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Read articles →This is a real owner's 50-hour update, not a dealer walkaround. He covers manual-vs-hydrostatic tradeoffs, cold-start performance, loader speed/control quirks, a rough DPF regen experience with no load, the importance of rear ballast weight for loader work, LED headlight upgrades, and what implements he's actually run: plow, disc, tiller, square baler, and loader attachments. Useful for buyers wanting honest ownership gripes beyond spec-sheet basics.
An individual owner sharing hands-on impressions from his own property use, with no dealership affiliation evident.
During light duty work it went into regen, sat idling 45 minutes to an hour and only dropped 5-10 percent soot, so he had to drive it wide open on the road to finish it.
Yes, without rear ballast weight the loader struggled to lift long heavy cedar logs, only picking up one or two at a time instead of more.
He has the manual and says a hydrostatic or live PTO would be nicer for baling since you could let off the pedal and let it catch up instead of shifting gears.
The coldest morning was about 20 to 22 degrees and it cranked up fine with no block heater installed.
