My New Machine???

[Grrrr]

Does all 7520 exhaust stacks lean back like that? My stack goes straight up, but isn't hooked to a turbo either.

I think it might be bent. None of my tractors have straight exhausts anymore

 

[Keith_B]

Does anyone on here have one of these tractors set up like this? That front end looks like it is jacked up quite high which would shift a lot of the weight to the rear as well as make visibilty kind of poor. Is this a factory set up or did someone change the front tires? Or is this picture just give the illusion that the front end looks like it is ready for take off.

The concrete pad it is sitting on appears to be sloped, which gives the illusion that the front end has its nose in the air.

Brandi, is right about the exhaust, it should be straight up. It has likely been victimized by a low hanging limb.

 

[Dougster]

Does all 7520 exhaust stacks lean back like that? My stack goes straight up, but isn't hooked to a turbo either.

The owner apparently hit a tree limb (or similar) and bent it back. Easy to do I suppose with a machine that sits that high. Supposedly, there is no turbo damage, but that is clearly a major concern of mine.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, After you get her home , and a 511 strapped to the rear, move that canopy back a few inches so you won't have rain dripping off the canopy onto your nose while running the BH.
hugs, Brandi

Ha!!! Sounds like a good idea!!!

Given that it's a 7520 with 17 GPM available and given that a Bradco 611 will supposedly fit a 509/511 subframe... if I am fortunate enough to end up with this beast I will be searching for a used 611 off some trashed skidsteer. As someone else pointed out a while back, the 511 and 611 are much harder to find used and in good shape than 509's and 609's... but they are out there if you look hard, long and far enough.

I'd really need a decent used 611 to justify the cost and transport weight of a 7520/ML275 combo.

Dougster

 

[Keith_B]

Doug, you may be able to shop around for a good deal on a new Bush Hog or Great Bend loader if you can't find the KMW/Mahindra loader locally.

 

[Dougster]

Doug, you may be able to shop around for a good deal on a new Bush Hog or Great Bend loader if you can't find the KMW/Mahindra loader locally.

All options are on the table, but I like the ML275's sheer mass & power... and I am concerned about compatibility with the Bradco subframe.

Also keep in mind that I may have to go used on the loader to make this deal work financially. It's awfully tough to match up a used tractor and a brand new loader and still come out ahead. Looking at the asking price of a used 7520 with FEL in New Jersey and comparing it to this 7520 in Florida without an FEL... it doesn't leave much difference to work with.

Dougster

 

[Robert_in_NY]

If you don't mind my asking, why not go with the used unit with loader then if it is closer?

 

[Dougster]

If you don't mind my asking, why not go with the used unit with loader then if it is closer?

Tried to contact the seller several times with no luck. Recently, the listing disappeared off TractorHouse. I can only assume it has been sold or traded.

Dougster

 

[bindian]

Doug, you may be able to shop around for a good deal on a new Bush Hog or Great Bend loader if you can't find the KMW/Mahindra loader locally.

Keith,
The 511 BH sub frame bolts up with the loader frame. Not good jeu-jeu to mix loader and backhoe in this case.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Dougster]

Keith, The 511 BH sub frame bolts up with the loader frame. Not good jeu-jeu to mix loader and backhoe in this case.
hugs, Brandi

Yeah, I kinda assumed that was the case... although the other loader brands may have some sort of work-around.

Dougster