The 9000T will be out in September. Cat's suit is over the way the Deere track looks. If you look at any CAT ad you will see at the bottom of the page a small trademark symbol shaped like the track of the challenger. CAT says that they have this shape patended. Patent laws are easy to get around. When Deere came out with their first bale ejecter for square balers they stressed the kick bar stroke. Deere said that if any one else wanted to come up with a bale ejecter that they would have to dribble the bale before throwing it in the wagon. The following year IH had a bale ejecter that used a belt to throw the bale. See how it works. CAT is not the first company to use rubber belts, 8N Fords also had a rubber belt option that looks just like CAT's, big wheel in rear small in front. You can rest assured that the new Deere machines will have a nice price tag espicially the 9750sts. It is a class 7 machine to compete with the big CAT. Odly enough, Deere bought CAT's combine in the early 30's, and some CAT dealers sold Deere wheel machines. Funny how time can kill a relationship