Kubota M7030 vs M9000

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Outside of 20 hp they seem similar in size and tire size (18.4x30). Tractor Data says the 9000 hyd pump is 25GPM. The 7030 is half that. The 7030 has 4000 hours and the 9000 has 2500 hrs, they both look clean (pictures) I haven's seen them. 7030 is $3.5K cheaper. My info says they are both pretty bullet proof. Please give me the good, the bad and the ugly.

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Outside of 20 hp they seem similar in size and tire size (18.4x30). Tractor Data says the 9000 hyd pump is 25GPM. The 7030 is half that. The 7030 has 4000 hours and the 9000 has 2500 hrs, they both look clean (pictures) I haven's seen them. 7030 is $3.5K cheaper. My info says they are both pretty bullet proof. Please give me the good, the bad and the ugly.

Bill
The M7030 used the Iveco based engine. It truly was a bulletproof engine. Not uncommon to see them go well over 10,000 hours before needing attention. Depending if a narrow or standard the powertrain was also well-built. The early M9000 had lots of clutch trouble. They did change the clutch on the later units. They also had some engine issues. It uses the Kubota based engine. Much lighter tractor. Still a good machine.
 
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OK, so the 9000 is not necessarily a much better tractor, just a newer design? 007 says the 9000 had clutch issues early on. Thought I read someplace where the power shuttle solved the clutch problems?????

Is the 25 GPM hyd, flow enough for skid steer equipment on the 9000?
 

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OK, so the 9000 is not necessarily a much better tractor, just a newer design? 007 says the 9000 had clutch issues early on. Thought I read someplace where the power shuttle solved the clutch problems?????

Is the 25 GPM hyd, flow enough for skid steer equipment on the 9000?
Is that flow to the 3rd function valves on the front or overall flow that would include power steering? 25 seems pretty high for auxiliary. Tractor data has it as 23.1 gpm. My guess is that is overall not including power steering.

My M62 overall is 30.9 gpm and I only get 16 of that to the auxiliary for hydraulic flow to those types of implements.