Eastern VA. No such thing as too many Magnums. | John Deere engines are not as good as the Cummins engines. (which are sadly unavailable on new red ones too) They make things complex that shouldn't be complex. Ever changed a water pump on a Cummins engine, its the simplest thing on earth. Deere has to build one with steel pipes and orings, and its a general all around pain to change out, plus its 5 times as expensive. You can get a magnum water pump at Napa or the truck stop, they probably have it on site. Same thing with a fan belt. Its a pain on a deere. How about raising the hood on a 4955 compared to a 7250 Magnum. Not even close. Every Deere powershift we had back in the 40-60 series failed. I've never had a Magnum powershift fail. I know there are some that have, but the Magnums had a lower percentage failure. Deere had better hydraulics though. The new ones are probably about even, but Deere will have a hard sell with me. The old models were just better. The mid 1990s had some of the most durable machines ever built. Those days are GONE. |
What would you say to John Deere's tractor engineers?
