John Deere has added a new two-wheel-drive model to the 5E range of utility tractors.
The 55hp open-station 5055E is the only model in the range offered with two-wheel-drive, but otherwise has the same specifications as the four-wheel-drive 5055E, 5065E and 5075E models.
The 5055E is a small, lightweight and manoeuvrable machine perfect for use as a utility, front-loader or scraper tractor on a dairy farm, for example, but also equally suitable for smallholders and equestrian centres, or as a general-purpose tractor for use by local authorities.
It is available ex-factory with 6.0×16 Goodyear front tyres and 14.9×28 Goodyear rear tyres, and can be adjusted to a variety of track widths from 1.5-2.0m.
The 5055E is powered by an easy-to-service Stage 3A intercooled three-cylinder John Deere PowerTech M engine with turbocharger and viscous fan. The synchronised nine forward and three reverse inline transmission follows an H pattern and can be shifted on the move via side-shift levers within the range. It includes a parking brake for safe parking on slopes, and self-adjusting, self-equalising and hydraulically actuated wet disk brakes.
Lift capacity is 1,800kg at the hitch balls, and the tractor can be fitted with a choice of two mechanical self-levelling or non self-levelling loaders, with lift capacities of up to 989kg to a maximum lift height of 3.38m. A fold-away roll-over frame is fitted as standard, and a two-post sun protection canopy is available as an option.
The basic list price of the new John Deere 5055E two-wheel-drive tractor is £13,505 (exc VAT).
For more information visit: www.johndeere.co.uk.
