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ejb · 06-01-2000, 08:13 AM

I am sure the M9000 is a decent tractor, and to be honest I know little about it..but when I needed a bigger tractor and start getting above the Kubota 4310 size, I really felt that JD makes better products in that size. My opinion is that orange tractors are great upto and including the L4310 class machines, but once you go beyond that, I was more comfortable with a manufacturer that dominated the mid to large size market.

Kubota clearly seems to do very well in the small to midsize tractor market, but I drive by a lot of farms in the area that I live, and rarely do I see Kubotas, and even more rarely do I see big Kubotas. Green is the dominant color for farms in my area, and I figure if the guys that use them for a living, and rarely have extra money to spend, choose green, its probably for a good reason. I ended up with a JD 5410 and have been very happy and have no complaints. For all the tasks you mentioned, the 5410/5510 would probably be plenty big enough.

Good luck.

06-01-2000, 08:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
ejb Platinum Member Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 729	Re: Planning to buy a M9000 I am sure the M9000 is a decent tractor, and to be honest I know little about it..but when I needed a bigger tractor and start getting above the Kubota 4310 size, I really felt that JD makes better products in that size. My opinion is that orange tractors are great upto and including the L4310 class machines, but once you go beyond that, I was more comfortable with a manufacturer that dominated the mid to large size market. Kubota clearly seems to do very well in the small to midsize tractor market, but I drive by a lot of farms in the area that I live, and rarely do I see Kubotas, and even more rarely do I see big Kubotas. Green is the dominant color for farms in my area, and I figure if the guys that use them for a living, and rarely have extra money to spend, choose green, its probably for a good reason. I ended up with a JD 5410 and have been very happy and have no complaints. For all the tasks you mentioned, the 5410/5510 would probably be plenty big enough. Good luck.