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Hi! I have narrowed down my tractor choices to a Kubota M7040 (with MFWD and hydraulic shuttle), a John Deere 5403 (with MFWD), or a New Holland TN-75A (with FWD and 16x16 power shuttle transmission). Does anyone have any experiences or know of any pros/cons with any of these tractors? I have checked out each of these tractors and have gotten fairly similarly priced quotes between the 3 with the NH being the highest. I am wanting this tractor so that I can make hay on about 5 acres of the land and bush hog another few acres. Ideally I'm trying to find a tractor that both my wife and I can easily handle which is why the synchronized gears (granted within a range only) is kinda nice to have. But the biggest thing I'm wanting is something that is reliable and if something does break, I want to be able to find parts easily well into the future. I know the 5403 has been redesigned this year with the SyncShuttle so I don't know if that should cause me to steer away from JD to make sure they have the bugs worked out. I know the Kubota is fairly new but in doing searches for tractors, I don't find many out there (especially used ones) so I don't know if not many are sold or if no one wants to sell their Kubotas. I would appreciate anyone's feedback, opinions, etc on any or all of these tractors.
Thanks!
Aaron