Sid Post
Platinum Member
- Joined
- May 28, 2010
- Messages
- 757
- Location
- TX and OK
- Tractor
- Massey 5711D, Kubota L4600, Kubota B2601
I'm looking for a "good" tractor in the 70+hp range with a really strong loader and 3-pt. I grew up on ~150hp John Deere tractors and currently own a Kubota B2601 (love it) and a Kubota L4600 two wheel geared model (worked well in Oklahoma but, sucks here in Texas).
I require 4 wheel drive where I live and want better ground engagement with less roll-over risk (the L4600 is narrow and tall with no weight on the rear). The best dealer networks where I live are Kubota and John Deere. There is some Mahindra and New Holland support but, much more limited. My only real experience with Massey was with a 760 combine and some Perkins engines transplanted into 1-ton pickups from various rolled combines from custom cutters.
With about $7K difference between the seemingly similar Massey 4707 and an entry level 5700 (ignoring engine costs), the extra 2,000 pounds for ground engagement and very close physical dimensions (about the length of an extra engine cylinder) I started thinking about a 5700 series tractor.
What are the main differences in the 5700, 5700S and, the 5700SL? Is it all about "farkles" or, are there real performance differences? Any owner or demo contrasts would be appreciated as I don't have access to any for a personal 'look see' during the Covid shutdown non-sense. Heck, even 4707's are hard to find locally (meaning within a 200 mile radius
).
I require 4 wheel drive where I live and want better ground engagement with less roll-over risk (the L4600 is narrow and tall with no weight on the rear). The best dealer networks where I live are Kubota and John Deere. There is some Mahindra and New Holland support but, much more limited. My only real experience with Massey was with a 760 combine and some Perkins engines transplanted into 1-ton pickups from various rolled combines from custom cutters.
With about $7K difference between the seemingly similar Massey 4707 and an entry level 5700 (ignoring engine costs), the extra 2,000 pounds for ground engagement and very close physical dimensions (about the length of an extra engine cylinder) I started thinking about a 5700 series tractor.
What are the main differences in the 5700, 5700S and, the 5700SL? Is it all about "farkles" or, are there real performance differences? Any owner or demo contrasts would be appreciated as I don't have access to any for a personal 'look see' during the Covid shutdown non-sense. Heck, even 4707's are hard to find locally (meaning within a 200 mile radius
).