New M6060 delivered tomorrow

[jimmyj321]

I just joined the forum. I owned a M4030 SU that I bought new 27 years ago.
Posted it on Craigslist and had 14 calls the first day. It had 1060 hours and has never been touched by a mechanic. Put about 4 or 5 batteries in it and that is it. First man who showed up bought it.
Purchased a new M6060 and it will be delivered tomorrow. I will be doing some cattle farming with my wife's brother and will use it for haying, bushhogging, etc. He is a John Deere man all the way and asked me why my new tractor was not green. I told him I had to get a Kubota because I had to have something I could depend on!!!. He did not think that was real funny. Hope to get some good stuff from you guys on this forum.

 

[TripleR]

I don't have an L6060, but its predecessor, L6740 and love it, I'm sure you will be happy with yours.

I got three rear remotes, third function for my grapple, fluid in the tires along with wheel weights etc.

 

[mickeyd]

Welcome to the OTT forum Jimmy. We are glad that you joined.

Did you get the 4wd and cab? Please post pictures when you get it.

 

[jimmyj321]

I purchased the M6060 without the cab and air but, it does have four wheel drive. I will not be in it enough to justify the extra expense. Did get a call today to go and pull my brother-in-law's 85 HP John Deere out of a bog. The M6060 spun and slung dirt but it brought it out. It will be used for bush hogging and haying on a cattle farm. I tried posting a picture and reply earlier but I did something wrong or the picture may have been too big as it did not show up.

 

[mickeyd]

Nice looking Toy... I mean tractor.

I understand about the cab as I did the same to get more implements. My next one, if there ever is a next one, will be with a cab.

Sounded like you needed some weight added to get better traction. Did you get the tires filled?

 

[jryser]

NIIIIICE! [emoji1360]


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[jimmyj321]

After I got him unstuck he admitted he had tried to back up and had forgot to take it out of reverse. I think I pulled him partially out while his wheels were turning in reverse. I also did not lock the positrac so I think I was pulling with just one wheel on the rear. Still on a learning curve with the 6060. I think one feature I will like is the PTO speed controller. I went out today and ran the bush hog a while and it kept the speed at 541-542 RPM regardless of how heavy the grass was.

 

[mickeyd]

Yes, that is the PTO speed the bush hog manufacture wants. If it overruns too much, it will damage the gears.

What most people do is adjust the tractor speed to a slower range/gear while maintaining the PTO speed at the required 540 RPMs for the heavier grass.

 

[virginiavenom]

I've always been curious what "safe" is. I try to keep my L4060 just under at like 535-539, but don't know how much engineering safe space there is over 540. I'd like to be able to put a little more power out when brush hogging as it will drop to 500 going through tougher stuff.