LD1
Epic Contributor
Wondering what everyone's thoughts are and if there would be demand for bigger HST machines?
Seems MFG's have hit a plateau. The MX like is as big as Kubota goes, and 4000 series Deere. Other MFG's stop at the same size class of machine....which seems to be one size/series short of what I'd consider my ideal tractor.
I mow probably 300-400 acres a year with an 8' cutter. And while sometimes I wish for more power with my MX5100....I often times find myself wishing for a physically larger machine.
Sure they make a 4066 Deere or a MX6000 Bota, bit they are the same base machine. I don't see a MX6000 helping me. I already fight keeping it cool mowing just due to the nature of mowing and plugging the radiator. Pushing the SAME engine harder with the same cooling system is only gonna get hotter faster.
But ideally....a 5000 series Deere....like a 5075 or a Kubota M in the 70 HP range would be perfect if HST. Sit higher and the much taller front tires make for a much nicer riding machine when trying to mow 7+ mph.
Anyone got some inside connections at any of the big MFGs and know if this is something they are even considering? Or is this the upper limits for the foreseeable future?
Seems MFG's have hit a plateau. The MX like is as big as Kubota goes, and 4000 series Deere. Other MFG's stop at the same size class of machine....which seems to be one size/series short of what I'd consider my ideal tractor.
I mow probably 300-400 acres a year with an 8' cutter. And while sometimes I wish for more power with my MX5100....I often times find myself wishing for a physically larger machine.
Sure they make a 4066 Deere or a MX6000 Bota, bit they are the same base machine. I don't see a MX6000 helping me. I already fight keeping it cool mowing just due to the nature of mowing and plugging the radiator. Pushing the SAME engine harder with the same cooling system is only gonna get hotter faster.
But ideally....a 5000 series Deere....like a 5075 or a Kubota M in the 70 HP range would be perfect if HST. Sit higher and the much taller front tires make for a much nicer riding machine when trying to mow 7+ mph.
Anyone got some inside connections at any of the big MFGs and know if this is something they are even considering? Or is this the upper limits for the foreseeable future?