I need john deere buying advice.

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tdi

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egbert said:
I see you're sorted now, although I'd have gone a bit older.
10 series have been much better for me....they started going downhill thereafter.

Good luck up there in finland! Do you keep cattle....post some pics!
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No cattle here. Only grain farm and some hay, road maintaince, firewoods...
I did check one 6910 and 6610 price and condition did not match with those. 20/30 serie cab feels more like home and in 20 serie there is no egr or dpf.
Little more electronic, i remember (at my old workplace) we change whole wiring harnes under the 6920 cab when it has 10t hours and after that there was no problems. 30 serie seems to have better wires i think.
I also want to ask how you lube shifter cables? My service guy said that put a little wd40 to those joints.
 
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egbert said:
We've got 2 x 30 series, and there's never a queue to drive either!
A 6330 has a savage clutch with no-one (inc 2 JD dealers) has managed to sort....which everyone hates.
As I understand, the 10's had no electrics to the clutch, and they just don't fail.
(it's like JD have built some obsolescence back into a bulletproof machine)
And a 6130 couldn't pull the c0ck of a chocolate mouse, as someone once said.

Admittedly... 10 series you're more likely to clout your head on the cab roof i spose.
But then, there's no room for a sensible dog to back his stern beside the seat on the 30s.

Speaking of one piece bonnet on 30's.... I notice that the rad grills choke much faster on em than the 10s....so much so one can't get through a days work in dusty conditions!
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Our 6330 std clutch engages with a sudden jolt every now and then, not dangerous in anyway, but it doesn't sound healthy. However the tractor has done nearly 10K hours now and no tranny work has been done.
 
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tdi

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found easiest to take this panel off and there was the whole shifting mechanism, now it is much smoother.
About the electronic clutch. You can calibrate it, i asked that from dealer.
Cab filters was also wet in my machine, going to pick new ones tomorrow.
 
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egbert

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tdi said:
No cattle here. Only grain farm and some hay, road maintaince, firewoods...
I did check one 6910 and 6610 price and condition did not match with those. 20/30 serie cab feels more like home and in 20 serie there is no egr or dpf.
Little more electronic, i remember (at my old workplace) we change whole wiring harnes under the 6920 cab when it has 10t hours and after that there was no problems. 30 serie seems to have better wires i think.
I also want to ask how you lube shifter cables? My service guy said that put a little wd40 to those joints.
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we still want more photos!
 
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tdi

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Gerbert said:
Oh nice, autoquad and the jd electric joystick.
Does it have electric self levelling?
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Yes ot have some kind of hydraulic self leveling valve. It works great, first time I saw one too. in Finland, there are usually Quicke loaders on most tractors.
 
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it might be good idea to build some kind of front box that fits between the arms of the loader? For the load strap and tools.
Something like this but smaller?
 
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egbert said:
Speaking of one piece bonnet on 30's.... I notice that the rad grills choke much faster on em than the 10s....so much so one can't get through a days work in dusty conditions!
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the 10s must have bigger holes in the grill then if they don’t choke but what about the radiator does it not block up more on the 10 series our R series is horrendous for blocking the radiator often wondered if we remove the small screens inside, it would let the Caffe and dust right through
 
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ford 7810 said:
the 10s must have bigger holes in the grill then if they don’t choke but what about the radiator does it not block up more on the 10 series our R series is horrendous for blocking the radiator often wondered if we remove the small screens inside, it would let the Caffe and dust right through
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IME....round baling in dusty conditions with 6310 needs grills knocked out each morning, and blow rad briefly out if it's really dusty.
Occasionally- mebbe each week in such work-, really go to town with airline....or trannie oil will start getting hot, and shuttle won't pickup first go.
Weirdly engine temp seldom budges.

soddin 30's..... more frequent, and more still prone to getting hot ...less forgiving.
 
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I also have one problem. the thermometer shows too little. the thermostats have been changed and the computer shows the temperature correct, but the meter panel does not. Has anyone had the same problem and what was the solution?
 

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