[apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere

2015-11-07 Thread Kurt W. Alstede
Hello Fellow Growers: We are evaluating a new orchard tractor purchase and wanted to solicit input from fellow growers. We currently have John Deere's.specifically a 5320N 2WD and a 5420N 4WD; both with cabs. We are very pleased with both these tractors. We are currently looking at a John

Re: [apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere

2015-11-07 Thread BMH
Kurt, We don't have any of the vineyard series New Holland models, but we have 2 of the orchard profile models, both with super-steer. One is an open station and the other has a cab. We have found New Holland's equipment to be competitive with John Deere equipment in terms of quality a

Re: [apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere

2015-11-07 Thread Bill Beni
We have a T4050f with the optional front 3pt. arms and PTO. We also have a T4060f, both are orchard models with cabs. They are real workhorses. I love the supersteer and how well they ride even on rough ground. We also have 3 John Deere 5101EN models. We have appreciated the economy PTO, it saves a

Re: [apple-crop] New Holland vs. John Deere

2015-11-07 Thread Rusty Lamb
Also don't have vineyard version but have 5 cab and 2 open station. Once you drive one you will not want to go back to a john deere. With that said we have only our better operators in them I do not think they are as tuff as a john deere but you can't beat the ride. We have under 2000 hours on th