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Originally Posted by Keith_B
Isn't Deere phasing out the 5X05 series, and adding the MFWD and other options to the 5X03 to fill the void?
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yeah, theyve stopped production on the 5005 series. the new 5003 series should be here by the end August. a dealer near by acctually had two of the new ones on his lot, but pulled them off and theyre sitting in the back now. i guess because JD didnt want them on the lots before a certain date. they look good......theyre all green and yellow. no black. the kept the same hp on all the 5003 series except the 5103 which got bumped down to 45hp/38pto. they even took the transmission from the 5005 series and are offering it in the new 5003 series. also rear svc's are standard now on them. i also noticed they changed the tires back to traditional R1's. both kinds of loaders will be availible too(quick-attatch and non quick-attatch) this is a big welcome imho. as far as price goes, i was told they were planning on getting more aggressive but i cant confirm that since i havent heard of what the new prices are going to be. im interested to see how they compare to the new Mahindra line. seems like they should be a great line of tractors for both JD and Mahindra. Gamble should be able to fill you in more then i can and correct me if ive given any wrong information.