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Family farm we have 4 Massey Ferguson's... MF 3650 4x4 with cab over 7,500 hrs we bought used last year, MF 1080 with over 8,000 hrs, MF 699 4x4 7,200hrs, MF 4610 4x4 with Cab and FEL, 2,200 hrs that I bought brand new and already been in shop for transmission and maybe ready to go in again.... 3 Fords TW 10 4x4 with cab and 6,500 hrs or so, Ford 7700 with 11,000 hrs and climbing, Ford 5000 6,900 hrs and an Allis Chalmers 7000 with 4,900 hrs on the reading but hasn't registered an hour in over 20 years...
I had bought a Ford/NH 75.4 brand new with 4x4,cab and FEL and was the biggest POS we ever had!! In the first 2 years (warranty) it was down with transmission, clutch, computer issues, PTO and something else I can't remember at the moment. As soon as warranty was done I traded it on the MF 4610 and that's becoming the 2nd biggest POS we've had. All of our older tractors have no issues to speak of, but the new ones are made with cheap plastic and aren't going to hold up
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JD 3025. Used for driveway maintenance, snow shoving, and cutting my 4.5 acres of weeds. It got a little better workout this year, kochia was up to 8' tall and so thick a mouse would have difficulty getting through it.
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For the most part, a tractor is really only as good as the dealer that sold it to begin with. Here where I am is one of Kentucky's best farming areas. It is said that there is more new equipment sold here than just about anywhere else in the country. Part of that has to be because many grain farmers also grow tobacco, a very profitable crop. I have traveled to other parts of the country, and will agree that this area has more than it's fair share of new equipment.
Anyway, for years it was pretty much dominated by JD, and the biggest reason for that was that the local Deere dealer was known throughout this part of Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri as being one of the best around. For years, they were consistently one of Deere's top selling dealers. The Case-IH dealership, though owning stores in 5 states, always came in behind the Deere dealer. Several years ago, Deere put pressure on the local dealer to either acquire more stores, or sell out to a dealer that already owned about 10 stores. They were eventually forced to sell, and the new JD dealership was nowhere as accommodating as the old had been, and as a consequence, Case-IH has made some serious inroads on Deere, and according to some folks, have surpassed them here locally.
Things like that can have a bearing over the popularity of brands. Without a doubt, JD has always been the best selling new tractor, and the best selling used tractor. Locally, Fords were very popular, and New Hollands have been as well. NH makes a good tractor, and many farmers say they are as good as Deere or Case-IH. The larger NH's seem to be a better tractor than do the smaller ones, and that many be because of who makes them, as the new ones today are not made by NH, just painted and labeled as NH.
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James, those NH's and Case are the same tractor today. Just a different color. The parent company is CNH. (Case/New Holland) Part numbers on the same model between the two brands are the exact same... (I buy my parts at the New Holland dealer here, rather than the POS Case dealer I bought my tractor from. )
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James, those NH's and Case are the same tractor today. Just a different color. The parent company is CNH. (Case/New Holland) Part numbers on the same model between the two brands are the exact same... (I buy my parts at the New Holland dealer here, rather than the POS Case dealer I bought my tractor from. ) The NH and the Case-IH dealer here is the same. Actually, a pretty good one. Yea, the bigger NH's and Case-IH are made by the same people, their smaller tractors made by Koreans, I think.
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James, those NH's and Case are the same tractor today. Just a different color. The parent company is CNH. (Case/New Holland) Part numbers on the same model between the two brands are the exact same... (I buy my parts at the New Holland dealer here, rather than the POS Case dealer I bought my tractor from. ) The NH and the Case-IH dealer here is the same. Actually, a pretty good one. Yea, the bigger NH's and Case-IH are made by the same people, their smaller tractors made by Koreans, I think. I believe you are right about the smaller ones. The Case New Holland "Workmaster" tractors are made in Mexico. Some John Deere E series are Mexican as well. My tractor mechanic said he'd slap me if I bought either.
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Agco ST47A Same as MF 1648 but orange. In truth they are both Iseki from Japan. Nice tractor. I had this one before the orange. I liked it, but I needed FWA in all of our hills.
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I have a 2018 New Holland Workmaster 25 w/ FEL,3 range HST, Box Blade, and Universal Skid Steer quick disconnect forks. Ag tires. Liking it so far.
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Only tractor in the family now is dads IH-574. It gets little work anymore, just skidding firewood, whatever needs lifted, and plowing deep snows. We rigged a township truck plow on it, it can move some snow.
Handy though, with the loader you never need a wheelbarrow, And working out of a bucket beats ladders any day.
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Jd MT. Was my grandfathers All is Wd 45. My other grandfathers Oh 766 dads Jd 4430 dads Jd4020 Jd 4640 Jd 4850 mfwd Jd 4055 My dad owns a 7330. JUNK
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The inlaws have an old, tired Kubota M7500DT and an M8950DT. Also a farmall/IH 4-banger hydro...844? Anyhow, some questions for some of you folks who might be knowledgeable on the topic:
The M7500DT has a bit of blowby, and is pretty cold blooded. LOTS of hours; don't know how many. I'm assuming it's a wet sleeve motor - anyone ever done an engine rebuild on one?
The M8950DT has a crack in the block just above the oil pan. It was purchased that way for low cost. Nice rig otherwise. Is it feasible to find a used replacement engine and swap?
Thanks.
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My baby Kioti LB1914 For playing on our 75 acres and clearing the 3/4 mile of drive and gravel ROA
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