John Deere 155M vs 140M

kill

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Livestock Farmer
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South West
With or without conditioning the extra width ,a lower forward speed output will most probably be higher than just a rear.
I cut 15 acres as quick as @kill could rake 15 acres.
Mind you his was in 2 fields, mine was half of a 30acre one. And it's nearly devoid of short work.
Only cause your straight mower takes alot slower speeds forward to rake than conditioned grass but with higher rotor speed as you tedd the top of your grass really quickly but there tends to be alot untedded and left tight into the ground that needs the rake travelling very slowly to lift and I always tidy up the inside round again to keep things tidy.
But @Sid did mow it quickly if honest
 

Andrew

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Location
Huntingdon, UK
We have a 125M and a 155M. Both are specced with additional oil reservoirs, but the 125M still hasn’t got enough oil to tip decent sized trailers up.
 

daveydiesel1

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Co antrim
Only cause your straight mower takes alot slower speeds forward to rake than conditioned grass but with higher rotor speed as you tedd the top of your grass really quickly but there tends to be alot untedded and left tight into the ground that needs the rake travelling very slowly to lift and I always tidy up the inside round again to keep things tidy.
But @Sid did mow it quickly if honest
Need a betr man on the tedder by sounds o it ;)
 

Joe S

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Location
Orkney
If your lookin big tractor id go way 155 cause o 6 pot but if your happy way 4 pot id say 130m cause its shorter and more nimble round the yard and will be good upgrade from a ts 90 but will still feel not to much more cumbersum

The 130m has been replaced by the 140m which now has a short chassis and boost too 150 odd hp i think
 

daveydiesel1

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Co antrim
same size as a old 6125m, were as the old 140m was the 6 cyl frame
think the new 6120m droppy nose is shorter frame
Dont like the look o them new 1s. Op would needa get 1 o the older models bought while available. Uncle has a 5125r and compared to his 5820 6830 and 6125m its a hateful wee piece o sh!t way a rubbish tranny. He had a case farmall 115 pro before and it was way betr
 

Joe S

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Location
Orkney
Dont like the look o them new 1s. Op would needa get 1 o the older models bought while available. Uncle has a 5125r and compared to his 5820 6830 and 6125m its a hateful wee piece o sh!t way a rubbish tranny. He had a case farmall 115 pro before and it was way betr
why would he need to buy a older one?? A 6120M with a droopy nose is a totally different beast to a 5125R! The 6140M op will be speaking about is the same size as a old 6125M but more power and a slightly different cab set up and im guessing the biggest thing will be it now has a boost if op is running mowers
 

kiwi pom

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Location
canterbury NZ
why would he need to buy a older one?? A 6120M with a droopy nose is a totally different beast to a 5125R! The 6140M op will be speaking about is the same size as a old 6125M but more power and a slightly different cab set up and im guessing the biggest thing will be it now has a boost if op is running mowers

No DEF on the 'old' ones. Haven't seen the new ones here yet but I'm betting they have the new engines.
No real need for boost I wouldn't think as no conditioners on the mowers.
 

bht

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On the new m’s there isn’t much difference in power between the 140 boosting to 160 and the 155 with no boost, but there is almost a ton of weight.
People seem happy with the 130r’s and this should have 10hp more
 

Dead Rabbits

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Location
'Merica
Running two 6155Ms here on the adjoining farms. They are mainly loader tractors with summer work on mowers, hauling bales etc. I wouldn’t go smaller, why make something struggle? We should have gone with 175 so they could run the mixer wagon as well. They seem an ok tractor so far, only 1300 hours. One had something go wrong with the hydraulics, down for 5 days. The other no problem so far. Both run on DEF.

Do not get an r series. They (might) be a great tractor but have no business on a dairy farm.

Both tractors are the same, manual hydraulic, cab suspension and not much more. We got manual joysticks as well. Bought for the extremely unimpressive price of $134k each 11 months ago.
 

JackoTS90

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Livestock Farmer
Running two 6155Ms here on the adjoining farms. They are mainly loader tractors with summer work on mowers, hauling bales etc. I wouldn’t go smaller, why make something struggle? We should have gone with 175 so they could run the mixer wagon as well. They seem an ok tractor so far, only 1300 hours. One had something go wrong with the hydraulics, down for 5 days. The other no problem so far. Both run on DEF.

Do not get an r series. They (might) be a great tractor but have no business on a dairy farm.

Both tractors are the same, manual hydraulic, cab suspension and not much more. We got manual joysticks as well. Bought for the extremely unimpressive price of $134k each 11 months ago.


Thank you. Will probably go for the bigger tractor, especially if the price is not too dear. Will defiantly be an M series because of basic. Might opt for the new transmission, just to try it.
 

Dead Rabbits

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Location
'Merica
Why should a dairyfarm need a simpler tractor? I don't get that argument.

We had a 2014 6170R here (6155M replaces it) and still have a 7200r. The 6170 was an absolute money pit. Constantly throwing codes and breaking down, constant regeneration problems, every time something small broke it was a visit from the mechanic at $150/hr and $4/mile travel time. It was always derating itself. The mechanic said all the r series he worked on that were around livestock all had the same story.

The 6170r was an awesome tractor to run. Only tractor I’ve ever driven with front suspension, but seems ill suited for our conditions.

I’ll take the beat to sh!t 7430 we currently have with 14k hours any day. It gets the job done
 

Dead Rabbits

Member
Location
'Merica
Why should a dairyfarm need a simpler tractor? I don't get that argument.

We had a 2014 6170R here (6155M replaces it) and still have a 7200r. The 6170 was an absolute money pit. Constantly throwing codes and breaking down, constant regeneration problems, every time something small broke it was a visit from the mechanic at $150/hr and $4/mile travel time. It was always derating itself. The mechanic said all the r series he worked on that were around livestock all had the same story.

The 6170r was an awesome tractor to run. Only tractor I’ve ever driven with front suspension, but seems ill suited for our conditions.

I’ll take the beat to sh!t 7430 we currently have with 14k hours any day. It gets the job done
 

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