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Read articles →This is a real owner's walkaround, not a dealer pitch: Brian covers his M5-111 at nearly 600 hours, explaining loader pin positions, PTO/transmission gearing, remotes, DEF/regen behavior on Tier 4 engines, and where the fuel/oil filters and dipstick sit under the hood (noting the awkward dipstick access). It's mostly exterior walkaround and washing prep, with the cab interior and dealer visit promised for part two.
Posted by an owner-operator (Brian, SLC Farms) sharing hands-on impressions from actual daily use on his farm, not a dealership or paid review.
The LA1854 loader can lift right at two tons from the pin, based on doubling the loader's model number for capacity.
Moving the pin one inch gives about an extra foot and a half of lift height, or dropping it down gives less height but more lift capacity at the tip.
About seven gallons of DEF fluid over 550 hours, with roughly three to four regeneration cycles completed.
The engine oil dipstick and fill cap are hard to access because of wires and components in the way under the hood with the loader installed.
