John Deere’s latest entry in its 5E Series tractor lineup represents a first for the company: an electronically controlled, clutchless eHydro hydrostatic transmission in a utility tractor.
Mark Davey, go-to manager for the 5 Series, says the 5E 3-cylinder tractor with optional eHydro — a transmission previously exclusive to Deere’s compact models — was designed to make any job intuitive.
“It just gives us a new, easy-to-operate transmission option in that bigger, higher capacity kind of tractor,” says Davey.
“We haven’t had that big of a tractor with that much weight and lift capacities be able to have that clutchless type of transmission.”
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