Grand L6060 Cab...

[ovrszd]

I have 16 acres and own a 70 hp tractor like roger said and try pulling a 3 bottom plow with 40hp tractor and lifting whole trees 40 -50 foot long

Like this??





or this??

 

[Matt in Virginia]

Guys,
I believe what I said was:

" I wish I had 10 acres to take care of and could plan the purchase to the exact width of the box scraper and 100 pounds on lift strength of the FEL. Unfortunately I own many properties that have very specific needs. Some are one of two times every five years and some are every couple of months"

The "I WISH" part being the key point missed by a few...

As far as buying a ladder I suppose there is a lot to be said for being able to work from a ladder. That said anyone in construction who would rather use a ladder than a Lull for putting material to the work sight by hydraulics. Well I have yet to meet them on my jobs. My barn would not have been built had it not been for a John Deere 310C Backhoe. It was not uncommon for some days on trim for the bucket to go and down 100 times. And yes I have a ladder...

I also do a lot of headrow maintenance as I am trying to give the Bobwhite Population a place develop. Hence I have to take care of storm damage in order not to burden the farmer...

fwiw & IMHO ,Matt.

I also have a 4 row HD JD Disc, 4 row Bedders, a 45,000 Watt/188 amp PTO Generator, etc. that occasionally get used with the 4020.

ovrszd,
Like the pictures. Sturdy and capable looking pair...

Regards, Matt.

 

[ovrszd]

Matt, sorry I missed the "I wish" part of the 10 acres.

I'll still say buy an M model versus an L model. It would be more comparable to familiar equipment such as the JD 310 hoe and 4020.

I'm a HP freak so I bought the biggest HP I could get in the chassis size I needed/wanted. My Brother has a Grand L3240, it just frustrates me cause it's always struggling for power.

 

[SDT]

Re: A further deeper commentary and question.

Gentlemen,

To be honest I held the paperwork up as I really did not get a warm and fuzzy with this machine. It lead me to consider the 9960 Cab tractor beside it. I am going to hold off on that test drive. Looking at one of JD Youtube videos, purely by chance of searching for specs on the 9960, the Deere Rep mentions the 4.4 or 4.5 liter Deere engine as compared to the 3.8 Liter engine on the 9960. He noted the "no replacement for displacement" argument. Everything in my driveway is Diesel. Needless to say the 03' 7.3 Liter PSD Excursion versus the 05' 6.0 Liter PSD in my F350 did not help. Granted the 6.0 PSD has issues beyond displacement. That said it does come to mind.

In short I thought I would be remiss in not making mention of this concern. I am going to rely on high RPMs to make enough power for these tractors to function normally? Do they have a decent torque reserve in the field. I'm used to everything making "working HP" at 2100 or less with yard movement capable at half that figure. Do I need to relearn what is necessary RPMs?

Bingo.

Most modern small/medium sized tractors, especially CUTs, achieve rated HP at much higher RPMs than in times past. Worse, it is usually necessary to operate the engine at or near rated speed to obtain specified PTO RPM, e.g., 540 RPM. This increases wear and adds hours when doing light PTO work such as mowing light cover.


For this reason, and others, I too prefer the "old tech" approach, i.e., CID.

Last fall, I shopped for a 60 PTO HP tractor for mostly mowing duty. I really wanted an M7040 but ended up buying an "old tech" MF 2635 after shopping several brands. The 220 CI long stroke Perkins designed engine in the MF achieves 540 PTO RPM at 1750 engine RPM allowing me to cruise along with plenty of governor and foot throttle left for the tough spot, saving fuel, wear and tear and keeping hours down. It is also much heavier than the M7040 and significantly less expensive.

Dean

 

[jim_wilson]

I really never understood the reasoning behind this? So many people try to size the tractor to the amount of land they own. I can own 5 acres of land but if I have to lift a 2500 lb log to get onto my mill, an L series isn't going to to cut it, no matter how long I have.

Sizing the tractor to the amount of land is good for some aspects, but there are SO MANY other reasons someone may need a larger tractor. There is a thread on here about "how many hp per acre" or something like that. Some people have really large tractors for very little land, and some people have very small tractors for a lot of land.

I must be in the "large tractor for small amount of land" category. I've got a B3200 and 1/2 acre. I agree with you - I bought a bigger tractor because some of the jobs I had to get done - I just simply could not do with a smaller tractor. It's a side benefit that the larger tractor does some of the jobs that could be handled by a smaller tractor - just that much faster. I just added a 60" Landpride deck about 5 weeks ago - now I can mow the entire property in about 15 minutes. It would take an hour and a half or more with a push mower - and I'm sure it would still take a good 45 minutes with a riding mower. The deck was cheaper than a rider - and since I already have the tractor - it's one less engine to maintain.

People buy tractors for all sorts of different reasons.

I'm trying to figure out how I can get more land - so I can have an excuse to get a bigger tractor ! :laughing:

 

[case245]

yes like that without the grapple just the bucket @ oversized

 

[Matt in Virginia]

Gentlemen,
I've decided on, and am finishing specing out, a new John Deere 6105 M with an H310 loader. The difference between this tractor and the 6105 D is that it's made in Germany versus Mexico, and offers far more workable transmission choices. I'm going with a Power Quad 24F/24R... Only hitch between the M and the D is about $30K uptick, however, they are very different tractors...



Deere online brochure for anyone interested...

6M Series Tractors

Regards, Matt.

 

[TripleR]

No doubt that is a very nice tractor, I really like them, but after looking at one, it was just way too big for our needs; hope it works out for you.

 

[Baby Grand]

So the M is made in Deutchesland and the D is made in Mexico?

 

[ovrszd]

I'm with TripleR. They are a remarkable tractor. I just couldn't swing the size for my use.

Matt, we want pictures of course!!! Awesome tractor that you'll get years of use and enjoyment out of.