So, what is everybody towing?

[Mbryson]

Did it force you to slow down or did you throttle back.

I just throttled back. Kept the temp below 240

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[daigljk]

 

[wildtaco]

Pretty good setup overall.

 

[sns1294]

This is my current setup. If you are familiar with Kamparoo campers, it is a knock off of them.

 

[Gren71]

R-Pod 153

my mom has one of these. The interiors are surprisingly large! Definitely a cool layout.

 

[Mattileous]

Trip from Chicago to Boseman, MT. 23 hours and was at about 14mpg. First time towing anything for me.
Sport with Max Tow.

 

[Riding with Gladys]

Taxa Mantis. 3000lbs empty. No problem through Blue Ridge Mountains.

 

[irish_love]

24" Travel Trailer around 5000lbs loaded. 37" tires with stock 4:10 gears. I could defiantly tell the difference from last year when I was on 35" tires. Wasn't too bad, but my trip was only about 30 miles.

 

[Glad Jeeper]

Did you put Timbren’s on it? Doesn’t look like there’s any up travel left.

Yep, timbren's were installed. Really like them.

 

[Jaxmax]

Nothing runs like a Deere, unless it is my Mojave taking my tractor back from son-in-law who “borrowed” it two months ago! He caught me with all his cameras and driveway sensors , but he didn’t catch me stealing some chocolate chip cookies!….Jack
PS 1999 4100 gear drive , always starts never any problems good tool!

 

[chorky]

Nothing runs like a Deere, unless it is my Mojave taking my tractor back from son-in-law who “borrowed” it two months ago! He caught me with all his cameras and driveway sensors , but he didn’t catch me stealing some chocolate chip cookies!….Jack
PS 1999 4100 gear drive , always starts never any problems good tool!

But man those green machines are so expensive! I just priced out a new bobcat (smallest one they have) with a backhoe and it was quoted at almost $34,000 Insane.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Nothing runs like a Deere, unless it is my Mojave taking my tractor back from son-in-law who “borrowed” it two months ago! He caught me with all his cameras and driveway sensors , but he didn’t catch me stealing some chocolate chip cookies!….Jack
PS 1999 4100 gear drive , always starts never any problems good tool!

If the weight of my JD is any indication, that's not a light tractor.

But man those green machines are so expensive! I just priced out a new bobcat (smallest one they have) with a backhoe and it was quoted at almost $34,000 Insane.

But they are like Jeep - check out the resale value on a used Deere. Farm tractors, utility tractors, lawn tractors - they run forever and hold value like nothing else in their class.

My neighbor is still running one he bought about the same time I bought the unit before the one we have now - 16 years and his still operates like new.
Mine is now 10 years old and just this year blew the deck gear box. Maybe partly my fault, will never know, but 10 years and 0 maintenance expenses other than 1 battery, oil, filters, etc. ain't bad. So other than oil and filters and such, it's cost me a whopping $460 in ten years as far as repairs.

60" deck you unlatch and lower and drive backwards off it. To reattach, you drive forward over the deck and hook the front hanger back up. Minutes each way.

Anyway, I'd have to use my car hauler or borrow my neighbor's trailer to haul mine anywhere. Luckily the dealer has pickup and delivery if we actually have a major need I can't fix.

 

[chorky]

If the weight of my JD is any indication, that's not a light tractor.



But they are like Jeep - check out the resale value on a used Deere. Farm tractors, utility tractors, lawn tractors - they run forever and hold value like nothing else in their class.

My neighbor is still running one he bought about the same time I bought the unit before the one we have now - 16 years and his still operates like new.
Mine is now 10 years old and just this year blew the deck gear box. Maybe partly my fault, will never know, but 10 years and 0 maintenance expenses other than 1 battery, oil, filters, etc. ain't bad. So other than oil and filters and such, it's cost me a whopping $460 in ten years as far as repairs.

60" deck you unlatch and lower and drive backwards off it. To reattach, you drive forward over the deck and hook the front hanger back up. Minutes each way.

Anyway, I'd have to use my car hauler or borrow my neighbor's trailer to haul mine anywhere. Luckily the dealer has pickup and delivery if we actually have a major need I can't fix.

I definitely don't deny they are good machines. We have one at work and it's great. They're just above my pay grade - or well rather, don't make the cost benefit analysis with only having a large lot in town. Even a Kubota is too much for me. Bobcat is cheaper. The company my neighbor works for uses almost exclusively bobcat and they are super hard on their equipment and used commercially. So far they have never had a major breakdown. I think the controls is where the difference is. The Deere is just fine tuned and smooth and precise - from what I have experienced anyway. Whereas the others are less so of course. Like anything else, the high quality stuff is just going to be more. For comparison, I did price out a Deere of the same tractor I looked at from Bobcat and it was more than $15,000 more, for the same size and capabilities.

It's a bummer that the days of the old lawn tractors with backhoe and front loader attachments are no longer.

 

[Mbryson]

Headed north if I can get any current for the brake controller

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Headed north if I can get any current for the brake controller

Current? Which controller? In cab or Curt Echo?

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