One of the absolute MOST important things when beaking in a new engine is to change the engine speed as you work it. Running it up to a high idle and leaving it there will produce bad results, as the rings will NOT seat properly. One of the best workouts you can do is take it on a road trip, running through all gears and at various speeds. "Pulling" up some fair sized hills in 5th (or 4th depending upon your tractor.....or 3rd for that matter) is about the right amount of work. definately, do NOT lug it under a heavy load.
2ndly, as Jim and other have stated, an oil change and filter change after the first 20-30 hours of run AT OPERTATING TEMP is also very important.
Last item, do NOT work it hard until after the first 2 items above are completed. Even then, I would ease into the hard work over a 30-40 hours period. You don't have to baby it, but I surely wouldn't go plow 40 acres of virgin sod with it before the first 30-40 hours of run time.
as always, IMHO, and as some say "your mileage may vary"......
This post was edited by Tom Fleming at 12:16:39 01/01/13.
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