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    Planting with JD A

    We had a 6 row JD 7000 planter that we pulled with a 60 hp tractor. If I remember correctly you would not want any smaller tractor than that but It would handle full fert boxes but it made it work hard. That was back before no till was popular but we never worked the ground very deep. We find...
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    55/60 series large frame vs 8000 series tractors

    I have no experience with either a 4955 or 4960 but have a lot of experience with both an 8410 and a 8420. They are very comfortable easy to drive tractors with virtually all the controls at your right hand. The 16 speed power shifts are smooth with no jerkinesss. The 8410 has had a rebuilt...
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    7x00 Series Question

    Had both a 7200 power quad and a 7600 power shift. The power quad was a far nicer transmission than the power shift for smoothness and getting the power to the ground. There were some gears that when you switched between on the power shift that were extremely jerky. The power quad was never...
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    8640 vs 8440 for grain cart work

    Have farmed with both a 8640 and 8440 and the only problems we ever had with both was the engines. We never had any transmission or hydraulic problems with either one. The 8640 engine broke the crankshaft at 5000 hrs in about 1992 and it went out the door then. The 8440 engine went at about...
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