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Read articles →This is a real owner's 200-hour follow-up (not a dealer walkaround), covering actual ownership pain points: recurring engine shutdowns traced to a fuel/water separator, the K-100 additive fix, wrapped hydraulic lines to prevent brush snagging, real lift-capacity math showing the loader couldn't handle wet mulch, tire ballast choices, and price increases over a year. Best for buyers wanting practical long-term reliability details rather than a spec sheet or first drive.
Posted by Kevin of the Naples Lawn Service channel, an owner-operator sharing hands-on impressions from actually using the tractor in his business.
A clogged fuel/water separator gets gunk and water in it, causing the engine to shut down repeatedly; unscrewing, dumping, and cleaning it fixes the issue temporarily.
Add a capful of K-100 diesel additive to every 5 gallon fill-up. Since starting this, the owner has had no more fuel-related shutdowns.
No. The loader's max lift capacity is 1,186 pounds, but a pallet of wet mulch (60 bags at about 40 pounds each) weighs around 2,400 pounds, so it did not lift it.
The aluminum hydraulic lines run exposed and catch on brush, bushes, or sticks during pushing jobs, so he wrapped them to prevent snagging.
