Anyone known of an issues with JR Firby?

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

Hi all,

Has anyone known of any issues with sales from JR Firby at Slingsby?
Bought a David Brown from him which when i tried it, seemed to be in good working order with everything working and he told me that everything worked as it should even the PTO (which i specifically asked about). Got it home and put it to work and can't engage the PTO (the clutch plate seems stuck) and the selectomatic lever has come off in my hands. I've never seen a leaver just come off either so it must have been going for some time.

He was reluctant to reply to my phone calls for some time and when he did, he didn't seem interested in sorting it until i reminded him that he told me that everything worked as it should, and that given the price I've paid for it, it is now parked up and of no use.

He's supposed to be calling round to look at it at some point, so hopefully he'll follow through on that.

dave mountain · Dec 20, 2021

samthor101 said:
Hi all,

Has anyone known of any issues with sales from JR Firby at Slingsby?
Bought a David Brown from him which when i tried it, seemed to be in good working order with everything working and he told me that everything worked as it should even the PTO (which i specifically asked about). Got it home and put it to work and can't engage the PTO (the clutch plate seems stuck) and the selectomatic lever has come off in my hands. I've never seen a leaver just come off either so it must have been going for some time.

He was reluctant to reply to my phone calls for some time and when he did, he didn't seem interested in sorting it until i reminded him that he told me that everything worked as it should, and that given the price I've paid for it, it is now parked up and of no use.

He's supposed to be calling round to look at it at some point, so hopefully he'll follow through on that.

they have a very good reputation which they wont want to lose, so im sure they will get it sorted

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

dave mountain said:
they have a very good reputation which they wont want to lose, so im sure they will get it sorted

I hope you’re right there Dave. I went to them because of the good things I had been told.

Christoph1945 · Dec 20, 2021

I seam to recall a similar case on here and the dealer concerned played the ace card 'sold as seen'!

Hopefully your dealer will come through for you and totally resolve the situation to your satisfaction.

Chris

Netherfield · Dec 20, 2021

Which model?

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

Netherfield said:
Which model?

995

mf7480 · Dec 20, 2021

To play Devil’s advocate- you’ve bought a 50 year old tractor.

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

mf7480 said:
To play Devil’s advocate- you’ve bought a 50 year old tractor.

Yes. Which was sold as good working order with a price to match and it’s not.

Spencer · Dec 20, 2021

We’re DB ever in “good working order”

Chae1 · Dec 20, 2021

mf7480 said:
To play Devil’s advocate- you’ve bought a 50 year old tractor.

Exactly my thoughts too.

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

Spencer said:
We’re DB ever in “good working order”

Tried the PTO when I looked at it and it went in ok even though it was a bit rough but assumed being a DB that was normal. It was only when I put a load on it, the PTO won’t go in at all.

Thomas5060 · Dec 20, 2021

samthor101 said:
Tried the PTO when I looked at it and it went in ok even though it was a bit rough but assumed being a DB that was normal. It was only when I put a load on it, the PTO won’t go in at all.

So it was working when you looked at it?

Netherfield · Dec 20, 2021

When you say the PTO wont engage, do you mean it's grating against the gears or the lever wont move to engage the gears?

Don't know what you mean by 'selectomatic lever'.

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

Netherfield said:
When you say the PTO wont engage, do you mean it's grating against the gears or the lever wont move to engage the gears?

Don't know what you mean by 'selectomatic lever'.

The lever

Thomas5060 said:
So it was working when you looked at it?

the PTO engaged when I looked at it but grinded a little. What I didn’t know at the time was this was because the clutch plate was stuck so the clutch wasn’t actually doing anything. Firby seemed to think it was fine. It’s only now I bought it and put load onto it that it won’t engage at all. The lever just grinds and won’t move.

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

Netherfield said:
When you say the PTO wont engage, do you mean it's grating against the gears or the lever wont move to engage the gears?

Don't know what you mean by 'selectomatic lever'.

I meant the lever that lifts the lift arms up and down.
As said below the PTO engaged when I looked at it but grinded a little. What I didn’t know at the time was this was because the clutch plate was stuck so the clutch wasn’t actually doing anything. Firby seemed to think it was fine. It’s only now I bought it and put load onto it that it won’t engage at all. The lever just grinds and won’t move.

SilliamWhale · Dec 20, 2021

If customer not happy ask them to take it back and find something else.

Dealer has the chance to sell it again if they say it was what it was and was worth what it was

Spud · Dec 20, 2021

samthor101 said:
I meant the lever that lifts the lift arms up and down.
As said below the PTO engaged when I looked at it but grinded a little. What I didn’t know at the time was this was because the clutch plate was stuck so the clutch wasn’t actually doing anything. Firby seemed to think it was fine. It’s only now I bought it and put load onto it that it won’t engage at all. The lever just grinds and won’t move.

I'm guessing its a dual clutch? Can you feel the second clutch under your foot as you press the pedal? Sounds like it needs adjusting. Will the lever move with the engine stopped?

jackp · Dec 20, 2021

samthor101 said:
I meant the lever that lifts the lift arms up and down.
As said below the PTO engaged when I looked at it but grinded a little. What I didn’t know at the time was this was because the clutch plate was stuck so the clutch wasn’t actually doing anything. Firby seemed to think it was fine. It’s only now I bought it and put load onto it that it won’t engage at all. The lever just grinds and won’t move.

Does it have a hand clutch or is it a dual clutch on that model, does it make any difference when you pull the clutch on or does it just grind the same when the clutch is activated or not

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

It is a duel clutch it doesn’t really feel any different to the first stage.

Spud said:
I'm guessing its a dual clutch? Can you feel the second clutch under your foot as you press the pedal? Sounds like it needs adjusting. Will the lever move with the engine stopped

samthor101 · Dec 20, 2021

jackp said:
Does it have a hand clutch or is it a dual clutch on that model, does it make any difference when you pull the clutch on or does it just grind the same when the clutch is activated or not

Duel clutch on pedal

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