6130R or 6155R

[SolwayFarmer]

im hoping to lease one of these but can’t decide on which one. It’ll spend most of its time attached to a Keenan 360.
Wagon weighs about 10 tonne and batch of feed will probably be about 6tonne.
Worried the 6130 might be too small to handle wagon. Fairly steep concrete track to deal with in th yard. But wondered if the 6155 is too big for yard work
Any thoughts or experience would be appreciated

 

[kill]

Get your dealer to po a demo tractor across?

 

[SolwayFarmer]

Not using local dealer so don’t want to waste their time

 

[solo]

@Ducati899 has these two I think so may be able to give a user appraisal.

 

[James]

Not using local dealer so don’t want to waste their time

If the tractor is pivotal to the running of the feeder would your local dealer not be a safer bet for when you have bother?

 

[KB6930]

If it's a 6155 make sure it's on narrow front tyres if you're working in any tight spaces mine with 600s on the front has no lock at all .

I can't see why a 6130 wouldn't handle it but I've no experience of them you could always add weight if needed

 

[kill]

If it's a 6155 make sure it's on narrow front tyres if you're working in any tight spaces mine with 600s on the front has no lock at all .

I can't see why a 6130 wouldn't handle it but I've no experience of them you could always add weight if needed

With the increasing weight of each new range I bet the 6130r is heading very close in weight to a 6910 and more power with its boost for PTO work
Just googled and 6130 r is around 400kgs heavier

 

[hally]

The 6130 will handle that no bother, we have one and it is seriously heavier than the Fendt 412 it replaced. Handles a fusion and 3m unidrill on our steep land no bother. However we find it a bigger and more clumsy tractor than the Fendt by a bit so if the 6155 is any more numb around the yard than a 6130 it could be a real handful in my opinion.

 

[Chae1]

Get the 6130r and fit a chip, there all exactly the same anyway. Just software different.

 

[Finn farmer]

Wouldn't a M-series be more fit for feeder towing?

 

[KB6930]

Wouldn't a M-series be more fit for feeder towing?

He might want autopower tho you never know .

 

[Mouser]

155s are absolutely massive, not a yard tractor by any stretch!

 

[KB6930]

Is a 130 a 4cyl and a 135 a 4cyl in a 6cyl chassis?

 

[hally]

Yeah our 6130 is a four cylinder

 

[Drillman]

It’s a lease tractor, the smaller cheaper one will pull it no bother

 

[KB6930]

Yeah our 6130 is a four cylinder

A 6130r will be fine I'd say I regularly tow 16t of fert with my 6430 and it's a 27ft Herron trailer so it's not a light trailer and it's fine so I'd say towing a feed wagon will be fine

 

[rusty]

I have a 22m3 JF twin auger feeder wagon . 8 tonne empty and another 8 when full. Pill it with a 6430 fine. Also have a 6145R (same size as 6155R) and it's quite a lot clumsier on the odd occasion it's been on the wagon. 6430 will probably be swapped for a 6130R in a year or two.

 

[tr250]

What is a 360 in old numbers I recon it's a 170. In which case a 130 would be ideal personally I would have an M on that job

 

[Andrew]

6125M and 6155M here, both cope with the Shelbourne twin auger mixer. 155M is bigger but not unmanageable.
Would have said the 130 would be fine, you may have to go up the slope a gear slower but would that be a problem?

Talk to the lease company, they may bring you a 130 and do you a deal on swapping to a 150 if you wanted to later?

 

[kiwi pom]

Wouldn't a M-series be more fit for feeder towing?

No No No you need to buy an all singing, underpants on the outside top range tractor for a feeder wagon. Then you can complain about how expensive new tractors are these days. Do try and keep up