I am not going to sugar coat anything.
-So I had to drive 4 hours to get this tractor. It was a brand new unit and there was rust in several places that is new from the factory. -Not impressed, but this is iron and not a lexus, -move on.
YES - IT IS NOT A LEXUS! IT IS A MACHINE THAT WILL GET BANGED UP AND BEAT UP AND REFLECT THE OPERATORS USAGE!
-The tractor did move those rocks, but dang it just barley and mean just barely move the first one (not pictured) - Did it do the job? Yes. But that does have me worried.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT ROCK WEIGHED? BTW - YOU CAN INCREASE THE BX'S PSI FROM ABOUT 1700 PSI TO CLOSE TO 2000 PSI FOR ABOUT 5 CENTS.......
-Needing to keep the motor at high revs is a bit of a bummer because its loud and mildly annoying to me.
DIESELS AND PUMPS ARE MEANT TO RUN - NOT AT IDLE .........IF YOU WANT FLUID TO FLOW - HAVE TO GET IN THE RANGE THAT THE ENGINE AND PUMP WORK AT THE BEST.
-The back and forth pedal is going to take some getting used to,but will be second nature I am sure.
I DONT UNDERSTAND THOSE WHO LIKE TWO PEDALS SIDE BY SIDE - BUT HELL THAT IS JUST ME, IN A TIGHT QUARTER SITUATION - HITTING THE WRONG PEDAL WITH BOOTS ON WOULD BE A DISASTER! THE ROCKER STYLE MAY BE A LITTLE WEIRD BUT ....USABLE
- I wished I could plum or knew how to plumb the backhoe for cat controls. I cant run this backhoe for nuthing!!
YOU CAN - JUST HAVE TO KNOW WHAT CONTROLS WHAT - VERY EASY TO DO !
All of the aforementioned was anticipated, and expected throughout my shopping. Please dont misunderstand, I think this is a very nice little tractor. In fact, I am going to stop yapping at you couch lovers right now and go out side to BURN DIESEL!
BURN A WEE LITTLE BIT OF DIESEL I MIGHT ADD......THE JD AND THE OTHERS WOULD BURN A WEE BIT MORE!!!