Case 110c vs Kubota M5-111

[Hay Dude]

Left at 8 this morning and it is now 430 and I have been all over looking at Case and Kubota tractors. I went to three of them owned by my dealership. I will only buy from this dealership hence the reason I only went to these. I drove a 100c with the 24 speed that had huge tires on it that were already loaded. Tractor was under powered. It also had many things I did not need that I had to rule out. I went to drive the two that I really wanted to compare. The 110c and the 24 speed m5-111. I had them side by side. The Kubota won in some categories and lost in some. Fit and finish went to the Case. Layout went to the Kubota. Loader capacity went Kubota. You guys know I said I did not care for the m5 specs for power and torque. The dealership that had them both let me take them down the road and pull a big hill. I was finally going to get to test the power. The Case won hands down. Both tractors are rated approx 110 hp but they are no where near equal on torque. I drove the Kubota first and being it was a 24 speed I hit the splitter once and it died anyway. I let it lug until I had to stop and start over with a down shift. I went back and go the Case. The Case went up and over the hill with no down shifts. It lugged down some but pulled it quite well. That pretty much did it for me. I am buying a tractor for the power and the Case won this battle. In my line of work everyone runs a Kubota. I really figured that was where I would end up as the layout is very nice. I would complain everytime I ran out of power with it. I put an offer on the Case and now we go from here.

My Case-IH is rated at 270 engine HP. On the dyno it made 270 at the PTO! Which means it makes more like 300 engine HP.
In almost every case, Case-IH “under rates” their engines. Kubota tends to rate their engines closer to max HP.
Note below Case-IH rates my tractor at 235 PTO HP and 270 Engine HP. In testing, it tractor data testing, it also made 270HP at the PTO. I found this to be pretty common with several other Case-IH models.
Pretty cool for those who do their research.

Dont get me wrong, I like my 2 Kubota farm tractors a lot. However, for a 6.1L engine, they are not powerhouses. They are good, reliable strong engines and they are well built.
My M135X also exceeded claimed PTO HP by a small margin, which is good, but Case-IH REALLY over does it on the HP.

 

[screamin400]

I try to go by the Nebraska Tractor Tests. Both tractors I was looking at have been there. Great info for a guy that is really looking at the hp, torque,rpm stuff. It makes for a great read.

 

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So I did purchase the 110c. Probably won't get it for a little while as I only snow blow with it so no rush on that I hope.

 

[Hay Dude]

So I did purchase the 110c. Probably won't get it for a little while as I only snow blow with it so no rush on that I hope.

I think you made the best choice.
Im not kidding when I say my Case-IH has ridiculous power. I’m pulling a Hesston 4910 behind it and even with 2 1500lb bales in the chamber, it pulls it up hill without really detecting much strain.
That’s about 28,000lbs.

 

[screamin400]

Just an update for my fellow tractor nuts. I am two winters in with the Case 110C. It has only been down once for a def issue. I found out they run the same setup as the Kubota. Everything else has been great. I put a set of Nokian snows on and it runs my blower great. It sees no summer use. I will be putting on an extended warranty before mine is up. I think I made the right decision. Then again maybe I would have loved the Kubota. I will say every time I get into a heavy enough snow that this tractor knows it is hooked to something I smile at the power I have. I think quite a few times the Kubota would have run short.

 

[dodge man]

Unique choice of add on lighting. Nice looking setup.

 

[groundcover]

What blower do you run ?

 

[Paystar]

Just an update for my fellow tractor nuts. I am two winters in with the Case 110C. It has only been down once for a def issue. I found out they run the same setup as the Kubota. Everything else has been great. I put a set of Nokian snows on and it runs my blower great. It sees no summer use. I will be putting on an extended warranty before mine is up. I think I made the right decision. Then again maybe I would have loved the Kubota. I will say every time I get into a heavy enough snow that this tractor knows it is hooked to something I smile at the power I have. I think quite a few times the Kubota would have run short.

Well that's good to hear. I have always been scared of the new Case IH and New Hollands because all I ever see on forums and you tube is problems after problems with them. I never see anyone praising them. So maybe just the complainers post about them?

A good friend of mine with a cattle ranch just bought a new Case IH 75A so I'm waiting to see how that treats him.

 

[screamin400]

Unique choice of add on lighting. Nice looking setup.

I typically dress her up a little bit for Christmas. When I put up the pic I never even looked. She sure is pretty...

 

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What blower do you run ?

92" Cyclone