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NE Sodak. | Looking at a different loader tractor. Looking at 145 to 155 hp.. Is there anyone out there that has compared and what did you end up with? Why? Thanks |
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Beresford, SD | Have a 6150r. Has 3600 hrs. Today. It was a SD dot return had 250 hrs when I got it. Love to run the tractor and use it everyday. Before the end of the year it needs to go in for a pip......new turbo and actuator. Tractor will not regenerate and burn off with out a techs computer telling it to. Not the first time I've had to have a JD tech come out to clear codes or fix computer glitches. By the time you add all the extras to an M a R is the same price. One things for sure the door on an M is smaller with side windows that open......I would like that over an R. In my honest opinion I wish Deere would make a 7810 agian with no major computer crap.....call it a 6175 feedlot special.....all mechanical levers, no computer screen and all gauges on the dash. Price them both out...built the way you want it. I did that last time I traded and it was substantially cheaper to get an ex dot tractor R series than ordering a brand new M to my specs.
Edited by carlsoncl 11/28/2016 20:43
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Sunburst Montana | We have a both 6150R soon to be 6155R and a 6155M and both have loaders. I don't know what to tell you other then I like both. Obviously the 6R is going to be nicer to run with the suspended axle, the IVT, and a few more creature comforts. But the 6M is not shabby either. We bought the 6150R first to run with our Premium baler. We bought the 6M later because we just needed a 2nd loader tractor. The IVT is super nice but its also a peace of mind running the 6M knowing there is less to go wrong and having an old fashion gear transmission. It brings back memories of our 7410 we used to have which was probably the best loader tractor we ever had. Being able to shift through the gears on the loader joystick is nice too. The 6R is going to take more book manual reading to run with all its Auto modes on the PTO and engine rpms. The 6M you can get in and go once you figure out there are 3 different places to shift gears through the ranges. Basically it boils down to if you want a fancy tractor in the R series or a no frills tractor in the Ms. Both have worked great for us.
Edited by Steiger Man 11/28/2016 20:44
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NE Sodak. | Does yours have a mechanical or electric joystick? My 7420 I have now is electric stick and love that. I don't Know about mechanical. |
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| Ended up with a 6190r. Tractor is plenty big for a loader but I traded in a 7730 so I was used to the hp. I came to terms that if you are buying a farm tractor for baler, mowing, loaderwork, and maybe some light tillage. A r series is what you want. If you are buying just a loader tractor. A tractor to put hours of loading hay and pulling feed wagon I would buy the m series. M series is basically a combo between the 7430s and 7810s. R series will have the much nicer cab the greenstar autotrac, suspension, lighting, ect. Plus options for a ivt or eco plus trans. The one I bought has every option you can order on it. It was used with around 1200hrs on it. Was alot two years ago know has 1700hrs. I allready plan on buying another one in a couple of years. |
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Beresford, SD | I think I have cable controls on my joystick. Never been an issue. I demoed an electric joystick when I had some warranty work done on the 7230. Just couldn't get use to it.....probably would with time.
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Jackson County, AL | Complaint from a couple who have the Ms here is they won't spin the front axle when doing loader work. I know of three. One has been in the dealer's shop most of the year with a bad tranny but dealer and Deere took care of it and he didn't have to take it back. |
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SC,Missouri | I've heard the same thing here with an R series won't spin the tires and Deere says that's "normal" |
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Beresford, SD | Oh they will spin the tires.....espcially going vertical pushing silage, or belly deep in crap trying to back drag a slop hole. If enough weight is on the front end while pushing you can slip the mfwd clutch tho.
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Manitoba, Canada | I have heard they are designed to slip under extreme conditions. There is potential to have an extreme amount of weight on the front axle if a person is pushing into a pile while lifting at the same time. If a clutch doesn't slip something else will have to give as the tires might not be able to spin with that much weight on them. If a person wants to use a loader tractor that hard he is probably better off buying a payloader instead. |
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Southern Pa. | havin'funfarming - 11/29/2016 08:11
I have heard they are designed to slip under extreme conditions. There is potential to have an extreme amount of weight on the front axle if a person is pushing into a pile while lifting at the same time. If a clutch doesn't slip something else will have to give as the tires might not be able to spin with that much weight on them. If a person wants to use a loader tractor that hard he is probably better off buying a payloader instead.
X100. If the newer tractors slip the MFWD clutch under extreme conditions, consider that a plus. A friend of mine with a 7410 was trying to push out a stump with his loader. He was on a blacktop road, and had the bucket hooked under the stump. Rear end off the blacktop. Put the tractor in a low gear and let out the clutch. One of the MFWD hubs went to pieces. Cost a couple grand to replace with a used/reman unit. I got to do the work. |
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JD 6M Vs. 6R Series
