Hi Cliff, welcome, and can't help with comparison except no doubt it is much bigger than my 3560
. Re: the new technology, read the owner's manual in agonizing detail! It will be full of stuff you didn't know you needed or wanted to know. The regen cycles are generally easy to manage if you follow the directions. Everything I have been able to learn is in a thread in the sticky at the top of the Tractor Operating subforum. Holler with specific questions!