It will be here in a few days, getting all the extras I ordered installed. Traded in my Kioti CK30HST and implements. The Kioti was a good machine that cost me $0 in mechanical repairs over 5.5yrs.... I just needed something with more uummpphhh I didnt need all the fancy stuff, but F it lol... I got my old implements staged and out the backhoe on last night to get ready for the machine swap. Usually the backhoe isnt the easiest to get lined up and hooked up, but went together super easy... its like it was a plea to have me keep it ha!
No I didnt wax it, In sure they did, it just came yesterday. It already has to go back. Its got a decent leak way up inside at the diverter they installed for the top and tilt. I wouldnt mind tightening it up, but I can reach it and the rear tire, fender etc etc needs to come off... they can do that! ive done a fair amount of brush hogging with it so far, its a learning curve all over again trying to learn how to set it up with the top n tilt. The last machine it was just 2nd nature, and I know this will be soon as well. Same even with something as dumb as going forward and reverse. I had a treddle peddle previously, and this is two independent pedals. It certainly has way more power tho, thats for sure!
Got this kinda cheesie but effective thing from big tool rack, the rops rack... have my pole saw and brush cutter rigged up... also hooked up bush hog after this photo. Leaving in a few for a 24mile round trip journey to one of my other farms to get trails ready for bow season in a few weeks. Never would have driven previous tractor that far... might not for this one after today either lol
Trip was easy, kinda fun actually... but wouldnt want to do it everyday thats for sure. This machine with the larger brush hog just destroys stuff, and its great lol!!
She had to go back for one last small teeny leak... I which fitting it was, and I could have fixed it but had to remove the tire... when you spend that much and its this new, they can come grab it! I did have it sent back with this new scraper blade, which is last implement I’ll need. I went back and forth on getting a hydro blade versus manual, and Im all about spending cash on cool tools... but the smaller blade I have from the previous tractor was only used every 2-3yrs so, manual it was. We just dont get that much snow in Delmarva, so I can manage getting down to change the blade angle every 2-3years for the $1k savings lol. I do hope it snows this year, Id hate to leave this sit too long lol. All Im waiting on now is my EA 72” grapple which I was told should be about the first week in September.
