My New Tractor (SORRY JD)

   You know, you could always paint it orange :')

At least the light switch and turn signal switch are the same as those on my 6080!  New rear tires after 1200 hours??? 

Hope they got the bugs out in those hours. My brother bought a new 5000 series with a loader a few years ago and spent the better part of a year and a half getting things to work right. Most trouble was linkage to the hydraulic controls.

My friend has a 5400 series, and it is so light in the rear thatI am afraid of using it on anything other than flat ground.  He has no weights or fluid in the rear and it bounces like a basketball.  I have seen him pick the rear up while loading manure.  My AC175 seems like twice the tractor as far as handling the loader.

I have a 5400 with a 520 loader. It has loaded tires and can easily lift over 3000lbs and the rear end stays solid. In fact I move my CA's around with it. I can pick up a whole CA a put in anywhere I want. I also have a BoDozer grapple for it. Tractor is very easy to maneuver and has good strong hydraulics. With loaded tires and loader it weighs almost 10K. Bucket work is fantastic. With a full bucket of stone or wet dirt you can't even tell there is anything in the bucket. Its been a flawless deal for me so far 4 yrs. But mine is a 95 made in USA before they started making them over seas. Maybe the older ones are heavier built.

There's several of the 5000 series around here.They've had good luck with them but they were built to compete with the lighter tractors that are being produced today.The 6000 series tractors are quite a bit higher in price but there heavier and not quite so short coupled.I think thats one reason your seeing so many of the new tractors that are FWA.The larger front tire helps the ride somewhat.

Nice looking unit!!, I have a smaller fwa tractor with a loader and I use a weight box on the three point and it sure makes a big differance in handling. Just my opinion but I think thpse fa with planitary drive as on the 5500 are better than the drop box setup.

Nice looking -- Think it will do what you want done just fine.

Nice looking rig,  i think you will love it, only thing i mit do is look into getting a grill guard for the front of that tractor, that loader is close coupled to the tractor and that grill is going to get hit, believe you me i know.  

Reported.

You know,  They don't make Allis Chalmer anymore.  And from reviewing my AGCO annual statement looks like we are not going to see any more orange either.  Sooo what is one to do in this area of technical updated equipment - buy an American made tractor from an American Company.  Who?  Looks like John Deere fits the bill.  Yes, CNH and AGCO are American Based not to mention Kabota and whatever else, but many of their tractors are made overseas.  Looks like you are buying an American Product from an American Company.  And, it looks like JD is one of the  only ones.  Others will have to comment on how dependable and efficient it is. 

I to am guilty of green, but not for long.

who says John Deere is an American product? My brother works for a rancher that bought two of these FWA Deere tractors with loaders. 105 HP apiece. Every part that we could see was stamped China or Indonesia. they are just assembled in the US.

David Gibson (OH) wrote: Those silly John Deere people put the center cap on the steering wheel upside down! LOL

Its called hydrostatic steering lolololll.

Well, at least the triangle is still orange. Congrats on the new tractor! Looks real handy.

Brian