John deere 5100gf vs John deere 5525n

[Rambo33]

I recently got a new "John deere 5100gf" after 14 years of service with a John deere 5525n. So i thought I'd do a quick review and comparison.

First thing is why the quotation marks? The 5100gf is made in Italy by Carraro and has a Fiat engine, so it's hardly a Deere.

The GF is rated 10 more horsepower and it is definitely noticeable and feels like more. I'm sinking my chisel plow deeper than ever before. I think it has 15itres per minute hydraulic flow but because it has 3 pumps the hydraulics are very powerful. With a mulcher on the back and hydraulic sweeper on the front there is no issue with the sweeper stopping.

Even though the GF cabin is wider it is less comfortable than the 5525n, mainly due to the battery being behind the seat. Both tractors have 24 speed gear boxes but the GF isn't as smooth as the 5525n, especially when using the splitter.

Unfortunately John deere don't make anything spec wise as good as the GF, so although it isn't a Deere, I've had a good run with the deere dealership so that's why i stuck with them.

I did look at a deutz fahr and kubota but 1 has dealership issues and the other has issues of not getting what you pay for.

Anyway, that's my quick review/comparison.

Cheers

 

[ptsg]

Congrats on the new tractor! Looks like a solid unit and should serve you well.

Hopefully JD can actually provide support on these Specialized tractors made by Agritalia Carraro and won't pull the move they did when they had Goldoni make the specialized tractor line and compact tractor line (here in Europe at least) for them. They offer little to no support on those tractors made by Goldoni sadly. Those were great tractors.

 

[Rambo33]

Thanks ptsg.

I had no idea they had a partnership with Goldoni. Goldoni isn't something you see often here in Australia. But we don't have as many vineyards with gable trellis.

Are you involved in grapes?

 

[ptsg]

Thanks ptsg.

I had no idea they had a partnership with Goldoni. Goldoni isn't something you see often here in Australia. But we don't have as many vineyards with gable trellis.

Are you involved in grapes?

My family does have a small vineyard and we used to make wine until a couple years ago. However, we don't really drink that much whine due to some health issues and it's sad to see it go to waste, so we lost a little bit of interest but we do maintain vineyards as we still like to eat the grapes. We even used to go through the trouble of bottling the wine on those 5 liter boxes and would give to people all the time.

At one time, we managed to make almost 400 liters.

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's a cool machine, I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I'd love to see more pictures of it.

 

[Rambo33]

No worries Turnip