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 | nosteiner4me
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 113 ohio 
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2007-09-27 146168
Just took delivery of a John Deere 2520 with 72mmm and cx loader with 61 inch bucket with i-match 3pt and ballast. What a great looking machine!
The dealer letting be demo for the weekend to see if its for me. Awsome machine, too wet today to even try it but but will take it for a spin up the road for sure!! Will let you know how it mows after this weekend!
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 | candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota 
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2007-09-27 146170
Nosteiner4me,
I'm sure you'll enjoy the tractor.....and I'm willing to bet that it won't be going back to the dealer. hehehe.
Congratulations!
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 | kwschumm
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2007-09-27 146172
I like a dealer that lets a guy test out a new machine at home. The 2520s sure look nice. Have they fixed the cheesy tilt steering wheel mechanism? Be sure to let us know your impressions. If it's as good as my 4310 is I'm sure you'll be happy, but be sure to crawl underneath and make sure any loose wires are tied up nice and tight. ....
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2007-10-01 146376
Ok test drove the 2520 over the weekend and it was very nice. The tires seem a little bumpy, knobby and probably switch to turf since just really mowing. I guess the big concern my wife has is that the machine had 2.9hrs on it and it has some rust spots already on the fenders and the rops. The tractor has been sitting outside for months on his lot. Would he be outraged if i told him to order me a new one without the rust? I would do the same with a new car that cost over $20,000. The 72 inch deck worked well even though it needs leveled right to left. I would keep the 72 inch deck,200cx loader some rust on bucket OK by me, and just need new mower? or is it a stupid request? I am paying cash for this thing too. ....
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| nosteiner4me
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2007-10-01 146377
KW...Forgot to mention about the tilt steering wheel. Yeah they fixed it alright and made it tiltless. ....
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| kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon
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2007-10-01 146378
I think most of the JD compact models with tilt wheel are also tiltless :)
As far as the condition of the machine, it seems that a few rust spots on new machines of all brands are common. New car expectations don't really apply (not that they shouldn't). A little surface rust is not a big deal, the tractor will look used soon enough. ....
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Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7249 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2007-10-01 146380
Congrats.
I wouldn't get too excited about tilt steering either, at least on the Kubotas the tilt only allows the wheel to move a couple of inches. I don't think any of ours ever get moved. I know my own hasn't moved since I got it, even my ex who was really tiny didn't bother to move it.
My girlfriend is about 5'8" so tilt isn't needed at all, figuring out how to keep her of it so I can play with it myself is my only concern now. ;)
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| nosteiner4me
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2007-10-01 146398
anyone know how someone posted a picture in my original post. It wasn't me. Just thought i'd ask. It originated from some tractor package place. ....
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| kwschumm
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2007-10-01 146400
My guess is that Dennis added that picture to exercise his new embedded image code. A helpful guy that Dennis. ....
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2007-10-01 146403
Nostiener; I'm sure the dealer would order you a new one, but the small rust spots aren't that hard to correct. I'm sure you would pay a bit of a premium being he would have to bring the one you have back in and clean it up, and have a slighty higher houred new machine on the lot. The last two Deere's I bought I ordered simply because the dealer didn't have one on the lot that had the factory installed features I wanted. Frank. ....
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 | DennisCTB
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2007-10-02 146407
Ken is right I added that photo to excerise the new capability I just added. And it helps the threads to see a picture of what we are talking about. ....
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Thx for the picture Dennis, the tractor is really awsome looking with the 72mmm and the loader attached. The loader comes on and off so simple. Will talk to the dealer today and make him a happy camper. I really bought this green thing on account of him. I looked at other colors local and they really didn't have the time for me for some reason. Maybe i got them on a bad day, i really don't know. I feel he will honestly help me if i have a problem and that was more important than color and he wasn't only the salesman, but the owner and he delivered it personally.
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 | Ducati996
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 347 New York
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2007-10-12 146865
You will love the 2520 - and dont need the tilt either (they never had them in the prior lines too)
I will get around to update my pictures - I have done some amazing things with the 2520 & 46 BH - worked it hard, and it never faltered
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2007-10-12 146869
Hi Duc.
Good to see you again! Did you add the 2520 to the Cub Cadet and the JD 4100, or did you replace one of them?
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2007-10-12 146874
Duc..the 2520 is a fast,powerful,sturdy machine,and with the 72"mmm I get done mowing very quick. It was 85 degrees out couple days ago and was messing around filling the balast box with rocks and had a hard time getting it attached with the regular 3pt, was sweating to death. I never owned a tractor with 3pt. Needless to say....i got the imatch system for dummies, just back up, grab it and go. ....
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| Ducati996
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2007-10-12 146883
Hi Dennis -
Thanks for the welcome
the 2520 replaced the 4100 - a nice upgrade in many ways.
The cub is still around and basically mows but most of the mowing is now with a new stand on ZTR (wright stander)
everything is used both personally and commerically
I will try an upgrade the pictures - ....
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| Ducati996
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2007-10-12 146884
I thought I would post a few pictures of a huge maple stump I worked on - the 2520 & 46 BH did an excellent job - the goal was not to use an axe, and it worked
enjoy!
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| Ducati996
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and another ....
Link: 2520 & stump #2
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| Ducati996
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2007-10-12 146887
and another
I should mention that I backed my truck into this pit and rolled the stump on to it. Took it to the weigh station and it was about 3500 lbs plus... :) ....
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Another picture ;-) ....
Link: 2520 & stump #4
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last one
for now :) ....
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