New LS owner...... New Forum member. Hello, all

[jhous]

:thumbsup:

The plane looks LS blue too.

You are right. Hadn't really noticed before. Plane flight was before I got my tractor.

 

[jhous]

Welcome, I have the New Holland Boomer 20....same machine as the LS I think, whats your plan , filters?

Mark

Right now I plan on putting a backhoe on the tractor. I like a couple of the aftermarket brands but I'm afraid of a 3-poiint hitch set up on that light a tractor. I've pretty much made up my mind to go with a dealer installed LS hoe ......not crazy about the price though.

 

[silverstreek]

Yes, but very inactive. I have not been pilot in command for many years. The picture was taken this year. It was a present from my wife for my 70th birthday. I had mentioned one time how I always wanted to fly and open cockpit biplane. She (through no small effort) found a pilot in the area that was willing to let me fly his. I don't want to lay claim to any glory that is not mine so I must say he did the take off and landing but he let me fly (which any pilot knows is not really that hard to fly a fixed wing once you are off the ground.) anywhere and anyhow I wanted. It was glorious! That big ole radial rumbling away at a whopping 1700 rpm as we 'screamed' through the sky at a 'blistering' 70 knots. I have a wonderful wife.

I notice you are retired AF. I proudly served my country in the USAF from 1965-1969; got out and went into computers for my career.

Thanks for the welcome.

Congratulations on the purchase. I'm sure you'll have the engine purring like a kitten in no time!

By the way, Thanks for your Service to our Nation!

Silverstreek

 

[mddorange]

Yes, but very inactive. I have not been pilot in command for many years. The picture was taken this year. It was a present from my wife for my 70th birthday. I had mentioned one time how I always wanted to fly and open cockpit biplane. She (through no small effort) found a pilot in the area that was willing to let me fly his. I don't want to lay claim to any glory that is not mine so I must say he did the take off and landing but he let me fly (which any pilot knows is not really that hard to fly a fixed wing once you are off the ground.) anywhere and anyhow I wanted. It was glorious! That big ole radial rumbling away at a whopping 1700 rpm as we 'screamed' through the sky at a 'blistering' 70 knots. I have a wonderful wife.

I notice you are retired AF. I proudly served my country in the USAF from 1965-1969; got out and went into computers for my career.

Thanks for the welcome.

Thanks for your service. What a coincidence, when I got back from Nam, that is what the Air Force had me do for the rest of my career. I had some outstanding assignments, like NORAD, Space Command and working on the KAL007 investigation and trial and even a nice job after I retired.

And yes, with a wife like that...she's a keeper.

 

[old gray]

Welcome from Mass. and thanks for your service. Ls Blue plane, ALRIGHT! Good luck with the LS

 

[melmark]

Right now I plan on putting a backhoe on the tractor. I like a couple of the aftermarket brands but I'm afraid of a 3-poiint hitch set up on that light a tractor. I've pretty much made up my mind to go with a dealer installed LS hoe ......not crazy about the price though.

I had the same struggle when I bought mine. I got the hoe from the dealer. I am happy that I did as I use the backhoe much more than I anticipated. I think it added around 6 or 7 thousand to the price but it has a very beefy subframe (probably the same as the LS I would imagine). I thought about buying an LS but I have a New Holland dealer very close that has a fantastic reputation. This particular NH tractor is made by LS.

 

[old gray]

I also have the LS / NH Hoe. It has been great. It does have a nice subframe. I would not go with the 3 point hitch type on a machine this size. One thing though to consider is that the subframe affects the ground clearance.