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Read articles →This is a follow-up to the channel's earlier M7040 review, focused specifically on controls and operating basics rather than specs or a walkaround. The owner runs through clutch/brake/gear operation, four-wheel drive engagement, the joystick loader control, hitch lever, and using the loader to scoop firewood, plus a steering knob aside. It's a casual, real-world how-to-drive-it session, best suited to prospective or new owners wanting a feel for daily operation.
Posted by an owner-operator (Lumber Capital Log Yard) sharing hands-on impressions of their own tractor, not a dealer or professional review channel.
You have to use the clutch and the brake simultaneously to stop, which is a little different from a regular vehicle.
The owner stomps on the clutch and brake to put it into four-wheel drive, to take good care of the machine.
The owner says four-wheel drive isn't used a lot and wasn't needed for scooping firewood or sawdust, though it helps when pushing logs.
The lever operates the hitch, raising and lowering it so you don't have to manually adjust the trailer level, saving time getting in and out of the tractor.
