New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need?

   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need?
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#101  
Dang, throw some mud on it or hit it a few times with a bat! Too new :ROFLMAO:

Congrats and enjoy! Those tires look sharp.
Whaaaaat? I'm still in the polish it every day mindset...!:p
 
   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need? #102  
Nice rig!

I echo 99% of the replies here. All good stuff especially:
- Check for loose bolts, loader mounts, lug nuts.
- Grease her often
- Keep her clean, lubed and under cover when you can
- I replied before about the canopy, but now realize you are in AZ. Totally different climate than mine, and I'm sure you'll have a solid appreciation for that.
- The cupholder is tempting to put your cellphone in. However, I've found it to be an ejector seat!

Oh - and I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned it yet. Or maybe I missed it. For the occasion times you may need to move the machine (service, side work, relatives), the most important accessory is a big dually truck (go for the loaded crew cab diesel at $100k or more) and gooseneck trailer. You did say you wanted to add accessories right? :)
 
   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need? #103  
Got this $7 tool box from HF to replace the B's tiny one. Same foot print, about 3 times deeper, and has a tray to put your pins in. Some little compartments in the lid for even smaller stuff.

I suddenly seemed to get Parkinson's for these shots. Not my best.
I have the same box on my outside stored Ford. It holds pins of various sizes, 3/4 combo wrench, 10" crescent, pliars, an extra pocket knife, and a small wire brush plus extra ear plugs. The only negative is the lid will leak as built. I had to remove the little plastic covers and apply some silicone seal to all the hinge and latch holes. That was in the wet Puget Sound area, here in Tonasket, I would probably just take it off during the off season as it's much dryer here.
 
   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need? #104  
You might NEED a plastic surgeon. To get that silly grin off your face. Very nice tractor.
 
   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need? #105  
Someone mentioned this, I'll mention it again. Tools, for me that was mostly sockets and ratcheting wrenches (two), because none of my tools, not even my biggest adjustable wrench, could fit some of the larger bolts on the tractor and/or attachments.

I bought a set with paired shallow/deep sockets (was reasonably priced set from Home Depot), because sometimes you'll want the same size socket on both sides of a nut/bolt situation (which means you need two wrenches, I had a spare from somebody's grandfather, don't waste nuthin!). Not sure about your brand of tractor, but with Kubotas it's also important to have both SAE and metric, because the tractor stuff tends to be metric (made overseas), and the attachment stuff tends to be SAE (made in the states). It sucks to be missing the size you need when you need it. Sure, I have a bunch of sizes I don't need, but the set price was so good, compared to buying single sockets, that it was not extravagant.

The only other thing I'm betting nobody mentioned was ... an air blower, like a leaf blower. Because if you're out in the field cutting weeds in the fall that dried pollen (e.g. golden rod) will jam your air filter and coolant fins mercilessly, and you absolutely cannot touch those fins or you'll bend them, air blower is the way to go.
 
   / New tractor arriving this Friday. What do I need? #106  
Any radiator shop will have "fin combs". Used to straighten out bent radiator/AC fins. Check with a radiator shop - they may loan you the correct size. These fin combs can bring a "mess" back to OEM status.
 
 

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