Aranon
New member
Blue or Green. I can"t decide. Please help? New Holland TT60A or the John Deere 5055E. Both are 4-wheel drive with front end loaders. Loader on JD is JD, on NH its a bush-hog loader. Both quick attach.
John Deer is $1,500 more but got more gears. JD= 9F/3R SyncShuttle and the NH= 8F/2R Constant Mesh.
The John Deere has a turbo which could be more torque but maybe they are using a smaller engine and forcing the turbo to make it a bigger engine. I notice that their 55/65/75 hp all have the same engine, just different turbos. And the Turbo is something else to go out. The New Holland is natural aspirated engine which means it is probably a bigger engine to start with. John Deere says it's 55HP with 45 hp to PTO and New Holland says it's engine is 59 hp with 47 hp to the PTO. But JD is measured at 2400 RPM and NH is measured at 2500 RPM so probably they are closer that it looks.
John Deere does put out more fluid even at the lower RPM. 11.4 gpm to New Holland's is 10.8. gpm.
John Deer 4-wheel drive 5055E with loader is $ 25,000.00 the New Holland TT60a 4-wheel drive is $23,500 with the Bush Hog 3545 Loader. Oh, if I wanted to go with the Ansung Loader instead of the Bush Hog, I deduct $1000 so the NH would only be $22,500 which now makes the NH $2,500 cheaper than the John Deere.
Does anyone have these tractors and which one is better, or are they pretty much dead even. Who likes which and what do you think I will be happier with. I got 35 acres with 18 pasture and the rest with lots of trees on it.
John Deer is $1,500 more but got more gears. JD= 9F/3R SyncShuttle and the NH= 8F/2R Constant Mesh.
The John Deere has a turbo which could be more torque but maybe they are using a smaller engine and forcing the turbo to make it a bigger engine. I notice that their 55/65/75 hp all have the same engine, just different turbos. And the Turbo is something else to go out. The New Holland is natural aspirated engine which means it is probably a bigger engine to start with. John Deere says it's 55HP with 45 hp to PTO and New Holland says it's engine is 59 hp with 47 hp to the PTO. But JD is measured at 2400 RPM and NH is measured at 2500 RPM so probably they are closer that it looks.
John Deere does put out more fluid even at the lower RPM. 11.4 gpm to New Holland's is 10.8. gpm.
John Deer 4-wheel drive 5055E with loader is $ 25,000.00 the New Holland TT60a 4-wheel drive is $23,500 with the Bush Hog 3545 Loader. Oh, if I wanted to go with the Ansung Loader instead of the Bush Hog, I deduct $1000 so the NH would only be $22,500 which now makes the NH $2,500 cheaper than the John Deere.
Does anyone have these tractors and which one is better, or are they pretty much dead even. Who likes which and what do you think I will be happier with. I got 35 acres with 18 pasture and the rest with lots of trees on it.