Well it's here!

[3Lfarms]

Good looking machine! You get lots of use out of it. Do check every nut and bolt you can. Get yourself a 250 ft lb torque wrench if you don’t already have one. A HF one will do just fine. All the wheels lugs should be tighter than you would think. Check them now and then in about 15 or 20 hours. Then check them again at the 50 hour service. Once they stop needing to be tightened, I mark mine with a red paint marker so I can see if anything moves.

You can store it with the loader bucket folded under and with the backhoe swung (is that a word?) to the side to make it a little more compact in the garage. If your ceiling is high enough, you could even store it with the loader raised all the way if you install the maintenance locks so it doesn’t drift down while parked.

I find that I have to have the engine running when I grease my loader and backhoe so I can move the controls to get some of the zerks to take grease.

Did you get the rear tires loaded? If not, do it. It helps a lot when digging with the hoe and in general makes it pull harder.

 

[chas0218]

Good looking machine! You get lots of use out of it. Do check every nut and bolt you can. Get yourself a 250 ft lb torque wrench if you don’t already have one. A HF one will do just fine. All the wheels lugs should be tighter than you would think. Check them now and then in about 15 or 20 hours. Then check them again at the 50 hour service. Once they stop needing to be tightened, I mark mine with a red paint marker so I can see if anything moves.

You can store it with the loader bucket folded under and with the backhoe swung (is that a word?) to the side to make it a little more compact in the garage. If your ceiling is high enough, you could even store it with the loader raised all the way if you install the maintenance locks so it doesn’t drift down while parked.

I find that I have to have the engine running when I grease my loader and backhoe so I can move the controls to get some of the zerks to take grease.

Did you get the rear tires loaded? If not, do it. It helps a lot when digging with the hoe and in general makes it pull harder.

Thanks! Im loving this thing it makes such quick work of what used to take me forever by hand. Checked the loader bolts yesterday, I need to check the lug nuts forgot those. Put about 4 hours on it today digging a stump. I would much rather push the tree over than dig out the stump. Although the stump I dug the tree wouldn't have just pushed over. I really like the tractor the loader is way stronger than I anticipated and the BH is very helpful. I added a chain hook today before venturing up to my clearing.

 

[chas0218]

I ended up taking the hoe off to fit in the garage, it's pretty easy to get it back on. If I didn't have the shelf in the back or a little higher she would fit no problem.

 

[traderfjp]

I just ordered the 240HE. My wife wouldn't let me order a non-hst so she can use it. How is the top speed. I had a MT125 and foound the H gear to have little power and not at all fast making moving dirt a chore. Loved the machine but was ready for the upgrade. Now I get to wait.

 

[traderfjp]

I have a 240HE on order. How is filling the tank in the back? Looks like it could be a nightmare. Thanks and good luck with your new tractor. What size bucket did you get on the BH. I opted for the 12"

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

Filling the tank is a PIA for sure! I just got one of these to help with the task...
12v 155w Electric Diesel Oil and Fuel Kerosene Transfer Extractor Pump Set Kit | eBay

It is a decent unit, nice quality of tubing. I saw the same identical hand nozzle at TSC for $40 by itself, the black supply hose was $35.

I have not tried it yet, but getting close to needing a fill. I am just gonna keep that heavy 5 gal fuel can on the ground. Plus, I will flush it out, then use it to refill the hydraulic fluid at my 250 hr service.

 

[traderfjp]

The transfer extractor pump is claiming 10 gpm. Have u tried it yet? That is a lot of flow.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

No, I have not used it yet, hopefully this week. The tractor is getting low on fuel, but I have not been able to use it this weekend due to rain / mud. I did a " dry run" for a few seconds to make sure it worked. The torque when it turned on almost made it jump off the bench. It might not hit those numbers ( I am sure overrated) but I would bet it's close.

 

[traderfjp]

No, I have not used it yet, hopefully this week. The tractor is getting low on fuel, but I have not been able to use it this weekend due to rain / mud. I did a " dry run" for a few seconds to make sure it worked. The torque when it turned on almost made it jump off the bench. It might not hit those numbers ( I am sure overrated) but I would bet it's close.

I got my transfer extractor pump which is similar to what you have. I'm amazed of the quality and what you get for the money. That said I think I will need to figure out how to mount this. I was actually thinking of using a wooden dolly and build sides on it with shelves to house and hold a small lawn mower battery, a 5 gallon jug of diesel, the pump and a place to hang the nozzle. There are a lot of moving floppy parts. I don't see myself dragging this out everytime I fuel up. Did you have a plan on how best to set this up for easy use. In my current tractor the battery is buried but I think that in the mt2 series the battery is right there when you lift the hood. If I Can use the tractor battery I don't have to haul around a battery and keep it charged. Hard to make design decisions with out having the tractor in my hands.

 

[Wagtail]

I got my transfer extractor pump which is similar to what you have. I'm amazed of the quality and what you get for the money. That said I think I will need to figure out how to mount this. I was actually thinking of using a wooden dolly and build sides on it with shelves to house and hold a small lawn mower battery, a 5 gallon jug of diesel, the pump and a place to hang the nozzle. There are a lot of moving floppy parts. I don't see myself dragging this out everytime I fuel up. Did you have a plan on how best to set this up for easy use. In my current tractor the battery is buried but I think that in the mt2 series the battery is right there when you lift the hood. If I Can use the tractor battery I don't have to haul around a battery and keep it charged. Hard to make design decisions with out having the tractor in my hands.

This is what I eventually ended up doing... opening up the bonnet every time I needed to fuel was a pain but the frequency of fuelling against the cost of a dedicated 'fuel station' battery is a matter of personal choice.