M5-111

[5030]

...and climbing...

Bought my 2004 M9000 open station hydraulic shuttle with 2 loader buckets and 5500 hours from a JD dealer who didn't have a clue what he had good for me, for 16K 600 miles away, got him to deliver it to the farm no charge, put 4 in it and I'm happy as a pig in mud.

My dealer offered me 25 for it and I passed. Good rubber, everything works properly and I had my dealer go completely through it, everything, cost me 4 grand but it's 100% now. He dyno's it and it's putting down 93 pto.

Pre 4 units don't exist here today and if they do, they don't last long.

 

[5030]

I won't buy a tractor without a loader and Kubota loaders dismount easily anyway. I always look at 'down the road resale' and a loader always adds a lot of value..

Not that I'm selling any because I'm not, but my wife will when I pass...

 

[Hay Dude]

I won't buy a tractor without a loader and Kubota loaders dismount easily anyway. I always look at 'down the road resale' and a loader always adds a lot of value..

Not that I'm selling any because I'm not, but my wife will when I pass...

Loaders....Well, that’s a different subject, but at the time I was looking for a 200HP so I could install a front PTO and 3 point on it.
Luckily I found the Massey 7495 already equipped.

Once you get over 125HP, which is on the bigger end of chore tractors, loader become less of a “must have”.

 

[5030]

In my situation it does because I use them both to load rounds on my customer's flat bed trailers so I can have either in the field and use either. Front PTO for me is a non issue. Front suspension would be nice but not a deal breaker.

If I was wealthy, I'd have a JCB Fastrak, but I'm not.

I need to go pick up 6 rolls of net this week. Been using Kubota net. Runs nice in my New Holland. 52 over the edge. Runs better than the NH net. Keep thinking about buying a full pallet, just thinking. Lots of jack for a full pallet.

I'll probably just keep running what I have. Nice to dream but both of them run excellent and want for nothing but maintenance.