tb3147
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looking at 5545 vs 5555 both machines are new wanting advice please on these especially prices! 5545 4wdwith loader OTD 25,950. 5555 4wd with loader OTD 28080.any advice or help is greatly appreciated thanks guys.
Price Check newb buying a new mahindra 5545 ?? need help!!!!
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mddorange
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Is the 5555 the 4x4 or 4x2? If it is the 4x4 then I would go with it. You can never have too much power.
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Is the 5555 the 4x4 or 4x2? If it is the 4x4 then I would go with it. You can never have too much power.
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He said it was 4wd.
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Yes he did. Sorry I forgot that. :mur:
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5555 has, 10 more PTO HP, almost 500lbs heavier, 1 standard and 2 optional rear spools compared to 1 optional, 11.2 GPM hydraulic pump compared to 10.9 (close), wet disc brakes compared to dry, 55 amp alt. compared to 45, 5.1 more gallons of fuel onboard and is turbocharged. I say go with the 5555 just for the 10 more PTO HP and the 500lbs of more operating weight. Welcome aboard and enjoy your new machine.
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Ditto. Unless you plan on doing dainty stuff, buy the undainty tractor.... 
The majority of my tasks, I wish I had a bigger/heavier tractor, not a smaller/lighter one....
The majority of my tasks, I wish I had a bigger/heavier tractor, not a smaller/lighter one....
MatHaas
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Welcome. I think good follow up information is: what are you planning on using the tractor for? what's your homestead like and what's your plans for the machine?
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Welcome. Always, what do you plan to do with the tractor - then factor in how much more you'll want to do once you learn how great it is. Always buy the most tractor you can afford that fits your property and your shop.
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Correction....always buy the most tractor you can afford that fits your property. You can build a bigger shop!
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If you lived closer, Out of the kindness of my heart, I would volunteer to store it for you in my ample barn....... You have to leave the keys so I can ' move it ' if I ' need to ' .....
If you are still looking you got some good advice here.
I will however play devils advocate.
The 5555 is a better tractor for not much more money, but a few points to consider.
1.They are both (arguably) bigger, heavier and more capable machines than 90% of the tractor owned by members of this forum. I have the older version of the 4555 and have yet to find a task it is not up to. In fact, one of the problems I have it is too big for many craigslisted implements.
2.Tractors are largely useless. (yep I said it) It is the implements we hang off them that make them useful. What attachment can you get for the difference in price? How much more useful is the 4555 with that implement vs the 5555 without it.
3. As for wet vs dry brakes and clutch, wet is better. However, I have a friend with a '67 case that he has owned about 15 years. It has dry brakes and clutch, he has yet to touch the clutch and it still works fine. He as also never touched the brakes and they work as well as they did when he bought it. (uh... they don't)
4. The 5555 also has a stronger front axle.
Enjoy you choice.
Scott
I will however play devils advocate.
The 5555 is a better tractor for not much more money, but a few points to consider.
1.They are both (arguably) bigger, heavier and more capable machines than 90% of the tractor owned by members of this forum. I have the older version of the 4555 and have yet to find a task it is not up to. In fact, one of the problems I have it is too big for many craigslisted implements.
2.Tractors are largely useless. (yep I said it) It is the implements we hang off them that make them useful. What attachment can you get for the difference in price? How much more useful is the 4555 with that implement vs the 5555 without it.
3. As for wet vs dry brakes and clutch, wet is better. However, I have a friend with a '67 case that he has owned about 15 years. It has dry brakes and clutch, he has yet to touch the clutch and it still works fine. He as also never touched the brakes and they work as well as they did when he bought it. (uh... they don't)
4. The 5555 also has a stronger front axle.
Enjoy you choice.
Scott
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