new 2520

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smalltown

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2011, JD 2520
Well it's finally my turn to say it's here!

I bought a John Deere hat and might have paid way too much,
but the good news is they threw in a new 2520 with it :thumbsup:.

It arrived yesterday after waiting 9 weeks and a few days for delivery. It was one of those days busy from sun up to after dark :confused2:.

The dealer experience was pretty darn good. They called me down to the dealer Monday to slowly go over the tractor operation from stem to stern. All questions answered every control explained. It took 1 hour 45 minutes.
I was very surprised to hear the dealer say "we put all the tractors on a DYNO" I beleive he said for 30 minutes to verify everything is running ok and to check for leaks.

It arrived in the nick of time as the town has been ditching the road and argreed to dump it in my yard. So right away after testing the mower deck I took it off and started playing in the dirt.

It's quite a learning curve for me being my first tractor (compact), but I figure moving all the dirt will be great experience.

I'm going slow with my bucket down low, rops up and seat belt on!

I'm sure I'll still have questions, but I wanted to take this time and repeat my thanks to so many of you who have answered my many questions, PM's with pictures and advice. I take my new JD hat off and salute you all :)

Last evening we met with the genteleman who had sold me the #46 backhoe and who had argreed to swap out the (crazy expensive)rear support bracket when mine tractor finally arrived.

A little more touch up paint and two hoses and the backhoe will be ready for prime time.
 

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   / new 2520 #2  
Very, very nice!!!!! That's a loooooong wait. Glad for you it's now over and the work can begin. Be safe and enjoy.

Always get two hats. One to work and sweat in and one for dress occasions. :D
 
   / new 2520 #3  
Congrats smalltown!!:)
Hopefully that long wait will be well worth it. Enjoy your new machine.:thumbsup:

Greg
 
   / new 2520 #4  
Looks great. Glad to hear you put it to use right away!
 
   / new 2520 #5  
You will love the tractor. I love my 2720. One thing you need to watch for is clearance from the gas cap to the hood. After some pounding around it may get too close at the front. I took off my supports and bent them slightly differently which solved the problem. Others have done that or added washers at the lower mounting bolts to space it back. If mine closes up again, I will fab new mounts. Let your dealer know about it too.

Again, Congrats! I have owned many tractors, this is one of the nicer ones out there.
 
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#6  
Charlie thanks.
Yes I mentioned the gas cap clearance to the dealership and told them people are having trouble. Mine was close. I am very interested in the post by GLC24 with the washers. That looked very promising.
 
   / new 2520 #8  
Looking good, Smalltown. Can't wait to see how the backhoe looks on there!

Congratulations and have fun.

P.S. You might want to double check the torque on the nuts on all the loader pins. My dealer didn't check them, and one of the nuts fell off during the first few hours of use on my machine.
 
   / new 2520 #9  
Looks great! Glad to see if finally arrived! Enjoy it!
 
   / new 2520 #10  
Congrats on the nice new rig.:thumbsup:
 

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