Today, we got the chance to demo the John Deere 9RX 590 quad track tractor, a machine that’s as powerful as it is expensive, with a jaw-dropping $600,000 price tag. To put it through its paces, we hooked it up to our Lemken Karat 10 chisel plow and headed out to the field. With its reputation for being a heavy-hitting, high-performance tractor, we had high expectations-but the results were less than stellar.
Right from the start, we encountered several performance issues that raised some serious questions about whether this tractor is worth the investment. From unexpected struggles with power delivery to traction problems that slowed us down, the 9RX 590 just didn’t meet the demands we had for such an expensive machine. Was it operator error? A mismatch with our equipment? Or is this machine simply overhyped?
In this video, we break down the good, the bad, and the downright disappointing aspects of this demo. We’ll walk you through the conditions we were working in, the specific challenges we faced, and how this tractor stacked up against our expectations. We’ll also talk about whether this kind of performance is typical for the 9RX series or if this might be an isolated case.
If you’re considering investing in high-end farming equipment like this, you’ll want to hear our honest thoughts before making any decisions. We’d love to hear your opinions, too-have you had experience with the John Deere 9RX series? Are we missing something that could make a difference in its performance?
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Nice = 20 times. Have a nice Thanksgiving
Upgrade the seat on your old tractor for a lot less money.
Great video. Great tractor but you have one being worked on that does the job. I believe you need to stick to the one you have in the shop.
Well at $600,000 they must want to get rid of it. We're a couple hours south of you on the Utah Idaho border and our neighbor was just quoted 900,000 dollars for that tractor. If you want to upgrade you should definitely try the Case that is what everyone around here runs even after the Deere demos
My uncle always said "John Deere dealerships are like your wife, expensive , sweet to look at and a phone number you will never forget because you will always need to call them to fix your problems."
u talk too much and say nothing
how much speed would you like to gain to justify an upgrade?
Can you add the 3 point or PTO to your beast?
My model 70 will still be running long after no one can afford to keep this thing running. However, that is a nice tractor for sure.
We all know how shitty JD is now….. now they want to move production and software out of the USA. Trump is gonna tax them so hard….. So many better brands out there.
New 9rx baby!
Another piece of green junk!
You will never own it. You will only lease it to you.
Deere does not give a fk about the farmer. It’s all about money for their shareholders.
The sooner you realize they don’t have your interest, the sooner you can get your life back on track and become profitable again.
Between DEF and electronic control modules I wouldn't touch a new tractor… Even if it was 500HP there were some pretty good 300 plus drawbar HP machines in the 80s or 90s… If I'm not mistaken (I may be) don't they rate the modern machines at engine HP is the drawbar HP the older ones were.???
As they say the more frills the more crap to break….
john deere is run my a super woke POS whos eliminating american jobs to mexico
Pretty sure I have this same setup, tractor and till in Farm Sim 2025, it's definitely a hoot but a big overkill in game. My favorite is the 8RX, but I've never driven one in real life. Sure sounds fun though.
I hope the dealer took it back.
I have a small Karat 9 in Germany, nice to see some of the equipment we use here overseas.
Can I work in your farm I am from India
The fact you tuned your 510 cancels everything out if you understand how that tuning works, that 9rx 590 if you threw a 20 hp tune on it it would fkn walk on your tuned 510. It’s how the boost reference fueling works with the emissions especially, the fact your 510 is tuned that much makes it a totally unfair comparison, if you threw a 60 hp tune in that 590 it would obliterate your 510. I could never explain why or how that tuning works over a comment but it makes a massive difference. Factory tuning with emissions absolutely sucks
tractor drivers must be expensive or hard to come by. I have no idea how that pays for itself.
Why anyone would stay with JD after the way they treat their customers on refusing to release codes for self-repair is beyond me.
Two track Fendt is a far superior tool to the Deere !!
Wait until the tariffs start…the Chinese are going to raise tariffs on your produce to the moon
JD is really killing themselves
What a nice
of headache. What happened to our true farmers?
Get a Versatile
I'm not a farmer. Just curious. Isn't the purpose of the tracks being to reduce the soil compaction? Does this have any value? With all those complications the power efficiency got to get a hit.
Absolutely amazing I'm not a farmer,but this video makes me wish I was. I know y'all have a lot of issues for which I know is a pain(Gov. etc….) good luck this year hope all goes well.
the fact farmers support the company still is beyond me seems faggy to me after all the gays that john deere gives millions of dollars to
If you compare torque instead of horsepower you will understand why there is not that big of a difference.
For the record, ask the retail price on the turbo on that engine. That might be a deal breaker.
Have you watched gps speed? Maybe you were slipping in the 460
Ok long time tractor sales guy here def trackers use 10 percent of the power just to run the emissions
wondering how you can afford such equipment with 10 bu soy 4.00 corn/ high interest/ rents/ taxes etc/ farming at a loss!!
why so much tillage seems like over kill
Case IH
Here I am watching the whole thing and I’m not even a farmer and I don’t have the beginning of a clue how to farm.