Anyone use 5M for row crop?

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Thowle

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Anyone use a 5M, like a 5115 or 5085 for general utility and also small row crop production? I'd like to at some point row crop 50-60 or so acres.

Would that tractor likely pull a decent disk, planter and other implements required?
 
   / Anyone use 5M for row crop? #2  
It's not going to set the world on fire, but you could make it work OK. 100hp would be better. What happened to the 6000 series that you "had on order"?
 
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Anyone use a 5M, like a 5115 or 5085 for general utility and also small row crop production? I'd like to at some point row crop 50-60 or so acres.

Would that tractor likely pull a decent disk, planter and other implements required?

I use 6 Series for land prep. 5 Series for the small stuff. Some people get by with just 5 Series here. But 6 series would be considered big tractors for the row crow vegetable farmers.
 
   / Anyone use 5M for row crop?
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It's not going to set the world on fire, but you could make it work OK. 100hp would be better. What happened to the 6000 series that you "had on order"?

I was right on the edge of approving the quote, but I was too indecisive. And that was what... Almost a year ago! Just want to make sure I make the best choose from a budget/financial standpoint, and also current usability and scalability in to my future plans. Right now I only have the 3520.
 

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