Will the Deere 5115M Blow Up My Implements?

Got a viewer question about whether you could damage your implements by having too big a tractor. Griff has traded his old Ford 5000 for a Deere 5115M, going from 62 PTO horsepower to 100 PTO HP. He kept the implements that came with the farm and is concerned that the new tractor will overpower them.

Usually, the questions I get go the opposite way. Someone has a small tractor and wants to run an implement that's rated for more horsepower than their tractor puts out. Maybe they have a 30 hp tractor and they've found a "deal" on a 6' cutter, can they run it?

There are a lot of variables that go into whether you can under-horsepower an implement and hurt your tractor. They include the terrain (whether your ground is hilly) the volume and diameter of what you're cutting, and the weight of the cutter. So, it's hard to say whether a certain tractor will pull a cutter without knowing the variables.

In my viewer's situation, the question was whether his tractor would be too big for his attachments. He purchased a farm with a Ford 5000, a bush hog, a flail mower and a brush grinder. Will moving from 62 PTO horsepower to 100 mean he could damage his implements?

Just the fact that he's asking tells me that he is concerned about how his equipment holds up, so he'll probably be fine. There are really two types of tractor operators, those who care about the equipment they run and those who don't. Those who care are like Griff and do a lot of research before damaging the items they own. The other class of operators would never ask. Longevity of equipment generally has more to do with the operator than anything else.

The only thing I caution, with the smaller tractor, you might feel an implement struggling. If you were nearing the outer reaches of the cutting ability with the brush hog or the flail mower, the tractor would also be bogging down. Add 38 horsepower and a lot of weight to the tractor and you may not feel when your attachments are in trouble.

Other than that, I think Griff will get along just fine with his new tractor and old implements. At least he will until he realizes how much quicker he could get done if he traded for bigger ones and they go away.

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