Well, we finally brought our brand new 2008 Montana 4340C home yesterday.
I haven't had time to do much more than drive it off the trailer and under the shed, but I already love this tractor, even if it did make me feel a little stupid after unloading it. I had just backed it off the trailer and was going to drive it to the barn. I put it in high range, second gear and let out the clutch. Tractor started down the hill just a little slower than I thought it should go. Started to make the turn toward the barn and the tractor stopped moving. I fiddled around for a couple of minutes checking to make sure I had all the gears set, but it still wouldn't go. Turns out the direction shuttle was in neurtal rather than forward. DOH!
Oh yeah, and the AC/Heat selector is opposite the way it is in American cars, so that confused me too. You turn the thermostat to the left for heat and to the right for cold. Every vehicle I've ever drive, you slide or turn the control right for cold, left for heat. Even thought the control is plainly labeled, habit might cause some confusion. I certainly hope the volume on the radio isn't backwards too...
All in all though, we spent about 2 months looking at tractors before buying, and none of the other tractors could touch the price the dealer offered us on our initial visit. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the price on the '08 models had dropped another almost $3000 when the '09's came in.
I haven't had time to do much more than drive it off the trailer and under the shed, but I already love this tractor, even if it did make me feel a little stupid after unloading it. I had just backed it off the trailer and was going to drive it to the barn. I put it in high range, second gear and let out the clutch. Tractor started down the hill just a little slower than I thought it should go. Started to make the turn toward the barn and the tractor stopped moving. I fiddled around for a couple of minutes checking to make sure I had all the gears set, but it still wouldn't go. Turns out the direction shuttle was in neurtal rather than forward. DOH!
Oh yeah, and the AC/Heat selector is opposite the way it is in American cars, so that confused me too. You turn the thermostat to the left for heat and to the right for cold. Every vehicle I've ever drive, you slide or turn the control right for cold, left for heat. Even thought the control is plainly labeled, habit might cause some confusion. I certainly hope the volume on the radio isn't backwards too...
All in all though, we spent about 2 months looking at tractors before buying, and none of the other tractors could touch the price the dealer offered us on our initial visit. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the price on the '08 models had dropped another almost $3000 when the '09's came in.