2007 5103 vs 2008 5103

[greggh]

I forgot to add that JD has 0% for 36 months.

 

[Bob_Young]

Gregg, how much did the 522 loader add to the price tag?
Bob

 

[vancleaveterry]

One of the reasons I want a 5X03 is because a good friend has had a 5103 for three or four years and its been dependable. I've also seen where his neighbor, with a slightly smaller Ford, had to call him over with his Deere for a task, (pulling back into place an oak tree toppled by Katrina) ... and so I was impressed.

I also liked the big cockpit compared to the one on a smaller Kubota I drove around.

I do understand that a smaller tractor would be better for 90% of what I will be doing, but its the other 10% of tasks that makes me want a tractor with more "azz".

Plus... how could I hold my head up around my friend? ;-)

This forum is great but why is the last John Deere Review dated from November 2006? Time to review the new 5X03 4wd.

I really appreciate the replies.

 

[bjcsc]

As for pricing, I had already gone to the JD web site, but was wondering about discounts. A few posters seem to say 10% lower than JD's list is typical.

Obviously they vary. I don't know what a tri-green is but if they're selling at full MSRP I'd be looking elsewhere. My dealer was 19% lower than the MSRP on the build sheet I sent him so he got my business. When you decide on a model, and build it up on Deere's site, you can then email dealers your in your area the build for quotes.

 

[exiled]

Sure you can decide your going to buy a tractor and a rotary cutter. Chose which one then go buy the tractor that supports the needs of the cutter. I dont thinbk this is wise. In this thread alone you see guys that has a tractor for this and that. For some thats unavoidable. To me its crazy to upgrade in a few years when you can do it now and you chose to just make do. If money is an issue then thats one thing. I'm a supervisor at a grain elevator so I work with alot of farmers. I have learned acouple things over the years. I seen farmers just make do then have to upgrade. When I decided it was time to quit paying somebody to do my work for me and buy a tractor I came with this forumual to decide what size tractor I needed. I sat down and looked what I planned on ending up doing with my tractor. I looked up the tractor requirements. I multiplied the highest requirement by 1.5. This covers a 50% upgrade in the future. Which works out pretty good. The 5203 will cover most hay tools untell you get over a 8' cutter and start using a round bailer. I was looking at a 5203 but when I did the forumal a 5303 was the smallest I should be looking at. Just so happens the 5303 will cover every mower I've looked at and almost every bailer. Bailers do get very big which will require a whole new class of tractor. Theres bailers that will bail and hold 100s of squire bails, so of course this arent the bailers I'm talking about using the 5303 for. Another thing I notice alot of people are'nt taking into account is the hp at the drawbar. Your tractor might carry enough hp at the pto to run your equiment but what enough butt to drag a log or a disc etc. It only makes sense that as the pto hp goes up so does the strength of your rearend. I have waited 3 years to buy a tractor{I still have'nt yet}, cause of money situation I'm going to have to settle for a 60hp tractor instead of a 65hp. If I have to upgrade then I will. By making this move all I'm really doing is limiting my work to a 2 JD round bailers. I believe I can handle that. I was looking forward to bailing 6x6s with the net wrap buttttttt. Maybe one day.
What is a tri-green? A tri-green is a johndeere dealer. They are connected some how. I know its not by owner cause the 6 that I go to are 5 different owners. They supposeable buy in bulk from the factory on 1 ticket then spread the products between the stores. This is suppose to give them a lower price which in turn is suppose to give us a lower price. Theres not a regular JD dealer near me so I dont know what they can do. Please somebody get a quote and pass it on. I got a 2 quotes a week ago thursday for a 5303 w/ 512 loader, mx6 cutterfor $27450, and $27230. If you build it on the website it comes to $26900. I'm thinking with the very low interrest rates right now the prices are going to stay up. What does the interrest have to do w/ it? Well JDC, JD manufactor and the dealers all scratch each others back. When JDC is making money on intrrest is can lower the selling price. Why? Well its the same company just split up. JD is going to make the same ammount of money it just changes which department is going to collect it. Last year the credit company was branging in 2% in interrest on the long term loans. I dont have the patence to figure up the money difference between each machine over the 72 month term. But you can figure its a good bit plus they get their return 2% faster. The higher the monthly payment the faster you'll have paided in the loaned amount of money or the cost of the tractor. I would really like to hear some lower prices.

