poorboy
Silver Member
Bill,
I went with a deere 5410 2-wd with FEL last spring at about 23,900 or something close to that. I put about 260 hours on it last summer cutting and baling hay. I mostly roll up some 4x4 rolls with a 335 jd baler. I used a 4000 ford with around 50hp for about 10 years with this baler no problem. I went with the 54xx because we decided to double the operation after dad retired. The 5310 was really in the running for us and would have done the job except of the prospects of enlarging again in a few years and upgrading some equipment. Especially the roller size and bushhog. New Holland 5030, I think, as well as a Kubota 6800 were also possibilities. Dealers as well as physical size were also factors. All I will say about dealers in my area is that they were all in together and would spit out a price and stick with it pretty much with maybe some room for neg. in the area of implements. They all priced me the same tractor sitting on a lot in Bowling Green according to their computer.
If I had it to do over I would probably have made the same choice for my situation. I would have gone with the 53xx if I didn't need the extra weight and the fourth cylinder less the turbo. I probably would have gained the needed weight with the four wheel drive front. The 53xx sounds like it would be big enough for the future and not too large for your present situation. Remember you will need a second tractor if you enlarge to a farming operation. On the down side the 50xx and smaller tractors will be able to do lots of things and get into areas that the larger can't. I'm not sure about the sidling ground and top heaviness question since I'm too squimish but I do feel like I'm perched up higher on the 5410.
Listen to what the others guys here say, they were the most helpful to me last year on my purchase. I can't say enough good things about this board.
I went with a deere 5410 2-wd with FEL last spring at about 23,900 or something close to that. I put about 260 hours on it last summer cutting and baling hay. I mostly roll up some 4x4 rolls with a 335 jd baler. I used a 4000 ford with around 50hp for about 10 years with this baler no problem. I went with the 54xx because we decided to double the operation after dad retired. The 5310 was really in the running for us and would have done the job except of the prospects of enlarging again in a few years and upgrading some equipment. Especially the roller size and bushhog. New Holland 5030, I think, as well as a Kubota 6800 were also possibilities. Dealers as well as physical size were also factors. All I will say about dealers in my area is that they were all in together and would spit out a price and stick with it pretty much with maybe some room for neg. in the area of implements. They all priced me the same tractor sitting on a lot in Bowling Green according to their computer.
If I had it to do over I would probably have made the same choice for my situation. I would have gone with the 53xx if I didn't need the extra weight and the fourth cylinder less the turbo. I probably would have gained the needed weight with the four wheel drive front. The 53xx sounds like it would be big enough for the future and not too large for your present situation. Remember you will need a second tractor if you enlarge to a farming operation. On the down side the 50xx and smaller tractors will be able to do lots of things and get into areas that the larger can't. I'm not sure about the sidling ground and top heaviness question since I'm too squimish but I do feel like I'm perched up higher on the 5410.
Listen to what the others guys here say, they were the most helpful to me last year on my purchase. I can't say enough good things about this board.