NX4510 and NX5010 pricing and review

[TJP89]

BTW, I changed out my NX6010 thermostat from the stock 160, to a 185 to shorten warm-up times. So far so good, but I have not tried it out in the heat of the summer.

Eric, MN doesn't get enough heat to really test that for real summer temps. Take it down to TX, preferably the Houston area, and if it works in the 100F+ heat and 80% humidity, then it is truly all temperature

 

[95ram]

Not sure where you're at but most of July and August is 90*+ with 90%+ humidity here in lakes country of MN.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Eric, MN doesn't get enough heat to really test that for real summer temps. Take it down to TX, preferably the Houston area, and if it works in the 100F+ heat and 80% humidity, then it is truly all temperature

You'd think that, but counter-intuitively, Minnesota, when the temperature and heat index are considered with an 88 due point, has irregularly been the hottest place on the planet (poor Morehead). Anyway, we usually don't get out of the nineties, but we have so many lakes, that a humid fog settles in that can move our "feels like" temps silly high.

Minnesota, hottest place on earth: "Heat Storm" (record-setting dew point of 82 at MSP, heat index tied all-time record at 119!) | Paul Douglas on Weather | StarTribune.com (Morehead hit 133.5 degrees that same day).

And you can see without an ocean, how Minnesota usually pegs out the due point meter higher than your neck of the woods with so many lakes.

 

[94BULLITT]

Minnesota has more coastline than any other state

 

[TJP89]

You'd think that, but counter-intuitively, Minnesota, when the temperature and heat index are considered with an 88 due point, has irregularly been the hottest place on the planet (poor Morehead). Anyway, we usually don't get out of the nineties, but we have so many lakes, that a humid fog settles in that can move our "feels like" temps silly high.

Minnesota, hottest place on earth: "Heat Storm" (record-setting dew point of 82 at MSP, heat index tied all-time record at 119!) | Paul Douglas on Weather | StarTribune.com (Morehead hit 133.5 degrees that same day).

And you can see without an ocean, how Minnesota usually pegs out the due point meter higher than your neck of the woods with so many lakes.

I forgot the lakes, the first time I flew into Minneapolis/St. Paul I saw why they call it the land of 10,000 lakes.....and the land of 10,000,000 mosquitos. I guess bug protection is the real reason you need a cab

 

[TJP89]

Minnesota, hottest place on earth: "Heat Storm" (record-setting dew point of 82 at MSP, heat index tied all-time record at 119!) | Paul Douglas on Weather | StarTribune.com (Morehead hit 133.5 degrees that same day).

I believe the highest temp ever recorded was 132F, somewhere in the Sahara, so that's hot Hope your A/C works.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I forgot the lakes, the first time I flew into Minneapolis/St. Paul I saw why they call it the land of 10,000 lakes.....and the land of 10,000,000 mosquitos. I guess bug protection is the real reason you need a cab

Random factoid: my father designed the original, main terminal of MSP airport that you flew into.

I just looked it up: In Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003, the dew point was 35 °C (95 °F) while the temperature was 42 °C (108 °F), resulting in a heat index of 78 °C (172 °F). This is comparable to the temperatures that are recommended to kill bacteria in many meat products, and it is common in a sauna.

Heat index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[kapper]

I think you should just step up to the NX6010. No regrets down the road with more HP.

I couldn't agree more with TSO.... I learned the hard way. I did TONS of research and bought my first CUT, a 37 hp Deere 3720. Everyone I interviewed who farmed told me that 35+ hp was plenty... Wrong! I then ended up upgrading to the 66 hp CUT and have never looked back. That is why I just ordered the nx6010 hst, when I first started looking for a 40 to 45 hp.... For a few grand more on a 35k to 45k purchase spend the exra for the hp, you can never really have too much, but you will quickly find out when you don't have enough!!!

 

[IslandTractor]

I think you should just step up to the NX6010. No regrets down the road with more HP.

I wouldn't say no regrets. Higher purchase price means less cash to buy more or better implements. Bigger engine means more fuel always even though you'd likely need the extra HP only with some PTO tasks. Excess HP is wasted unless you buy bigger more expensive implements. Zero increase in hydraulic related power. Zero increase in loader capacity.

I don't have an NX but have never seen a task done by a DK50 that my DK40 couldn't do.

Extra few $K to start could allow purchase of a specialized or higher quality implement that could ultimately make a much bigger difference to work output than more HP.

And, don't forget the wasted fuel.

 

[TJP89]

I wouldn't say no regrets. Higher purchase price means less cash to buy more or better implements. Bigger engine means more fuel always even though you'd likely need the extra HP only with some PTO tasks. Excess HP is wasted unless you buy bigger more expensive implements. Zero increase in hydraulic related power. Zero increase in loader capacity.

I don't have an NX but have never seen a task done by a DK50 that my DK40 couldn't do.

Extra few $K to start could allow purchase of a specialized or higher quality implement that could ultimately make a much bigger difference to work output than more HP.

And, don't forget the wasted fuel.

Very wise words :thumbsup: