4020 Series Specs

rockyridgefarm · Jun 14, 2004

Wanted woman with good tractor and impliments. Send picture of tractor...

( They have to be the butt-ugliest CUTs going!!! )

thats a bit of a stretch, what with some of the JinmasTerraPlanesBugEyedBoomers and whatnot...

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Woodbeef · Jun 16, 2004

Nope not at all!! The Mothership has taken a very decent looking CUT line and turned it into the ugly-duckling of the industry!! Maybe if it was in a different color it might not be so ugly......but in Deere green it sure be!!

rockyridgefarm · Jun 16, 2004

Well, maybe when spring thaw hits up there, you'll warm up to them...

I, personally, don't think they are a huge change in looks. I think the incremental changes in hood operation, lighting and visibility are all better.

Hey, woodbeef, why don't you post a pic of what a really good looking tractor is, for us uneducated brutes?

rockyridgefarm · Jun 16, 2004

Oh, and don't take me too seriously. I really like my Deere and the service I get from them. I kinda get the drift that you aren't a Deere fan, which is perfectly fine.

I often hate new designs only to warm up to them, later, and even really like them.

Have fun...

beenthere · Jun 16, 2004

If you notice, the Deere line has been going through a general change in all its lines, large on down to small. I liked some of the older designs, and it took (and will take) a while to 'accept' the new changes. But its just cosmetics. Like women, they compete against each other for that 'outer' look and appearance. There likely were a lot of Deere decision-makers involved in this change, and likely these designs fit into a long-term plan for the future.
(And because I have a Deere, I won't comment on the other colored tractors and their designs - /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif because I don't care. )

timb · Jun 16, 2004

IF it were just cosmetics I suppose you could get used to it (but I doubt whether I'll ever like the look of latest Boomers) but IMO Deere has also dropped a MAJOR (but possibly subtle) feature each time they've updated the 4000's now. I can only guess that they know their market and can quote sales figures to fully back up their decisions, but IMO each time they've gone to a new line they've made the tractor slightly less adaptable, useful to certain situations, or possibly durable (electronics).

Example - It looks like (until the dealer proves me wrong) you can no longer get draft control on any Deere smaller than a 5105. That may not effect very many potential owners but to the handful that wanted/need that - where to go? Likewise if I recall wasn't there a creeper option available on gear 4000's that went away with the 4000 Ten's?

As I worried early on when the 4000 Twenty announcement was made - 'new and improved' is in the eye of the beholder and as Murphy would have it I guess I stand outside of their demographic standard.

Tim

rockyridgefarm · Jun 16, 2004

( or possibly durable (electronics).
)

I won't argue much of what you are saying, but i refuse to give up the electronics! I actually think they improve reliability, performance and ergonomics far more than any problems that they create. JMHO

Woodbeef · Jun 16, 2004

Nothing really against Deere,they do make some decent tractors. But I also do not think the sun rises and sets on them either. If you dig back in the posts from last year you'll see that I was actually quite impressed with the 4610 my neighbor bought. I'd buy a Deere 5620 also if they sold them here.

Gotta ask one thing though? Why do you always make so many new posts so close together? Why not just edit the first one and add to it?

In CUTs I do like the look of the yellow and orange Iseki tractors,the Zetor/Century,Kiotis,Mahindras,LGs,and the 4000/10 JDs.

rockyridgefarm · Jun 16, 2004

( Gotta ask one thing though? Why do you always make so many new posts so close together? Why not just edit the first one and add to it? )

Usually I do that for clarity, but not saying I EVER do the right thing....

Don't worry, I am not losing any sleep as to what others feel.

Have fun!

Woodbeef · Jun 16, 2004

Seems to me it would take up less server space around here not making a new post everytime you reply to yourself. Especially since we use this place for free. So why add to the load so much? Unless of course you are a stats chaser.

Nope,can't say I was worried about you loosing any sleep......