- Location
- North yorks
Normal warranty on new is just the 12 months.
Probably do best selling your old privately - just depends if it’s worth while to you with the extra hassle it brings
Buying a tractor, what to expect?
- Thread starter Kidds
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Probably do best selling your old privately - just depends if it’s worth while to you with the extra hassle it brings
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I can find a bit better than that in budget. I don't mean there's anything wrong with it but there are higher spec ones out there.
My views on add blue are avoid it even if it means having an older tractor (the newer Farmalls have addblue), is that a sensible approach? Seems add blue is just something more likely to go expensively wrong for little benefit to anybody.
Don’t know about Chinese but certainly not made in France like the 5s
As said most new machines will come with at least 12 months warranty, with the option to extend. Some times manufacturers with have deals on extra warranty from time to time.
For used tractor it depends really depends on the dealer and age when warranty is concerned.
Selling privately you will probably get a better price but more hassle, some times it's easier to trade it in.
Usually for a new tractor you will get a one year warranty which is poor in comparison to what car manufacturers provide. You can extend the warranty for a price.
I got a pretty good used tractor last year but they only provided a 50 hr warranty which wasn't much. Nothing has gone wrong with it though.
It seems a good budget for a loader tractor though so you should be able to get something pretty reliable.
I was going to trade the old tractor in but decided to keep it because the dealer wasn't offering much. Didn't want a load of tyre kickers coming round for a private sale either. Happy with my decision so far.
I got a pretty good used tractor last year but they only provided a 50 hr warranty which wasn't much. Nothing has gone wrong with it though.
It seems a good budget for a loader tractor though so you should be able to get something pretty reliable.
I was going to trade the old tractor in but decided to keep it because the dealer wasn't offering much. Didn't want a load of tyre kickers coming round for a private sale either. Happy with my decision so far.
1-5 years warranty on a new.
Low hr Used is 3-6 months, limited warranty...?
Trade-in preferences will surely depend on machine etc etc
- Location
- Co antrim
Afaik kubota are doing a few years warranty as standard currently
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
Well obviously sh is more risk but if you buy from the
Trade it has to be as described on the day by law.
If you got sold somehing by a dealer fully serviced and
described in full working order with no known faults and
the engine blew up within a reasonable period of time or
not many hours use then you should be covered .
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Ask for at least a three year warranty(check what they cover after year 1 as some are not that great), tractors that do low hours sometimes don't uncover problems. Delete ad blue once out of warranty if constantly doing less than 20 minutes in the tractor.
- Location
- North yorks
If your looking at new, you will be limited to sub 75hp (ish) if you want to avoid ad blue.
I’m sure you could get bigger/higher spec if you look hard or go 2nd hand. But the Farmall 75 pictured was new last month about the best fit to the spec I needed and was available to get delivered before end of tax year.
@Battlefield Machinery would be helpful and 100% trustworthy
- Location
- LINCOLNSHIRE/KENYA
All your questions could be answered by your dealer. I’d go check out the main brands and see what’s on offer. I was looking at a New Holland T4-75 the other day but there’s quite a choice so don’t be in too much of a hurry.
- Location
- Scottish Borders
Yeah I'd give the Massey globals a miss, made in china. Not well made at all. Not worthy of the Massey brand.
Try McCormick or case, they're quite popular on the smaller end of the scale.
fieldfarmer
Member
Are you sure, "Sold as seen, tried, tested and approved, no warranty given or implied" was written on a invoice recently no misunderstanding there.
- Location
- Co antrim
Is the case not made in turkey? Same as the jx series? They werent great
alomy75
Member
All of your questions are quite sensible and can be factored into the deal. For example I will give you x pounds delivered with a 3 month warranty. Stick your used tractor in brown and co timed auction. Avoid new in that size/budget as older will probably be better made and more reliable.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
One I saw in particular was an 85C, new/unused but older model so no add blue. If it was a genuine advert.
Looks like I might be sorted now anyway, see what next week brings and thanks for the comments, they have helped.
Lakesdigger
Member
A slightly different view on adblue, but some earlier adblue systems are fairly basic and more reliable than the latest systems. Another thought is that instead of adblue there was a few years where to meet emissions some manufacturers relied heavily on egr. I'd rather have a sh tractor with a basic adblue system which could be remapped off in the worst case than one which cycles most of its exhaust gas back through the engine.
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I just got a work master 75 for pottering about in which was right on £40 with loader, bucket, pallet forks and back blade. I was going to buy a second hand “real” tractor but this is nice and low for going around trees, the power shuttle is better than anything second hand from new Holland for the last 20 years, it has 1 year warranty and is light enough to go on the back of a trailer behind my pick up. Also being 75hp it doesn’t need add blue. It does have the filter thing though so you need to keep the revs up, which feels right in a 3cyl anyway.
For your questions
1. 1 year warranty on a utility tractor / 2 years on a proper tractor / negotiable on second hand.
2. I would expect delivery for a new tractor. Probably have to pay for second hand.
3. Depends how desireable your trade in is. If it’s a John Deere with 2000hrs you could sell it yourself all day long. But if it’s more of a specialist type thing you might struggle to find a buyer. You will get more selling it, but you will have to put the hours in to do it, they don’t sell themselves.