honest opinion

[Pat-CT]

which tractor would out work the other the choices are the JD 60 or a farmall M i dont want to start a flmae war but i have the chocie to buy ither one and am just curious what one would honestly out work the other with plowing and bailing hay for the most part thanks for you time and please no john deere vs farmall cracks honest opinions

 

[Anonymous-0]

Two considerations, JD has hand clutch, but six speeds. M has foot clutch, but only five speeds. If you can live with the hand clutch, I'd opt for the JD.

Areo

 

[Anonymous-0]

Parts are generally more expensive for the JD...the M would be my choice if it's a real working tractor. Just for collection I'd want the JD.

 

[duck1]

buy them both then hide from the wife!

 

[2t2@IA]

For baling, the JD 60 with live PTO would work well. I do not know if the M was available with live PTO.

 

[super99]

The 60 would have live pto and hydraulics. You can stop ground speed and still have pto running. The M doesn't have live pto, when you step on the clutch, the pto stops. May or may not have live hyd, maybe a few more horses. Chris

 

[Anonymous-0]

For the plow the M is far better and you will also like the smoth power of the M on the baler ive ran both the two cycls arent good for a pto baler unless you like a lot uf jerking.

 

[Vito]

Farmall M with M&W hand clutch.Will go nicely with your H.Everyone needs a big brother and less expensive to maintain.
Vito

 

[Anonymous-0]

Traction and torque The 60 would be alot better than an M. It could have live power as it was an option. I do have both they are both in very good shape but the 60 will out work an M .For yard work loader work The M might be a little handier If only it had live hydralics.

 

[fixerupper]

From 1959 until about 1970 we ran a 60 and a 730 gas on a JD 14T and 24T baler, and we were replacing the front pto joint every year.When we finally put the 4020 on the baler we never replaced another u joint. Some of the guys said the u joints went out because the PTO shaft is a little offset on the 2 CYL tractors but I don't think so. Jim

 

[Kentb of SWMO]

Both are going to use a LOT of gasoline. You might be mohey ahead to buy a later model tractor that is a diesel. the diesel may cost more but you may make money on less fuel use. Dad had a JD 630, follow on to the 60, which liked gasoline.

Kent

 

[AtlasHayCo]

Get a diesel. Unless you are getting either for less than a grand....

With baling Live PTO is very nessacary.

We love our M because it is an old war horse that we can leave on a little Minnesota Spreader, but Yep it can really use the gas.

 

[Lee in Iowa]

We had a 70 and a G, but still have the M. Most M's in this area have had live hydraulics put on them and as someone else said you can put M&W hand clutch on for live power, but I baled quite a bit one year with the M w/o live power and got along ok. As others said the 2 lungers will beat the knuckles out of the pto if you use it very much. A diesel would be better if you are going to run it very much. Lee

 

[sammyd]

We ran a G and a 720 for years on the farm.
We baled with the 720 and never lost a u joint on the pto driveline..but we had a New Holland baler.

We had a Case 800 which was a nice machine but overall the 720 was the work horse of the farm.
I'd take the 2 banger for real work or show any day.

 

[Tradititonal Farmer]

Like others have said get a diesel.Both these
tractors will burn lots of gasoline.A WD Allis will burn less gas has good hydraulics if you want a gasser and they are cheap to buy.

 

[Anonymous-0]

Good question. Both good tractors. I favor the John Deere. Better range of ground travel speeds through the gears.

 

[Mike M]

Just make sure that 60 has the optional power steering and live pto ! I'd move on up to the next model a 620 then you can also have a "normal" 3pt. hitch.

 

[hayray]

Where are you guys coming up with that the 60 uses a lot of gas? That is the most economical tractor on gas I have ever seen, way more economical on gas than the M. I also think the 60 is easier to work on, other than that I don't which one would out work the other.

 

[Pat-CT]

hmm i think im going to go with what vito said and go with the M possibly they wil lhold the m for a bit so i think im gonna think about it for a bit