5425 any options to avoid? Must have?

[ddivinia]

is that going to be the number series that replaces only the 5025 series or is it all 5003 and 5025 series? a fella on here said his dealer told him Deere was only renumbering the lines, but I don't know if that's all theyre planning to do or not.

I don't know anything about the changed. They changed the 6000s and 7000s last year. Man, they have all kinds of gadgets on the 6x30s.

D.

 

[mstewart44]

Zebra, in regard to your 6-25 post, look for the new models to carry a price increase. From what I hear from my dealer, the re-work of the 03 and 25 models is largely to overcome the price increases they are having to deal with in steel prices. The dealer said it would be hard to justify a huge price increase without reworking the entire model line, but Deere has to do something to keep up with the rising prices of steel.

That being said, I also joined this message board before buying a tractor to use for our hunting property. We have 160 acres and bought a 5103 to plant food plots and mow roads and firebreaks. For our purposes (and our budget) this was the best choice. We often look at the newer tractors and all the bells and whistles on models like the 5603 and the '25 series. But, at the end of the day, we can't beat the deal we got on the 5103. If I were making a living driving that tractor or lived closer than 2 hours from the property where I could use the tractor more, I might have bought a different model. We bought the tractor in September of 2007. To date, we only have 35 hours on it. If you are not going to be able to use the tractor except on the weekends, you might consider the '03 series. Of course, this depends on your useage and budget. The 5425 is a super nice tractor but may be more than you need?? Hope this helps.

 

[Zebra5]

I may have been steered wrong, but my main reason to over look the 5X03 series was I heard they were imports to complete with the other imports. I prefer to buy made in USA.

 

[RollingsFarms]

I may have been steered wrong, but my main reason to over look the 5X03 series was I heard they were imports to complete with the other imports. I prefer to buy made in USA.

one of the things that has made me consider a 5x25 series over a 5x03 series is the power to weight ratio. i may be wrong in my logic but the 5x25 tractors are heavier and to me that would translate putting more power to the ground, as i would need 70% of the time(i do alot of ground engaging work). i've heard so many say that they run out of traction long before they run out of power with the 5x03 series, so that tells me to take a look at the weight difference of a 5x25 series. i'm not into all the fancy gadgets of the 5x25 series, but the extra weight really does grab my interest. and yes, the 5x03 series are made in India, but to me that really hasnt mattered since its made in a Deere plant with Deere quality control watching closely. i can tell you this though, if you'll notice on many of the 5x03 series tractors, the paint on the rims seems to fade pretty fast, and almost looks beige instead of yellow after only a short time. i don't know why, or if they even corrected this for the 2007/2008 models, but take a look for yourself and you will see what i'm talking about.

 

[mstewart44]

Zebra, you are correct, the 03 series are not made in the USA. However, as Rolling Farms points out, the quality control is all Deere. I worked my dealer and several others very hard about quality before buying our tractor. All of them had good things to say about the 03 series, especially since I was giving them the option to sell us something else.

With regard to Rolling Farms' point of weight ratio, he may be right and it is probably something to consider. My point in my earlier post was simply a cost to use ratio. It sounds like Zebra is going to use his tractor like I use mine, for a piece of hunting property and it may see limited use. One of the few complaints of my tractor is the skinny tires that will sometimes spin in dry conditions. The 5103 has the skinniest tires of the 03 series. The cost of new wider tires (which would require new rims) was not worth the upgrade to me at this time. Again, purely a cost vs. use issue. I'm sure R Farms uses his tractor a lot more than I use mine. If I were using mine more often, I would have most likely gotten a 25 series.

As far as the paint fading on the rims, I can't see where that alone would justify another $10,000 to move to the 25 series. I have a hard time relating rim paint quality to the quality of the entire machine. A $5.00 can of spray paint fixes that problem. If you are going to use your tractor similarly to how we use ours, I would suggest looking at the 5303. Good luck.

 

[dieselram]

Get every option you can, its only money and you can't take it with you!

 

[RollingsFarms]

Zebra, you are correct, the 03 series are not made in the USA. However, as Rolling Farms points out, the quality control is all Deere. I worked my dealer and several others very hard about quality before buying our tractor. All of them had good things to say about the 03 series, especially since I was giving them the option to sell us something else.

With regard to Rolling Farms' point of weight ratio, he may be right and it is probably something to consider. My point in my earlier post was simply a cost to use ratio. It sounds like Zebra is going to use his tractor like I use mine, for a piece of hunting property and it may see limited use. One of the few complaints of my tractor is the skinny tires that will sometimes spin in dry conditions. The 5103 has the skinniest tires of the 03 series. The cost of new wider tires (which would require new rims) was not worth the upgrade to me at this time. Again, purely a cost vs. use issue. I'm sure R Farms uses his tractor a lot more than I use mine. If I were using mine more often, I would have most likely gotten a 25 series.

As far as the paint fading on the rims, I can't see where that alone would justify another $10,000 to move to the 25 series. I have a hard time relating rim paint quality to the quality of the entire machine. A $5.00 can of spray paint fixes that problem. If you are going to use your tractor similarly to how we use ours, I would suggest looking at the 5303. Good luck.

I agree, the rim fading issue wouldn't make me come off of $10,000. it was just something i had noticed about that series of tractor and it made me think because i hadn't noticed it on any other JD series. didn't know if they were using a different type of paint or what that made them fade so fast. rims rusting prematurely was my concern and that's why i hoped they've fixed that small problem. other then minor detail, and the skinny tires loosing traction at times in dry conditions, those are some great tractors!