC · Nov 13, 2006

How do you know your email was received? I don't even know who you sent it to, but we hear this all the time from folks....and people don't/won't realize that a lot of things can stop an email, not the least of which is poorly tuned or overactive spam filters at the ISP's servers (over which the recipient has n o control). I NEVER assume an email is received. I send it with a receipt requested if it is important, and if I don't get the receipt, I call.

Eddie · Nov 14, 2006

LMTC said:
How do you know your email was received? I don't even know who you sent it to, but we hear this all the time from folks....and people don't/won't realize that a lot of things can stop an email, not the least of which is poorly tuned or overactive spam filters at the ISP's servers (over which the recipient has n o control). I NEVER assume an email is received. I send it with a receipt requested if it is important, and if I don't get the receipt, I call.

I'm sorry you assume everyone is not as smart as you!!!

LMTC · Nov 14, 2006

I made no such assumption, nor did I assume that you DID ask for and get a receipt indicating the email, as you only stated that you guess they don't bother to answer their emails. If you don't know for certain that the email was received, you are making the assumption that they don't answer emails. If you know for certain that it was received and you did not get an answer then you don't need to guess about whether they answer their emails.

The only assumption I made is that most folks reading this forum do not get the volume of email inquiries that we do, and thus might not be aware of how often email simply doesn't get delivered. Obviously that has offended you, and for that I apologize, but I said absolutely nothing about how smart you or anyone else is....I simply presented some information.

You point out one of the prime reasons why I (and perhaps others, but I cannot speak for them) am often reluctant to jump in with suggestions or information. It's no fun to be blasted with sarcasm when one intended only to provide a perspective or information.

roxynoodle · Nov 14, 2006

Wayne, you are very good at replying to your emails, but not all businesses are (provided they received them). When I was looking for a tractor I had emailed several local dealerships. I like email because I am busy and it is hard to call sometimes during business hours. Many businesses do not take email inquiries seriously though. One responded very rudely, "You did not give me your address so why should I waste time on you when you might live in California?" Well, chances are good that if I lived in California, I wouldn't email a Findlay, Ohio business. And, turning away any customer might be a bad idea since it could be someone moving to the area or buying a tractor for their son/daughter who lives locally. Another called me 2 months after I had emailed the dealership and all I could say was, "Uh, well, I bought a tractor today and am currently hauling it home." I think we all WISH everyone was as responsive to emails as you are. So this one could be one or the other; the email either was not received or they take their good ole time responding (or not). But, we do all need to read suggestions/advice to our posts and either take 'em or leave 'em and not get upset. It is, after all, difficult to communicate in writing sometimes because it is easy to misunderstand and make inferences about a person's meaning that may or may not be there.

Inspector507 · Nov 14, 2006

LMTC said:
I send it with a receipt requested if it is important, and if I don't get the receipt, I call.

Not everyones e-mail program is capable of sending it with a receipt request. And all that means is that the e-mail server got the e-mail, not the recipient

scrinch · Nov 14, 2006

...and if I don't get the receipt, I call.

Sounds good to me. Then you know for sure. Sometimes message machines garble messages, too. So if I don't reach a human voice and don't get a call back within a couple of days, I give another call. Always give benefit of the doubt...life is so much more pleasant that way.