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New John Deere 5100e Pictures
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How much foot pounds of torque does a 40 to 45 hp tractor produce?
That is really nice, I'd say he's about right on price for the moment. You might offer $14K and probably meet in the middle somewhere if he really wants to sell it.
Not JD but my 55hp does 135 ft/lb as a point of reference
http://cumminspowerproducts.com/powerunits/diesel/t2/a2300/a2300t-t2brochure.pdf
and my 75hp does 221 ft/lb
https://resources.kohler.com/power/...2.1030146136.1653995913-1954139134.1649552176
According to this the a1700 is 37hp and 81 ft/lb
http://www.branson-global.com/Product/Products/Details/14
So looks like between 2-3 flt/lbs per hp
Then you probably have transmission losses
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Amazing the little power a tractor produces vs the work their capable of doing. Must be in the gearing?
Trust me it stays clean. All of our tractors get steam cleaned regularly and hand washed and waxed at least once a year. I can't stand to see them dirty.
Yeah, 40hp applied at 1-2-3-4-5 mph on a 6' or 7' wide implement does have some time to do some work. I'd get a 6.5' or maybe even a 7' brush hog for my 40hp tractor if I bought one again. With the hydrostat you can always go the right speed for the pto work load. And 40hp at .3mph with decent size Ag tires and 6000lbs of weight pushes or pulls quite a bit too!
As a 3 time Deere owner, I'll never buy another piece of deere equipment until they get rid of the plastic bodywork. I've always stored
all of my equipment indoors and the bodywork cracks, and breaks after 10 years, regardless of UV exposure. Mechanically everything
has been fabulous but the bodywork is total garbage. Give me metal that I can repair and repaint if needed.
That's interesting, neighbor has a 6 series that is 10 or more years old and still looks new. It sits outside 24/7. Mine gets washed regularly but stays inside other than that. When my shop is done eventually it will have it's own climate controlled bay.
I guess if you only mow grass in open fields thats possible, but get it around tree work and bump it and it'll crack.
Don’t run into stuff and your hood won’t crack…
The hood on my 2002 JD LT150 is faded but otherwise in good shape. Just my $0.02
I thought it was just me; my friends X320 cowling cracked to bits in places it could not be easily epoxied. Probably my only complaint about the thing. I mowed 3 summers with no engine cover until she couldn't stand looking @ it anymore; the replacement was around $400-$500.
Bring your LT150 to my 160 wooded acres and clear downed pines, and you'll see how long that plastic crap lasts.Don’t run into stuff and your hood won’t crack…
Just my $0.02
Fiberglass is the best way to repair it that I have found. But every piece of my cowl on the 4310, that has the little fold down clips thru tabs, the tabs have broken off of, just due to age. Never bumped, never exposed to UV. The dealer cracked the steering wheel surround doing a computer replacement.
Simple case of wrong tool for the job. Sounds like you’re upset with Deere and your hood breaking when you’re using a tractor where a bull dozer should be. All my stuff is in good shape because I take the Cat 941B and the skidsteer into the rough stuff because that’s what they’re made for. I totally understand that not everyone has that kind of equipment at their disposal but that’s not Deere’s fault or your hood’s fault.
I love Deere equipment, but can confirm their hoods are made out of fairy dust and I'm pretty easy on equipment.
I can’t imagine taking a piece of equipment through a woods whiling damaging the body panels.
If it’s that bad, hopefully low laying filters and hydraulic lines don’t get taken out in the process.
I’m not a fan of the plastic hoods either, but I’ve seen some pretty abused JD’s with hoods still in tact. I’m guessing the sun kills them more than anything. Kubota orange doesn’t like sun either so I feel the pain.
Yeah I don't think anyone willingly bashes their equipment off trees, but sometimes working in the woods you inevitably encounter branches, etc. As a teenager I spent hours on a 1988 John Deere 510C backhoe clearing land on the farm I worked on. I'm a cautious operator, but when doing that kind of work you are bound to encounter something that makes it past the loader arms or a log that pops up when you drive over it. It is why most equipment used in that environment (skidders, etc) have a significant amount of skid plates underneath.