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Read articles →This is a real working demo, not a walkaround: the operator rakes thick rye straw with a demo Massey Ferguson 5711 Dyna 4 and gives ongoing opinions as he works, noting it feels underpowered for its size, criticizing slow hydraulic flow unless the dual-pump switch is engaged (which adds noise), and disliking the auto-throttle cutting out when braking. Good for buyers wanting candid, hands-on operator impressions rather than spec sheets.
An owner-operator testing a demo tractor on his own farm work, giving unfiltered personal opinions rather than a sales pitch.
The operator says yes, calling it his biggest complaint. It is rated 110 horsepower but only about 88-90 at the shaft, and he expects it to feel weaker once ballast is added.
It has dual hydraulic pumps and is extremely slow unless you flip a switch to engage the dual pump, which then speeds up the loader and remote valves but adds a high-pitched buzzing noise.
No, the operator dislikes it because it cuts out every time the brakes are used, which happens often while raking, so he switches to running it at regular 540 PTO speed instead.
The operator drives close to the last windrow so one side of the rake pulls into already-raked material, making smaller windrows instead of two full rake rows combined.
