Glowplug
Veteran Member
I thought about a 7040 for a very long time. It's probably even more tractor than I need. I started with wanting the 5040, but wanted a "buffer" with enough horsepower to pull at least a 7 foot rotary cutter so I stepped up to the 6040. But then I realized, for not much more I could get the 7040 with the limited slip differential. I stayed with the 7040 on my wish list for quite some time. But with the loader I wanted I needed to step up to the 8540. But the real clincher for the 8540 was the higher hydraulic pump flow, 7000lb lifting capacity for the 3ph, and the 12F/12R transmission. I can't wait!!