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John Deere 5E vs everybody else

17K views 64 replies 21 participants last post by  hosspuller  
Ergonomics seem to be lacking and I am not impressed with the non-synchronized gears between ranges. I drove a 5E on the dealers lot and it was okay, but not nearly as refined as my 3 series, but would like to spend a day in one before making final judgement. I have been told you have to come to a stop before shifting between ranges is that correct? Not the gears, just ranges. I was hoping it was like the 30, 40, 50, 55 series with Quad range where you could still be rolling and shift thru the ranges and gears while still moving.

Personally I would like to get into a 75 - 100 HP one day, and was looking at specs on the Farmall 75C and they didn't seem all that bad. Need to find one to climb over and see what I think of one in person.