Grateful11
Veteran Member
We went over to the dealer where we got the L3940 to check on something and she noticed a shiny new M5140 and a M7040 with a cab sitting there and said I wonder how much one of those are? Well that was enough for me to ask questions. They had an M5140 with Hydraulic Shuttle and the air seat but the M7040 had neither. Now the questions.
1. What are the ground speeds in each gear? The brochure only lists the M8540 and up speeds.
2. Is the air seat a good one or mediocre?
3. Is there any news of replacement models coming out soon in the M5140 to M7040 range. I saw online that the M8540 and M9540 is being replaced with the M8560 and M9960.
4. Has anyone bought one in the M5140 to M7040 range and wish you had ordered it with something different.
Here's what she's thinking now, 4WD, Cab, Air Seat, Hydraulic Shuttle, at least 2 sets rear Hydraulic Remotes, 4-6 front weights, the dealer has their own stereo options and possibly a loader. If she sells the IH 574 then she'll need a loader, she has too have a backup to feed the cows, the L3940 has a loader.
Now a couple more questions. We drove both tractors, the hydraulic shuttle is nice, much like the power reverse on her CaseIH 5140. I was a bit surprised that you couldn't shift from high range to low range without stopping. It says the main gears are fully synchronized, I didn't try but I'm assuming you can clutch and shift without stopping through the 4 speeds on the shifter. I wish it had more than 4 speeds in each range. This will be used primarily for some light field work, pulling her JD Grain drill, raking hay, bush hogging, hay handling if she gets a loader and maybe using it with the JD 448 round baler some. She has 2 tractors over 100hp so this seems like it might be a good replacement for the IH 574.
1. What are the ground speeds in each gear? The brochure only lists the M8540 and up speeds.
2. Is the air seat a good one or mediocre?
3. Is there any news of replacement models coming out soon in the M5140 to M7040 range. I saw online that the M8540 and M9540 is being replaced with the M8560 and M9960.
4. Has anyone bought one in the M5140 to M7040 range and wish you had ordered it with something different.
Here's what she's thinking now, 4WD, Cab, Air Seat, Hydraulic Shuttle, at least 2 sets rear Hydraulic Remotes, 4-6 front weights, the dealer has their own stereo options and possibly a loader. If she sells the IH 574 then she'll need a loader, she has too have a backup to feed the cows, the L3940 has a loader.
Now a couple more questions. We drove both tractors, the hydraulic shuttle is nice, much like the power reverse on her CaseIH 5140. I was a bit surprised that you couldn't shift from high range to low range without stopping. It says the main gears are fully synchronized, I didn't try but I'm assuming you can clutch and shift without stopping through the 4 speeds on the shifter. I wish it had more than 4 speeds in each range. This will be used primarily for some light field work, pulling her JD Grain drill, raking hay, bush hogging, hay handling if she gets a loader and maybe using it with the JD 448 round baler some. She has 2 tractors over 100hp so this seems like it might be a good replacement for the IH 574.