Hello All.

[RyanTX]

Ryan here from Central Texas. I recently had a new john deere 5065E delivered and am pretty new to tractors in this size range. Already put about 10 hours on it in 2 days. This tractor will be used quite a bit and I am sure I will have lots to share and lots of questions! Looking forward to speaking with you.

-Ryan

 

[davesl708]

Hi and welcome. Lot of people here use JD's. Have fun.

 

[mddorange]

:welcome:
To the forum from Alabama. What size tractors did you have before?

 

[RyanTX]

Thank you! I have a garden tractor too. So this one is quite a step up for me. I am simply amazed how quickly I went through 4 acres of cutting with the 6' cutter. Wish I could say I didn't need the garden tractor anymore but the 5065E is just too big to get everywhere and with the ballast in the tires it makes quite an impression with the R1 tires.

 

[mddorange]

I know exactly what you mean. I had to keep my 21hp garden tractor also for close work around the house and still need my dump trailer for it.

 

[RyanTX]

Yup same here. I have about 3-4 acres that circles the house that if I drove this tractor on it would not only tear the turf up it would probably collapse the sewer drains as well. lol.

 

[mddorange]

I don't have that problem with the clay here. In fact I have brought the big tractor up next to the house to drop some old dead trees and other things. The problem I did have was that the cutter threw a rock through the dinning room window from about 1500 feet away.

 

[RyanTX]

lol. Wow, that is downright impressive. Yes I can see those cutters producing some projectiles. I dented the inside top of my cutter pretty good when it hit a rock the other day.

 

[mddorange]

When I broke a blade one day, the tip of the blade put a small hole in the side of the cutter. I had to beat it back into shape.

 

[aczlan]

:welcome: to TBN!

Aaron Z