5085M and Torque

dgl24087 · May 9, 2009

cjk said:
I noticed that too. I think the E series(5083e) replaces the 25 series(5425) but I dont know what is different on the m series.

More weight and torque it looks like, and bigger price tag. My guess is the E is regular duty and the M is heavy duty. Looking at the photos side by side there is a difference in frames. Between the step and lower hood you can see thru the E but not the M.

The D and E replace the 5x03 series, the 5083E Limited thru 5101E Limited are new additions, the M series is the 5x25 replacement.

dgl24087 · May 24, 2009

My brother got an up close look at the new M series, axle housings (front and rear) "Made in China"!

tjkadar · May 24, 2009

dgl24087 said:
My brother got an up close look at the new M series, axle housings (front and rear) "Made in China"!

..and your point is?

Matt in Virginia · Jun 12, 2010

tjkadar said:
..and your point is?

fwiw,
I don't know what his point was, however, I stopped to looking at a 5 series tractor, which modestly impressed me at first glance, until I to read the "Made in China" Tag on the front axle...

I have been told that I am a hard person to satisfy. To much attention paid to where parts are sourced, fit, finish, etc... That has come from dealing with "REAL" John Deeres. Tractors built at the Waterloo, Iowa Plant(or dozers from Dubuque) for a lifetime of work farming. Granted I've never dealt with anything that small...92-180 HP in the 100s of hours behind the wheel. I've driven newer and far more powerful, however, I'll not comment on something I have spent a week operating. That said the 8030 series seems to be a wonderful machine...

I have NEVER seen a "Made in China" tag added to ANY design and have it IMPROVE the item. "Made in China" to a working farmer, or anyone who values the pursuit of excellence, signals a junk part that likely will prove a weak point. I've seen it myself...

This is going to tick some folks off, however, I hope they can understand and appreciate a different perspective. As someone who has paid the taxes behind the wheel of a true John Deere Farm Tractor I don't like to see $1500 riding lawn mowers, weed eaters, rebadged cheap air compressors, tool sets, etc painted green and yellow and called JOHN DEERE. It cheapens the reputation earned in the dust with The New Iron Horse...

imo, Matt Garrett.
Chesapeake, Virginia

rutwad · Jun 26, 2010

Matt in Virginia said:
fwiw,
This is going to tick some folks off, however, I hope they can understand and appreciate a different perspective. As someone who has paid the taxes behind the wheel of a true John Deere Farm Tractor I don't like to see $1500 riding lawn mowers, weed eaters, rebadged cheap air compressors, tool sets, etc painted green and yellow and called JOHN DEERE. It cheapens the reputation earned in the dust with The New Iron Horse...

:thumbsup: