Wyoming | We had a 4440 and a 4640, both with quad range trannies.
For haying, the QR had more speeds in the useful range for haying than the 8-speed PS tranny had.
As for which I'd have again: The quad range. Simple, straightforward, had lots of useful speeds for most everything we did. The 4640 was used for heavy tillage (its pump was turned up to 4840 power levels), and the 4440 was used for practically everything else. The QR tranny "just worked" for us.
The only downside of the 4440 was that when we got it, it has the two 6V starting batteries. That made it a horrible machine to start in cold weather. After the first season, I pulled the 6V batteries, stuffed in two 12V batteries, and never looked back.
The 4440 is one of the most versatile tractors out there, IMO. The only tractor I think I'd prefer more is the 4455. In the 55 series, then I'd go with the powershift transmission. |
John Deere 4440 if you had to do it over again ?
