Southeast Washington | cyclones09 - 12/8/2015 04:58
9RX>quad
-20% longer belt = less heat = longer belt life
-lube for life mid rollers, no oil change
-have to check cases daily
-Deere's track warranty is double case's
-2 mid rollers = less shock felt through the tractor
-4 inch cab travel vs case 2 inch = best ride quality
- e18 transmission shifts way smoother then the quad
-ACS steering
-gen 4 > pro 700. Better line acquisition
-too many more to list...
That sounds great. Our hills in the PNW are home to a large percentage of tracked tractors so it was built with our area in mind. The thing that concerns me is many tractors are on no till drills so have saddle tanks to carry fertilizer as we can't pull extra carts on hills as they won't stay upright. It will take some doing to mount a frame on the JD to hold tanks.
The issue I have is the JD rep said they wouldn't stand behind it if saddle tanks are mounted on the tractor as they already weigh 65,000 pounds. There are a lot of quads, Challengers, and two track John Deere tractors around with saddle tanks they will have to step it up to get much business as most farmers won't put out that kind of money for a tractor to do what they have been doing if JD isn't going to stand behind it.
My question is if the JD undercarriage is so much better than the quad why won't they stand behind it if saddle tanks are installed? Or was the rep caught off guard and just throwing out an answer that he thought would be right?
Anyway it lost potential sales where all the big power is tracked tractors. We will be waiting and hopefully it proves itself because our area would welcome more options.
The picture should be the one in our area that pulled a fertilizer machine on some steep hills out of the picture.
Edited by Glenn W. 12/8/2015 20:38
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John Deere 9RX vs Case quadtrac
