New holland
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Ford 7810 or 7840
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mb86
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Neither will depreciate in value if tidy and you pay sensible money for it. Probably currently similar money, 10k will get a v tidy one of either. I'd say the 7810 will increase in value before the 7840. We have a 7840 sle but not keen on the amount if electrics on it so I'd say get a sl dp or a 7810.
7810. If my 7840's anything to go by, the electrics won't stand the test of time.
glasshouse
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buy a 7840 as in ten years time they will all be scrap , but 7810,s will still be going.
New holland
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Who's selling them thanks
Nearly
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- North of York
@New holland , the rest of your fleet is unusual and interesting, why spoil it with something as common as a 78'? 
Find something more unusual that you can live with? I did.
Find something more unusual that you can live with? I did.
A while back we had both an E plate 7810 and a R plate 7840 at the same time. Both fitted with turbo's. While the 10 was undoubtably a very good tractor, the 40 was in a different league in terms of comfort and refinement.
Yes coupled to our 4 metre p Harrow there wasn't much in it but on trailer work the 40 was faster and nicer to use with the 4 speed power shift.
As for ploughing the 40 could pull 5 furrows as well as the 10 could with 4 (from a traction point of view) mainly down to a bit more overall weight including an extended front weight frame and electric lower link sensing.
For a working tractor the 7840 is the one to go for however as Nearly says why not try to find something a bit different? How about trying to find one of those Ford Versatile 276 bi directional tractors. There must be a few in the UK?
Yes coupled to our 4 metre p Harrow there wasn't much in it but on trailer work the 40 was faster and nicer to use with the 4 speed power shift.
As for ploughing the 40 could pull 5 furrows as well as the 10 could with 4 (from a traction point of view) mainly down to a bit more overall weight including an extended front weight frame and electric lower link sensing.
For a working tractor the 7840 is the one to go for however as Nearly says why not try to find something a bit different? How about trying to find one of those Ford Versatile 276 bi directional tractors. There must be a few in the UK?
I'm guessing an expensive birthday present for yourself?
fermerboy
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- Banffshire
If it's for the shed a 7810, if you are going to use it then a late model 7840 dp.
Think the 7840 was the most popular tractor ever built by NH at Basildon, 19000 made we were told on the factory tour.
Think the 7840 was the most popular tractor ever built by NH at Basildon, 19000 made we were told on the factory tour.
Forsythe farms warks. Was article in Classic tractor about them a few years ago.
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
about 9 yearsago i went to local dealer wanting a 7810, he had 2 there, one was rough, the other had too many hours, they were both far too dear, so, aginst my better judgment i looked at a 8340 he had, i only look as he said where it came from(a very tidy home)
to cut a long story short i would have been better paying him to keep the 8340, i lost 5k in it in under 2 years, if i had bought a 7810 i would still have an appreacting asset
to cut a long story short i would have been better paying him to keep the 8340, i lost 5k in it in under 2 years, if i had bought a 7810 i would still have an appreacting asset
Why not have both?
New holland
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Who's selling the 7810
Not for sale, that's my pension plan.
mb86
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- Barnard Castle
Unusual spec on that 7840.
Yeh, 2wd rare. Looking for some 10.00-16 wheels for the front, and some 16.9-38 for the rear.
Nearly
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- North of York
Why stop at 16.9 38's?