Buying Advice Tractor choice? Share your wisdom!

[JeepHead]

Personally, I would look at the Kubota Grand L 6060 or the MX6000 over the JD.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

That's a little disingenuous. They have adapters they sell. Those add weight and length, robbing you of more capacity if you use them.

And that is no different than any other utility tractor. The SSQA robs lifting capacity from them all vs a direct pin on attachment.
That is one of the pluses of the JD QA, it robs less capacity. There is always a trade-off of some type, no matter what you choose. JD just gives you more choices.

 

[IndyIan]

That's pretty much my tractor job list too for my 100 acres. 1/4 mile hilly gravel driveway and we get 4x5 rounds which may get to 900lbs? I don't have any issue with them at all, even the odd time one is frozen to the ground, but on side slopes I do want some decent ballast on the back if I'm lifting them much off the ground. A big wide heavy grapple would be too much for my tractor though.
If you aren't plowing fields or needing 50-60-70 pto hp, maybe had a look at the biggest HST tractor in your favorite colours. I pull a 1100lb 7' box blade, but another 1-2000lbs of tractor would require less planning to use it well. The HST is nice for doing tight or odd delicate jobs, but my place is all slopes so I am always going slow and wiggling through tight spots. Depending on your woods and trails, a bigger tractor maybe hinderance, but a trip through the trails with a polesaw every year can solve that.

The 5 series Deere's are still made in India, don't know how the latest ones are, but in the early 2010's I found there was lots of them for sale used quite cheap with only 50-250 hrs on them as I don't think they quite lived up to what some people expected for a Deere, but the new ones may be much different? Try a few anyways, $60k should buy something pretty nice!

 

[Torvy]

And that is no different than any other utility tractor. The SSQA robs lifting capacity from them all vs a direct pin on attachment.
That is one of the pluses of the JD QA, it robs less capacity. There is always a trade-off of some type, no matter what you choose. JD just gives you more choices.

Nope. To get SSQA, you have the JDQA, plus another add-on. Not the same as others who use SSQA. You can get adapters to go SSQA to JD, too.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Nope. To get SSQA, you have the JDQA, plus another add-on. Not the same as others who use SSQA. You can get adapters to go SSQA to JD, too.

Soooo, this SSQA is connected to the proprietary JD quick hitch?

I can't make it out. The picture is of a JD 5075e.
Maybe on the smaller tractors?

 

[KenBike]

If thinking Kubota
If you want Hydrostatic get the L6060 over MX series, add 3 rear remote with Hyd top link and a third function valve on the loader for a grapple. R4 tire with 180 lb of weight in each tire, no fluid filling the rears it will ride terrible if you fill them.

If gears go with M7060 HD with the 12 speed transmission same options and tire R4 or tractor lug.

A interesting third option for gear is a M5-111 low profile. It can be fitted with loader and tire choices are R4, tractor lug, or my pick flotation lug. This tractor is wider than the others and low so it fits under trees, easy to climb on and off and the best option for slopes. I have a L6060 and thinking of trading for the M5-111 narrow because of the slopes on my land. This tractor has a great transmission and could easily pull a 12 or 15 ft mower. My choice would be a 12 ft batwing woods mower not so heavy as a 15 and cuts my 15 ac horse pasture in a few hours and does an excellent job.

If Deere look at the 5 series.

 

[kneedeep]

Any brand you are comfortable with in a utility machine 50-60 hp size would be easy to fit with proper sized equipment.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Frankly, both brands are overpriced, IMHO, but it's your money we're spending, not mine.

One thing to consider, the JD has its proprietary loader connector. That reduces your options on front end attachments. Fewer options tends to add cost for the same utility.

It's NOT proprietary to Deere, it's the "Euro mount" and it's much stronger.

I have tractors with that mount (not deere) and the tools haven't been any harder to get, and when I do get them, like my pallet forks, they are ones rated to carry heavier loads.

SR

 

[Milo]

Nope. To get SSQA, you have the JDQA, plus another add-on. Not the same as others who use SSQA. You can get adapters to go SSQA to JD, too.

Deere offers the adapter to add to give you SSQA, but since it adds more weight and moves it out a bit I opted for actual SSQA ends that replace the Deere Quick Attach. Deere offers this as well.

 

[fishheadbob]

Whenever someone asks opinions about a tractor purchase, in this case a Deere or a Kubota, there are always guys who say " You really should get whatever I just bought..." which is never a Deere or Kubota. Good that the responder is content with his purchase, but to me it's as much a case of "tell me I made the right choice in buying this Nortrac or whatever junk" than an answer to the original poster.