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Read articles →An owner's honest 50-hour field report after daily use on real tasks, moving round bales, bush hogging, and grading gravel. Covers specific gripes (RPM chatter around 1,600, slow loader tilt, narrow three-point arms, bucket hookup difficulty), compares the tractor directly to his prior New Holland Workmaster 50 and briefly to Kubota's HST option, and closes with an 85% overall grade. Best for serious buyers weighing this exact model.
An owner-operator sharing candid hands-on impressions from what appears to be a working rural property, with no apparent dealer or brand affiliation.
Yes, chatter happens around 1,600 RPM, possibly a tuning issue John Deere is working on, but running at 540 PTO (about 2,000 RPM) eliminates it.
The 5060E is much more stable with loads like gravel or round bales, while the Workmaster 50 bounced and nearly tipped; the Workmaster also had constant fitting leaks.
He avoided Kubota's 60 horsepower HST transmission and its frequent regen cycles, which are annoying and use more diesel.
The loader tilt is slow, and the wide loader arms made hooking up front implements harder compared to his previous tractor's smaller arms.
