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Can anyone enlighten me as to the potential value and parts availability for these? I've seen the immaculate ones making silly money lately but been offered one which is mechanically ok but with a rotten cab beyond saving but has mudguards to convert to open station and cosmetically scabby...

2012 was the first with JCB engines and a facelift- different windscreen and new decals, 2013 they then introduced a newer jcb engine (T4?) with the new dashboard/computer, some of these engines had problems which I'm told were dropping a valve but most would of been rectified by now.

3m drill and 21m trams, the drill width is set for 2.95m on gps so over 7 passes that does amount to a 35cm variance compared to a straight 21m for fert/spray. As Steevo says it's no hardship to steer down the tramlines i was just curious if the variance was what other people experienced.

Just fancy one! It's only to be an extra tractor to mostly leave on one machine as fed up of hooking on and off. Will only do about 1.5hrs a day so simplicity/reliability and hopefully limited depreciation. Might well end up with an early 6499 but guessing they will be common rail engines with...

Having tried sowing on rangepoint rtx this year it eventually seemed to be matching up with markers etc and looking ok (after several fields of glitches and problems which a software update seems to have solved) anyway top dressing now and setting up ab line on 1st pre em mark and then letting...

Thanks, unfortunately I could get a 6499 with about half the hrs that has for similar money to what they want.

Looking for a Massey 8240 with dynashift and front suspension in good condition.

Looking for a 7’6” muck grab with kv tines, preferably with manitou or euro brackets, new or used.

Don’t see them on their website, are they advertised anywhere? Trying to decide if ex hire is good value or not 🤔

Hence the original post asking if anyone had specific knowledge of the machines in question and their differences.

Thanks, yeah the subtle differences are what i was hoping to ascertain. Engines i believe are 100hp vs 120, was hoping that would be ok as second pump would only kick in at higher revs but is a consideration, good shout on the valve block's- i know they are both flow sharing but i will need to...

I've got a 2004 535-60 farm special and the hydraulics are very slow compared to the 2005 530-70 super, the 535 doesn't seem to have the second pump to kick in at higher revs either like the 530-70. Does anyone know if it's relatively straightforward to fit a pump the same as the 530-70 super...

Hydraulic top link is your friend, i reverse in and hook up the lower links then turn round on the seat and reach out the back window to drop the top link into place, then just lift up and drive forward extend top link right out and lower spreader to the ground leaving plenty space to get in and...

Is it worth restricting your options so much by specifying 50k on that size of tractor? Going to be a bit short on power to fully utilise 50k i'd of thought.

Loader subframe/brackets for Massey 7718 wanted, either MX or Quicke.