skiman73
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Am loking at these 2 models for my small produce farm. Will mostly be doing heavy fieldwork, moldboard plowing, discing, subsoiling etc. The jd is $100 less than the 6500 from my local dealers, who are within 2 miles of eachother. They seem pretty close in performance on paper, but the jd has a 3 range tranny, 2 range on the 6500 with the high range seeming like mostly for road use, and fully independent pto versus 2 stage clutch type pto on the 6500. They are both made in India but one is a jd for crying out loud!! This seems like a very easy decision can anyone weigh in with any negative comments on either model or compelling arguments for either machine??