Massey 5440 vs 5455

They are all hard on diesel If they are opened up enough and doing alot of work.

Just giving my 2 cents, as we looked at upgrading a few years ago, we looked at a TL100A and a 5440 but decided not to upgrade as it was costing a lot more than we thought.

The JXU is the same as a NH TLA, good machine. As mentioned before in this thread, very little electrics. Just really the power shuttle, splitter and some had the option of the electric clutch on the gear stick. I drove one once on the road with that, very nice feature. If you are doing 200-300 hours a year, feeding/drawing bales, topping, spreading fert, moving cattle and some loader work, then they are ideal for all that. Compared to the MF 5400 series, the TLA/JXU series is less "refined", in that some of the controls (gear stick, lift, spools, hand throttle) are very similar to the Fiat 90 series. Im not saying that its a bad thing either!

The Massey 5400 are more modern machines, with a lot more electrics, especially the later ones. If you are going to spending 300-500+ hours a year on it, it will be a more comfortable machine, especially if you do a lot of loader work. What I really loved about the 5440, was that it was designed for loader work, the "brake to neutral" function, and being able to change gear and direction in multiple places.

IMO, both are great tractors. It really depends on your own needs. If you are doing 500+ hours a year, the JXU will also be fine.