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Paul Check out this place. Might be more Mahindra forums to find via via google. http://mahindra-forum.com/forum.php
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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I suggest tractorbynet.com. Very active forum.
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NIce looking rig!
It's nice having your own tractor and not having to borrow somebodies.
Figures don't lie, But Liars figure
Assumption is the mother of mistakes
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I suggest tractorbynet.com. Very active forum. Passed by that in my Google list confusing it w tractordata.com Thanks.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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I suggest tractorbynet.com. Very active forum. ,...buncha bucket wigglers on that site.
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,...buncha skinny lil fuggers with them new tractors,.....ain't lifted schitt since they got their new tractor,....cain't carry groceries in without gettin' the tractor out,....use the tractor to pour charcoal in the Bar-B-Q grill,....take the garbage out with the tractor,.....pick turds outta the cat box with the tractor,...
,...bucket wigglers.
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I suggest tractorbynet.com. Very active forum. I have mined that site exhaustively.
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NIce looking rig!
It's nice having your own tractor and not having to borrow somebodies. It would have been far cheaper to hire out the work I need to do, but then I wouldn't have a tractor. Just like it would be cheaper to charter a boat than to own one.
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To get the most out of your tractor and especially the FEL, I strongly recommend that you make a 3 or weight for it. 1000 lbs may sound like a lot, but it is just about right. It is a safety thing, not just traction. Tractorsbynet will show you many options for making one. Fluid filled tires help, but they are not enough.
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To get the most out of your tractor and especially the FEL, I strongly recommend that you make a 3 or weight for it. 1000 lbs may sound like a lot, but it is just about right. It is a safety thing, not just traction. Tractorsbynet will show you many options for making one. Fluid filled tires help, but they are not enough. I am going to try it out as it is and see how it does for the work I need to do with it. That's my approach with most of the things I buy. Get a good feel for them before the mods begin.
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Well be careful with the bucket. Keep it low and light.
Tipping over is not optimal.
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Well be careful with the bucket. Keep it low and light.
Tipping over is not optimal. That raises another point of discussion. Safety. I am a safety professional by trade. I have read all of the safety literature provided with the tractor. Obviously COG matters and keeping loads low makes sense. In the commercial fishing world, rotating hazards and pinch points kill and maim far too many, so I'll be very alert for those hazards. As always, experience is the best teacher. I have never operated a tractor. I take things very slowly at first. What tips do the members here have? As an extension to the topic of safety, my owners manual tells me not to baby the engine during break-in. Anytime I undertake something new, I take it slow. I guess with the low range on the HST I can keep the revs up without moving too quickly huh?
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Unlike a truck, engine speed can be largely independent of ground speed, so engine up, speed down is easy.
Watch out for hidden holes and stumps that will try to flip you, and side hills or any hill is not your friend. Especially with something on the FEL.
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Paul, great tractor! And nice to put a face to a name.
On the other issue, I too am having shoulder issues. In a low-speed tip-over situation on a group bicycle ride I read over to a picket fence to steady myself. Turns out that weren’t a good idea. Heading out on a cross-country bicycle ride a few day later prob’ly didnt help any.
Have to found your shoulder issues affect your riding any?
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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Well be careful with the bucket. Keep it low and light.
Tipping over is not optimal. That raises another point of discussion. Safety. I am a safety professional by trade. I have read all of the safety literature provided with the tractor. Obviously COG matters and keeping loads low makes sense. In the commercial fishing world, rotating hazards and pinch points kill and maim far too many, so I'll be very alert for those hazards. As always, experience is the best teacher. I have never operated a tractor. I take things very slowly at first. What tips do the members here have? As an extension to the topic of safety, my owners manual tells me not to baby the engine during break-in. Anytime I undertake something new, I take it slow. I guess with the low range on the HST I can keep the revs up without moving too quickly huh? You'll do fine. Common sense is all that's required, and you already have that. If you are going to use the loader for heavy lifting in high positions just put that 5' cutter on the back as counter weight. Better than any weights you buy or make.  Lots of people just leave their cutters on the 3 pt for that very reason. That mCRD emissions system is made to run hard, so high rpm's won't hurt at all.
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Paul, great tractor! And nice to put a face to a name.
On the other issue, I too am having shoulder issues. In a low-speed tip-over situation on a group bicycle ride I read over to a picket fence to steady myself. Turns out that weren’t a good idea. Heading out on a cross-country bicycle ride a few day later prob’ly didnt help any.
Have to found your shoulder issues affect your riding any? My shoulder gives me a good bit of trouble on longer rides. I constantly change hand positions and even that doesn't alleviate the pain. It just makes it bearable.
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Unlike a truck, engine speed can be largely independent of ground speed, so engine up, speed down is easy.
Watch out for hidden holes and stumps that will try to flip you, and side hills or any hill is not your friend. Especially with something on the FEL. When the dealer showed me the controls, he cautioned me not to partially depress forward and reverse pedals. Other than keeping the HST in low, how are the engine speed and ground speed unrelated?
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Well be careful with the bucket. Keep it low and light.
Tipping over is not optimal. That raises another point of discussion. Safety. I am a safety professional by trade. I have read all of the safety literature provided with the tractor. Obviously COG matters and keeping loads low makes sense. In the commercial fishing world, rotating hazards and pinch points kill and maim far too many, so I'll be very alert for those hazards. As always, experience is the best teacher. I have never operated a tractor. I take things very slowly at first. What tips do the members here have? As an extension to the topic of safety, my owners manual tells me not to baby the engine during break-in. Anytime I undertake something new, I take it slow. I guess with the low range on the HST I can keep the revs up without moving too quickly huh? You'll do fine. Common sense is all that's required, and you already have that. If you are going to use the loader for heavy lifting in high positions just put that 5' cutter on the back as counter weight. Better than any weights you buy or make. Lots of people just leave their cutters on the 3 pt for that very reason. That mCRD emissions system is made to run hard, so high rpm's won't hurt at all. I thought that I would do that or the box blade. No need to worry about it stressing the attachments and hydraulic system over time huh?
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,...buncha skinny lil fuggers with them new tractors,.....ain't lifted schitt since they got their new tractor,....cain't carry groceries in without gettin' the tractor out,....use the tractor to pour charcoal in the Bar-B-Q grill,....take the garbage out with the tractor,.....pick turds outta the cat box with the tractor,...
,...bucket wigglers. An 8N is POSSIBLY one step above a mule, and there's good argument for a mule being the smarter choice. They're best suited for pulling the 4H float in the local poultry parade.
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