M4900

[Anonymous Poster]

My Dad is interested in buying a M4900. What can you tell me about it. He will be using it on 83 Acres (probably only about 30-40 acres without trees). He will use it for different jobs but mainly for bush hogging. He said that it is probably more tractor than he needs, but he would rather have the power and not need it than to need more power and not have it. As you can probably tell, I know nothing about tractors of any kind, but my Dad doesn't have a computer to do research. So any comments or suggestions are appreciated and I'll pass along any information to him. Thanks.

 

[W5FL]

Now that's my kind of tractor, Betsy

The M4900 has everything that you would want to have and only missing one thing that is nice (no extendable links on the 3 point to make hookin up easier). I paid a little more and got a M6800SD, which is the same size tractor as the M4900 but has a larger 4Cylinder newly designed and very clean burning diesel, larger tires, and extendable 3 point links (which my wife said was manditory). The tractor runs about 1 hour on each gallon of diesel, so the tank holds enough for a 16 hour day! I bought the 4WD version with a LA1002 loader, which is the same loader as the M4900. Have your dad look at both tractors. Everything on the tractors works exactly as you would think that it should! The seat is very comfortable and made to sit in all day long. It is just good straight forward design with no fancy electronics or other things to go wrong and the reliability of this series of tractor is excellent. It is set up where you can do all of your own maintenace if you choose to. The owners manuals are very good and the shop and parts manuals are also very good. The hydraulic systems are also first class. The loader moves smooth, fast, and is quite strong (2200# at max height). The M6800 has differential lock on both the rear and front axles on the 4WD version. The M4900 has differential lock on the rear axle. The tractor comes standard with one external hydraulic set of valves and there are two other sets mid mounted when a loader is purchased. There are really no options to buy - it all comes standard on the Kubota models.

The only thing I bought extra was the Loader (which comes with a nice 6 ft bucket) and a quick attach kit for the bucket so I can use a hay spear or fork lift forks.

They will handle a medium duty Bush Hog 260 (6 ft) of a seven foot rotary cutter. I bought the 6 ft because it is heavy duty (and will fit on a standard 8.5 foot wide trailer) and bought it with chain guards to keep from throwing rocks through windows. It also has a heavy duty gear box and 1/2 inch thick blade. It cuts with an up lift pattern and does a nice job on cutting pasture grasses when run level to slightly higher in the front. The Kubot 3 point positions very accurately and works very well with the mower without requiring any check chains to hold the mower firmly in place while mowing. The 3 point also uses a pin and two square telescoping tubes to adjust the lower links rather than a turnbuckle or some equally hard ways that have been used on some tractor 3 points.

The M6800S fills with diesel from the rear. I am not sure about the M4900. They are both nice Ag type tractors and with the new synchronized gear transmissions and synchro shuttle mounted on the dash, I haven't heard a gear grind since I bought it! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Only 2000 year M Series in the M4900 through M6800S series have the synchronized transmissions. The 1999 models (M4700 to M6800) did not.

I will be glad to answer any questions that he may have or send them to w5fl@flash.net

 

[Anonymous Poster]

wen, I am also interested in the kubota 4900. does your m6800 3 point jerk when a implement is on it
and you go to put it down, we had a test of one 4900 cab, fantastic tractor might get one, just sold a 240
fergy, . The jerking of 3 point linkage worried me a bit. I might have had top link too far extended.
thanks .

 

[Bird]

vine man, I agree with Wen about the tractors, but as for the jerking of the 3-point linkage when letting an implement down, I think you'll find there is an adjustment that will take care of that. On my B2710, there is a knob below the seat that you can turn to regulate the speed with which the 3-point lowers. If it is opened enough to allow a heavy implement to fall too fast, you get the jerking. Just turn that knob to partially close the valve to allow the implement to fall slower and smoother.

Bird

 

[W5FL]

The 3 point works absolutely perfect. As Bird said, there is an adjustment that ports fluid at the desired rate for letting implements down. If you screw it all the way closed, it will lock the 3 point where it won't raise or lower! My mower and boxblade weight about 1000# and raise and lower effortlessly. I haven't found anything about the Kubota hydraulic system that I do not like. It is a far different system than the Massey with pump on engine and circulating fluid. The M4900, M5700, and M6800S are all about the same frame size where at the M8200 and up, the wheelbase gets pretty large. I would sure like to have had an a/c cab, but guess I will settle for a steel canopy instead. The M4900 CAB is a really nice tractor with all the bells and whistles yet it is easy to maintain with standard tools.