rjkobbeman
Platinum Member
My youngest son and I both drove it and really liked the parking brake. I especially like it as when my sons set the brake on our other tractors I often have to use my cane to pry up while pushing the button to get moving.
Yes the brakes are nice especially in comparison to what we now have.
I will check on the cast iron wheels, but if I delay too much or go up in cost from our present price the CFO may decide to just fix our old tractor![]()
We all know the CFO situation!
On the M8540, the cast iron wheels are $912 more than the standard steel wheels. They get slightly cheaper the BIGGER you go in tire/wheel size. I don't know if you noticed, but on the M8540 you get the following tire/wheel sizes in R1s:
Front: 11.2-24 Rear: 18.4-28
Front: 12.4-24 Rear: 16.9-34
Front: 12.4-24 Rear: 18.4-30
Front: 12.4R24 Rear: 18.4R30 (radials)
You guys running R1s are lucky, you get a lot of tire/wheel options. Kubota only offers 1 size for R4s for a given tractor.