rimguard is what i used in my rear tires. not quite as heavy as calcium but not corrosive. my other tractor has just water with alcohol to prevent freezing. but even with the rear tires full the mx5100 is still useless with any weight in the bucket or on the forks. i am very disappointed in this tractor.
if you get a tractor with a good three point hitch it will transfer some of the weight of the load to the tractor improving traction. use tractordata.com to look up the lift specs on the models you might find. it will help you determine the correct tractor for your needs
I looked at a couple MX5100’s before I bought my M7040, and I think the frame on that tractor is similar in length to the old M5700’s. I had a M5700 4x4 with a cab, and that was the tipiest tractor I’ve ever had even with the tires filled and a hay bale on the back. That’s also the tractor that burned up last year.
Yessir and the newer tractors are getting worse as far as stability and ride comfort. They keep making them smaller and more compact. Heck yeah they are more nimble and nice for working in tight spots but they ride in the field like crap with these short wheelbases and lightweight construction. My experience is based on 90hp to 120hp tractors built from the 70’s to current. Those old 40 series John Deere’s have what appears to be a 20’ long hood but that’s why they ride decent and can carry quite a bit of weight. In my opinion, you used to could get by with a smaller horse tractor because it had some lead in its ***. Nowadays I wouldn’t want to operate anything younger than 20 years old that is less than 90hp. It’s cool they are squeezing more power into a smaller package but there’s definitely negatives.
That’ll buff out.
I've tried to explain this condition to many people who say I'm not getting enough done. It's because the iron in my blood has turned to lead in my ***.
Unless you’re working in dense trees as I am often doing.
