Ed Kennell 41,976 #1 Posted March 31, 2014 The snow melted and temp was 60F this afternoon, so I turned the 520H loose for her first real workout. This is the 520 that you all helped me reconditioned in the New ? Find thread. I want to take this opportunity to again thank Motox 25,G Man, Aussie, Jackhammer, Theroundhousernr, boovuc, and especially Martin for leading me through this effort to the finish. I hooked her to the roller for about two hours and she performed perfectly. I was amazed at the power... she didn't seem to loose any RPM even when I took that roller up the steepest hills I have. Gotta love that steering and the bigger tractor feel. Really like the hydro control when holding up a tongue and moving the tractor in position to drop the pin. The only negative I saw was some speed increase on the downhill. It wasn't excessive, but takes some getting used to. One of my Sundstrands does the same thing, but I was not expecting it from the Eaton. It is definitely a keeper, and will be my snow mover. I may even put a clevis hitch and plow on and turn my lawn into a garden. She still has a lot of wiring issues that need corrected. I just need to decide how many of the goodies I need to get working. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,133 #2 Posted March 31, 2014 Thats great Ed that you got this one going without too much headache and $$$. Sometimes they take some expensive parts to make them run and it gets tough to decide if its really worth it if you don't know the condition of the engine.... We will be here to help you through the electrical when the time comes....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rexman72 210 #3 Posted March 31, 2014 never so happy to see green grass 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #4 Posted March 31, 2014 Nice picture! I'm glad the sun room held up during all that snow! now where is that croquet mallet?!?! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motox25 36 #5 Posted March 31, 2014 Good to see it out and working, wish I had grass that green right now! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 41,976 #6 Posted March 31, 2014 Nice picture! I'm glad the sun room held up during all that snow! now where is that croquet mallet?!?! Lets see now .... where did I put that..... BTW Don, Any guesses what I made from the bottom end of the mallet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
can whlvr 994 #7 Posted April 1, 2014 boy must be nice to have some green,we still have at least 12-18 inches and huge snow banks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,819 #8 Posted April 1, 2014 Or like here standing water. I probably need to have a good 2 weeks of dry weather before I can get out on the lawn. Then I have about 5 dump cart loads of pine cones to pick up first. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeave96 490 #9 Posted April 1, 2014 Nice! Those are some serious air holes in the belt guard! Speeding up going down hill is normal for the Eatons too. The fix is Matts foot control kit and if you like the tractor now, get the kit installed and you'd think you were driving a new 2014 hydro tractor!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #10 Posted April 2, 2014 Glad she's purring Ed. That roller doesn't look like a lightweight either! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