 

[bjcsc]

The interest rate has nothing to do with it. Mine is also financed at 0% for 3 years (I paid 30% down). Where are you? If you edit your profile (My Home) to include where you live, people can help you better with geographic questions. When you used the Deere configurator, you get the option of sending it to dealers for quotes. Send it to a few and see what you get. Would you drive 300 miles to save 4 or 5 thousand dollars? I would...heck, you could buy a trailer and still come out ahead...there's got to be someone close...

 

[exiled]

I'm in north Alabama. I'm not going to argue. I'm not sure where your coming from about interrest having nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with it. Aight you have 0% interrest, so that means your note is only 36 months{3yrs}. JD is going to recover its money in half the time then most loans. Your payong a higher payment then somebody else w/ a 72 month 6.5%{which it was last year} rate. Your paying higher than a 72 month and 4.9 rate. This years rates. JD can knock $2000 off for you cause still in 36 months they will have still brought in more money off you. I dont know what you have but its pretty fair to say{knowing most JD prices} your saying you got about $4000 below msrp. I'm so happy for you. I'm one of the guys that will never happen to. 06 and 07 the best quotes I got was around $800 under msrp. I have trailers so that wont even figure into the math for me.
I chose not to email for a quote. I just went to the dealers and talked to the salemen in person. Its the only way I know how to do busness. I'm funny that way. If a man wont accept my hand I wont do busness with him. Oh yea I've left some very fine cattle in the pens cause A man dont shake hands. I've been to Tenn, Ga, getting quotes. Wish I could run up on a deal like your's.

 

[bjcsc]

I'm in north Alabama. I'm not going to argue. I'm not sure where your coming from about interrest having nothing to do with it. It has everything to do with it. Aight you have 0% interrest, so that means your note is only 36 months{3yrs}. JD is going to recover its money in half the time then most loans. Your payong a higher payment then somebody else w/ a 72 month 6.5%{which it was last year} rate. Your paying higher than a 72 month and 4.9 rate. This years rates. JD can knock $2000 off for you cause still in 36 months they will have still brought in more money off you. I dont know what you have but its pretty fair to say{knowing most JD prices} your saying you got about $4000 below msrp. I'm so happy for you. I'm one of the guys that will never happen to. 06 and 07 the best quotes I got was around $800 under msrp. I have trailers so that wont even figure into the math for me.
I chose not to email for a quote. I just went to the dealers and talked to the salemen in person. Its the only way I know how to do busness. I'm funny that way. If a man wont accept my hand I wont do busness with him. Oh yea I've left some very fine cattle in the pens cause A man dont shake hands. I've been to Tenn, Ga, getting quotes. Wish I could run up on a deal like your's.

You're correct on your interest rate comments. My statement was in reference to greggh's comment about the 36mos at 0% and for some reason I attributed that to vancleaveterry and his comment about the 10%...so I thought that's what we were talking about...sometimes I get ahead of myself - my mistake!

I'm with you on the hand shake, too. Even though I emailed, I went to the dealerships I emailed and chatted with the people there afterwards (incognito) to see what kind of "feel" I got there. My tractor is below in my sig. Dollarwise, I came out ~$8700 under MSRP. Maybe you should cruise right through GA and try SC next time!

 

[RollTideRam]

exiled, If you want a better price than tri-green, go to Coker tractor in Arab. JC

 

[exiled]

exiled, If you want a better price than tri-green, go to Coker tractor in Arab. JC

Howdy neigbor. I think I'll go by Coker. I have to pick up some hay in Morgan city in the morning. Is coker on 231?
bjcsc, brother it would be nice to run into a deal like your's. A tractor dont depreciate $8000 in 5 yrs. I'd say your a whole lot of money ahead. You did'nt have to big of a loan after putting 30% down. Somewhere around $10,000.