So my local dealer just got in his first R-tractor, an R4944 gear drive. While I didn't have time to test drive it, I did sit up in the seat and look around. Montana looks to have gotten a lot of things right on this machine! There is a lot more room up there for the operator and the controls are laid out very intutively. The dual rear remotes and trailer wiring harness add some nice features that would be a lot extra on that other green tractor... The seat is alot more comfortable than the other Montana models and there's even a cupholder!
At 49hp, there's a lot of power there in a chassis somewhere around the size of a Kioti DK series or JD 3000 series. If it's possible to lust after a tractor, I have found one worthy of it.