Despite the increase in on-farm horsepower, there’s still a place for a 75hp tractor on many farms, particularly when it comes to scraping livestock yards. John Deere offers two ranges in this class, which here are represented by the open-platform version of the 5075E and a cabbed 5075M.
Generally, the pages of profi are filled with 120hp-plus tractors, but there’s still a sizeable market for sub-100hp machines. Add a front loader, and their versatility is increased to deal with a myriad of tasks, even on the largest estates. We pitted the mid-class 5075M against the open-platform 5075E. And it’s not just the features that differentiate these two; there’s also quite a chasm in price, £13,858 separating the pair. Both tractors utilise the same three-cylinder, PowerTech 2.9-litre block. The 5075M is the only model in the 5M range to use the threepot motor; the 5090M and above get the 4.5-litre with an extra cylinder. While on the other side of the picket fence, the 5075E is the largest model within the 5E family of four models from 50hp to 75hp, all of which draw their power from the same engine. Both of these ranges comply with Stage V with a diesel particulate filter, cooled exhaust gas recirculation and an intercooler. We wanted to know if the tractors delivered the same power or whether the transmission differences have an effect. The Deula Institute at Warendorf verified the pto output for us.
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