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<blockquote data-quote="MarshallForage" data-source="post: 580813" data-attributes="member: 5630"><p>The Deere's now are overpriced junk. There I've said it. That statement really hurts because there has never been any other brand tractor on this farm until this summer. My 4450 finally died pulling the seedhawk through sod this spring and I replaced it with an MT series Cat Challenger. The 7000 series I rented to finish seeding this spring and (mostly) my 6000 series tractor sealed JD's fate around here. My 6300 is crap. The 7830 didn't seem any better. Automotive electronics and plastic engine parts have no place on a tractor. JD is just riding on their name now and on the legendary reliability and resale of their older tractors.</p><p></p><p>If you are looking for a decent tractor now, look at the Agco tractors. MF (newer ones), Agco, and Challenger. I think they are the most under-rated brands out there today. My MT635 is miles ahead of the 8000 series JD's it competes with. I used 2.3 gal/hour running my big square baler with it and even my 4450 used almost twice that much fuel doing the same job with 30hp less. The Sisu engine lasts 23000 hrs before overhaul, even the best JD 50-series engines were looking at pistons and sleeves by 12k. All the electrical connectors are mil-spec and greased. The whole tractor is just built better and smarter than the Deere's. I love that new Challenger. </p><p></p><p>Next summer my 6300 (loaded with 640 loader and every option available) is getting replaced with a brand new Challenger MT5??. I haven't decided on a size yet. Anyone want the little POS?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarshallForage, post: 580813, member: 5630"] The Deere's now are overpriced junk. There I've said it. That statement really hurts because there has never been any other brand tractor on this farm until this summer. My 4450 finally died pulling the seedhawk through sod this spring and I replaced it with an MT series Cat Challenger. The 7000 series I rented to finish seeding this spring and (mostly) my 6000 series tractor sealed JD's fate around here. My 6300 is crap. The 7830 didn't seem any better. Automotive electronics and plastic engine parts have no place on a tractor. JD is just riding on their name now and on the legendary reliability and resale of their older tractors. If you are looking for a decent tractor now, look at the Agco tractors. MF (newer ones), Agco, and Challenger. I think they are the most under-rated brands out there today. My MT635 is miles ahead of the 8000 series JD's it competes with. I used 2.3 gal/hour running my big square baler with it and even my 4450 used almost twice that much fuel doing the same job with 30hp less. The Sisu engine lasts 23000 hrs before overhaul, even the best JD 50-series engines were looking at pistons and sleeves by 12k. All the electrical connectors are mil-spec and greased. The whole tractor is just built better and smarter than the Deere's. I love that new Challenger. Next summer my 6300 (loaded with 640 loader and every option available) is getting replaced with a brand new Challenger MT5??. I haven't decided on a size yet. Anyone want the little POS? [/QUOTE]
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