Dadnatron
Veteran Member
I am purchasing a 500hr JD 5100e primarily for building of an 80ac horse farm in Northern KY.
I grew up on a 4020 and we intermittently added duals to the back primarily during ground work in spring and only on the left while plowing. Grandpa always said 'Traction > HP'
Fast forward 30+ years, and I've not been on a tractor those years, and a lot has changed. But the basics remain, if you can't get the HP to the ground, you aren't doing what you can do.
My question is whether, given my needs, for road building, ground work, and mowing, would a set of duals be a useful benefit? After everything is completed, I don't suspect they will be on much at all, and now that I think of it, they might only really be useful in pulling a 5yd pull scraper during road construction and initial drilling of grass seed. I don't think I would need them during typical mowing and they would be in the way for normal 'farm' utility. There will be no 'row cropping' and I doubt there will be any 'haying' although we might do so at some point.
But... would they be worth the investment for the building of the farm? What is a typical cost for a set of duals for a 5100e? I don't want to waste money, but then again, I don't want to waste time and money trying to do something without proper traction.
I grew up on a 4020 and we intermittently added duals to the back primarily during ground work in spring and only on the left while plowing. Grandpa always said 'Traction > HP'
Fast forward 30+ years, and I've not been on a tractor those years, and a lot has changed. But the basics remain, if you can't get the HP to the ground, you aren't doing what you can do.
My question is whether, given my needs, for road building, ground work, and mowing, would a set of duals be a useful benefit? After everything is completed, I don't suspect they will be on much at all, and now that I think of it, they might only really be useful in pulling a 5yd pull scraper during road construction and initial drilling of grass seed. I don't think I would need them during typical mowing and they would be in the way for normal 'farm' utility. There will be no 'row cropping' and I doubt there will be any 'haying' although we might do so at some point.
But... would they be worth the investment for the building of the farm? What is a typical cost for a set of duals for a 5100e? I don't want to waste money, but then again, I don't want to waste time and money trying to do something without proper traction.