M9000HDC3 or M105SHDC

[5030]

Froggy:

Actually, they were writing up the quote and I assumed that they knew it was A plan. All my hay tools are NH and I bought them all from this dealer and they were all A plan so I assumed they knew. I asked him the difference between retail and A plan and he told me 15%. Man, they are real proud of those tractors. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[jltrent]

One size taller tires will easy make up for the difference in road speed. The front tires will have to match if it is 4x4. I don't know which Kubota you were talking about , but the M9000 I think comes standard with 18.4-30 inch tires behind. If it were upgraded to 18.4-34 inch it would go faster.

 

[5030]

34's equate to 32's in the front. It's FWA.

Actually, I am getting R1 Radial 12.4R30 front and 18.4R30 rears. She will be plenty tall in the saddle. That will give me about 20" of crop clearance, just right for bailing corn stalks.

 

[slowzuki]

Not a lot of row crop here but what do the corn stalk bales get used for?

 

[froggy]

That is exactly why my next tractor will be Kubota, not John Deere or New Holland.

 

[stevenf]

jltrent, I don't want to stir the pot but its my understanding that when you increase the size of the tires you possibly do 3 things one maybe an advantage you will increase the road speed capability two you might increase your fuel economy if that were a consideration probably not for tractors since it would be minimal but the last is you decrease your power to the ground in the process not sure it would make a great difference in any respect but I'm sure some of these smart TBN folks have a formula for it like they do for everything it seems I need to start a log of all the great formulas as I don't know where you can find a lot of them without the people who work in these areas giving their input. I will say again I don't remember what type of machine or how big your used to operating but I really am serious that the top speed for my M9000 seems a little fast for my likeing as a matter of fact next time you go by a Kubota dealer test drive one in high gear in fourth range with the power steering just rock it back and forth a little and you'll decide as I did the extra speed isn't worth the white knuckles if you hit a little speed bump or hole on one side it sure feels like you could be wearing that big ole tractor instead of riding on it.
Steve

 

[40Kchicks]

Hey Daryl

When I was comparing tractors Kubota was the best deal in my area. I ended up getting my M9000 for a couple thousand less than NH wanted for TN75 and Deere wasn’t even close. But when your spending those kind of bucks it’s crazy not to look into every option.

Did you notice that the M9000 has front and rear differential locks? I have used it several times and it’s impressive to truly have all four wheels pulling. This winter I had that thing covered with manure and black mud. You could hardly tell what color it was. I got out the pressure washer and it looks brand new. I love new tractors.

I’m glad that I’m not getting your payment book. This year is the 5th year on our farm and I’m looking forward to paying some things off in particular the skid steer and the truck. It will be nice to keep that $800 bucks a month.

Keep us up to date.

Eric

 

[jltrent]

I have a M6800 which is just about the same tractor as the M9000 without the turbo and intercooler and as far as highway speed goes it is the fastest tractor I have and I have a MF, Ford/NH and a John Deere. He said highway speed was important and I told him a way to increase. Also I agree with another post the foot levers where you can lock either the front, rear or all four wheels in is great especially with a loader. The fastest tractor I have ever driver on the road was a Valtra Valmet and that sucker I believe would do 30mph. It felt almost recklest at top highway speed.

 

[slowzuki]

Are you the poster with foam filled tires? I can't imagine keeping that sucker on the road.

It takes a bit of getting used to driving a tractor at top speed but once you get past the no feedback its not too bad. Our old international can go almost 25 mph with no load.

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[stevenf]

slowzuki, I am the one with the solid urethane foam filled tires and since this is my first tractor to own, dad had an old ford but it stayed on the ranch. I hadn't considered that to be a road speed problem but that could give me the feeling of instability at high speeds I guess although I did test drive it on the road before the fill and it still seemed a little scary when wide open on flat pavement. As far as being bumpy or rough mine with the solid tires is actually quite cushy as they didn't use that hard foam they used the softer variety because I'm using it up in the hills and I wanted the softness for traction ability when I load it up with a several thousand pounds of stuff you can actually see the side walls flex a little but empty you can't detect any at all.
Steve