Deere or IH?

[Anonymous-0]

Hello,i'm looking at buying a tractor. The Deere is a 4450 and the IH is a 5288. The Deere is an '84 model and I believe the IH is an '83. Hours are similiar,the 4450 has 6700 and the IH has 6100. IH has been overhauled,Deere hasn't but seems to run like a top. Powershift in the Deere. 20.8-38's on both,and are Firestone about 90%. Both look to be well cared for. We have actually always been blue so kinda in the dark about Deere/IH if you can believe that. I did run my uncle's 4440 when I was younger and liked it. It has the Quad-range. Asking price is 24,500 for the 4450 with duals and 20,000 for the IH without duals which seems high for what these bring. Any thoughts/comments on these two models and what you would do would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Steve

 

[Pawel]

I ran a 5288 for a while, it was a great tractor, pump can be turned up about 170 no problem. Personally I would go with the one thats been overhauled for that extra peace of mind.

Paul

 

[Anonymous-0]

4450. no questions asked. have owned one since new in 1986dynoed 160 horsepower back then. has over 7,000 untouched hours on it now even with pump turned up to 180 horse a few years back to help with the bigger/newer 13-shank chisel plow. the 4450 is still our big tractor on our 700 acre mostly tilled ground. the powershift has been flawless. we have it weighted at just over 16,000 pounds. i and many others would call the 4450 deeres best ever tractor. you simply cant beat those old sound-gards. we also have a 4440 running 140 horse,a 4240 running 120,and a 4050 that just got dynoed at 125 horse. i have always ran john deere and i always will. for 2 simple reasons: reliability and service. i have been around a 5488 and a 5088. they have a good enough engine,but are lacking in all other aspects when compared to a 40 or 50 series deere. enough said. hope this helps with your decision,take care. Tom

 

[Anonymous-0]

We have a 4440 and a 4450. we love them both. the 4440 seems stock but our 4450 must be cranked. our neighbors have a 5288 that they claim is a 170 horse and it will not keep up with our 4450. if it were me,this would be an easy choice> 4450. Great reputation,ahead of it's time,popular,nice-looking machine.

 

[Anonymous-0]

have owned both of these models. pretty equal on power,but liked the 4450 far better on features. if both the machines you are looking at were taken care of,I would ask myself why the 5288 was overhauled. i would say the 4450 will make 10,000 hours if not already over-hauled. i would say overall to go with the deere,but the choice is yours. they both should be good,though the 4450 does seem to be very popular. good luck.

 

[Mike M]

That Deere 4450 is one of the all time GREATS very popular tractor. I don't think you will go wrong. I just can't comment on that price as I don't watch that "newer" stuff.

 

[RickL]

have owned both in past 4450 and 5288. No choice in my experience. Traded the red unit for the green and would never go back. The red one was roughest ridding unit I have evere owned,hated the shifting. I still run today the 4450 and 4440. Its your decision but for me there is none 4450 period.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Just sit in the IH and try and run the 3pt and the pto, and then try the JD you'll find out which one you'll want. chris

 

[Anonymous-0]

no choice for me either. get the 4450. we bought one new back in '87,ran it until last year. it was a great great tractor,we never touched the pump but knew it was always strong so out of curiousity we had it dynoed before we traded it at the dealer,it had 166 horse. we miss it around here,the only reason we traded was cuz we got a very good deal on a new 7930. its fancier and all that,but better? i dont know. alot of plastic on these new ones,time will tell. but back to the 4450,you won't regret buying it,as mentioned it is definitely one of deeres best. ours had 8950 hours when it left and still ran like the first day it was brought here. chuck

 

[Anonymous-0]

Everybody has there favorites, so it's all a matter of opinion. My opinion is the Deere, only because we own one. My dad boutght one new in 87' and it has 17,000 hours on it and all we did was an overhaul at 12,000 hours. But we also maintain our tractors. We use to do all our plowing and chisel plowing with it until the 3yrs ago when we upgraded, But we still use it alot. Great tractor.