Okay....now hold on everyone....I was right where this gentleman is at one time. I was like seriously? Basically the same price? So after reading all the comments exactly like you are right now.....I went with the larger utlitily machine.....It was a
M6800 which equals and is the same as today's
M7060...but better in my opinion as no emissions crap....it had all the goodies....cab...grammar seat...hydro shuttle shift etc......After using it for almost 4 years...I traded it in the last 2 weeks for the Grand L 5740 (today's
L6060 but better cause no emissions crap).....
My reasoning for the Grand L over the M 100% was the hydrostatic tranny.....ohhhh man....I just LOVE the tredle peddle....just so so so easy for doing everything...and you still get lots and lots of horsepower.....and you can see these things last a very very long time just like the M's do. Go search out used Hydrostatic anything.....grasshopper lawn mower, tractors or whatever and you will see thousand and thousands of hours......
Long story short....make sure you choose what is best for YOU and YOUR applications....I did not the first time around....but now after all these years I have my dream tractor....the grand L cab tractor with hydro tranny.....
If I ever need big horsepower I'll just buy some used old IH 1066 or something....but this Grand L is a workhorse beast as well....and I can tow it easily! And to be honest the M will be stronger that the Grand L....but it isn't just a ton of more power to make it worth it to me to give up all the nice things the luxury Grand L has to offer.
And just joking about the older ones being better.....the newer ones while they have emissions junk on them....kubota has made other improvements in refinement and what not.