Deere 6000 series E, M, and R

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Holy cow, the R stands for Rich. I loaded one up with most everything, and it was pushing $160,000

My friend is looking for a new hay machine. He has a 3155 MFWD and he wants another similar machine. He's shopping around.

 

[oosik]

Big machines, big features, big $$$.

 

[Zebrafive]

I'll bet M stands for More Money!

 

[Ortimber]

E= expensive
M= more expensive
R= ridiculously expensive

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

E= expensive
M= more expensive
R= ridiculously expensive

Ortimber nailed it.

There are reasons people pay these prices. I don't want to start that argument.

I would like to hear from those who have compared them and bought one over the other and why?

My buddy is looking at the M model, although the R model has a 31mph road gear optional transmission that has him a bit envious. He custom bales hay and getting to and from the locations is time consuming. He said he could drive to town at 31 mph.

 

[oosik]

I don't know about the smaller JD tractors but in the 75HP PTO range the M & R series are really big bucks. In 2009 I looked at JD and decided that the Kubota M6040 was big enough and cost enough.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm sure the selling price is not even the real issue. If you could amortise that over ten for fifteen years of troublefee service, less maintenance costs, it might still work. SADLY, that will probably not be the case. And you will be at the mercy of JD.

 

[Ortimber]

I bought a 5100M in 2017. It has a nice combination of features, it cost me around $73K. A comparable R was almost $20K more. Biggest difference was in the the transmission. The R was fully electronic and the loader valve and various other controls were integrated into the seat so it all swiveled together as you moved around. Very nice, but I really couldn’t see that as being something I needed.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

I don't know about the smaller JD tractors but in the 75HP PTO range the M & R series are really big bucks. In 2009 I looked at JD and decided that the Kubota M6040 was big enough and cost enough.

He's looking at the 6120M which is right at 100PTO hp.

 

[Leecofarm]

I bought a 5100M in 2017. It has a nice combination of features, it cost me around $73K. A comparable R was almost $20K more. Biggest difference was in the the transmission. The R was fully electronic and the loader valve and various other controls were integrated into the seat so it all swiveled together as you moved around. Very nice, but I really couldn稚 see that as being something I needed.

Great summation. I purchased a new 5100m in 2018 after coming to the same conclusion. Love the 32x16 transmission and have encountered zero issues with this model through 125 hours so far.