3005 replacing the 790
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RoyJackson
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canoetrpr said:
No, the 3005 does not have HST...we leave HST to uncoordinated folks who can't handle a manly tractor.
Not only am I 'unmanly' and uncoordinated, but the lean-to on my barn is to low to fit the rigid ROPS beneath. Too bad, cause the 790/3005 has everything going for it: great price, looks, build quality, power, simplicity...
If you don't have clearance issues and can pick up 200lbs with ease, the 790/3005 is for you!
(Kidding, Roy - you know that!)
If you don't have clearance issues and can pick up 200lbs with ease, the 790/3005 is for you!
(Kidding, Roy - you know that!)
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RobS said:
It looks to me like the picture of the 790 in Rob`s avatar is bigger than the 3005? Am I wrong?
It would be my guess that the 790`s have been larger in past? And that the later models of the 790 including the 3005 are growing smaller in size??
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Flutie Fanatic said:
All the 790's have been the same size (since 1998 or 1999). There has been 3 different engines used (4, with the 3005), 3 different loaders (#70, 419 and 300x).
The 790's predecessors, the 670 and 770, shared much of the drive train and sheet metal but had less engine/PTO horsepower as well as smaller tires.
The 3005 looks pretty good...but since I'm quite satisfied with my 790 (which will soon be paid off), there's no advantage to buying a newer machine.
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...........................................................................RoyJackson said:
Thankyou I just thought that some of the adds with 790 looked bigger than the 3005, perhaps just tires and/or optical illusion.
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Two things there... Low camera angle makes anything look bigger plus I have the ROPS extensions to give me head clearance on the backhoe. A minor thing but it does really change the scale of the 790 for some reason.
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....................................................................RobS said:
That`s great because your 790 with the loader looks AWESOME...I was worried my 3005 would look smaller.
.................................................btw....A Mahindra dealer told me that John Deere 3005 has alluminum block???
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Flutie Fanatic said:....................................................................
That`s great because your 790 with the loader looks AWESOME...I was worried my 3005 would look smaller.
btw....A Mahindra dealer told me that John Deere 3005 has alluminum block???
I'd say that's unlikely...
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That`s great because your 790 with the loader looks AWESOME...I was worried my 3005 would look smaller.
Thanks FF, I'm rather fond of it. I guess one other change since mine is the loaders. I have the 70 loader which has shorter masts/uprights than the newer models. I suppose that contributes to the tractor looking larger as well.
And I doubt the aluminum block thing. It makes no sense as aluminum is more expensive than iron and weight is not an issue on a tractor. I could put a magnet to mine if anyone is interested.
