- Location
- NE Derbyshire
Bobcat /Massey Ferguson telehandlers
- Thread starter marco
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TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Oh yes.
There's nothing wrong with the transmission.
It's just people aren't used to driving them when they get a demo.
Have had a TL43.80HF AGRI for 6 months now no problems very pleased
I have a manitou at the moment,I was very pleased that I took the extended warranty!! It is a 629 bought new 4 years ago lots of niggly problems mainly to do with the coolant system. I really like it to work with but I have had the new manitou on demo and didn’t like it . Felt very tinny and cheap build. I am seriously considering the bobcat for my next one, our local garage has taken on the agency and have sold quite a few. The ones who have bought them seem happy.
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
Theyre just too complicated now, the majority of handlers just shovel feed in one end and muck out the other.
- Location
- South West Scotland
Had a 30.70 here for a year now with no problems.
Local silage contractor had a 43.80 on demo on silage pit.
Of the two buckrakers, the one who was a Merlo man liked it, the other JCB man didn't.
Collie lovers
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
We bought a 3060 bobcat this year to replace a merlo 32.6.
5 year warranty was what clinched it for us, our last merlo was a 15 plate model and had only done 3000 hours but there was always something wrong with it, either a leaking push on coupling or an electrical gremlin and we never got on top of the issues. Every time the dealer was out at it you could guarantee three bill would be minimum ÂŁ1000. then the drums of hydraulic oil it went through was incredible, easily 25 litres a month. It doesn't take long to eat into the so called better resale values.
I was worried that the bobcat wouldn't live up to the merlo in terms of performance but six month in and it's done everything the merlo could do, I do miss the diff lock on the pit but I just adapted my driving style to compensate and we got here to climb just as well as the merlo did.
We priced a manitou and it was a good bit more and they wanted an extra ÂŁ4k to extend the warranty to match the Bobcats 5 years. Tells us they don't have much confidence in their product.
So in conclusion we have no complaints with the bobcat and we know exactly how much it's going to cost us for the next5 years
5 year warranty was what clinched it for us, our last merlo was a 15 plate model and had only done 3000 hours but there was always something wrong with it, either a leaking push on coupling or an electrical gremlin and we never got on top of the issues. Every time the dealer was out at it you could guarantee three bill would be minimum ÂŁ1000. then the drums of hydraulic oil it went through was incredible, easily 25 litres a month. It doesn't take long to eat into the so called better resale values.
I was worried that the bobcat wouldn't live up to the merlo in terms of performance but six month in and it's done everything the merlo could do, I do miss the diff lock on the pit but I just adapted my driving style to compensate and we got here to climb just as well as the merlo did.
We priced a manitou and it was a good bit more and they wanted an extra ÂŁ4k to extend the warranty to match the Bobcats 5 years. Tells us they don't have much confidence in their product.
So in conclusion we have no complaints with the bobcat and we know exactly how much it's going to cost us for the next5 years
- Location
- Lincolnshire
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Some good deals to be had on the Massey badged handlers, seen dealers sell them out at less than cost price just to get them out there
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
Ending up buying a TL 30-70 agri3. Being honest, the hydro took afew hours to get used to, and like everything else once I got used to it I happy with it. 150hrs on it now. Price has gone up since as far as I know. When I bought mine it came with 5years 0% and 5 year warranty. Even my dad who's in his late 60s can hop on and go.
If you dig in to the settings, you can change oil flow set max speed and a few other things.
Main gripe is no intermittent wipers as far as I can see.
It lifts stuff up and puts it down again, it fly's on the road. Nice and comfortable on the road. It's still on two bars (out of four) Def fluid from whatever was in the tank when it came , so that's pretty good.
Could probably get higher profile tyres when time comes to change.
Would I buy again? Yes.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Thanks for that,please you are getting on well with it,there is a used one at my local Massey dealership with not many hours on it probably give the rep a ring in the morning, that'll make his day,especially with my yard being full of green/ yellow paint
Might even look at a new one,if the deal is good'un.
Only load grain and move fert/seed about so not a particular hard life for a telehandler.
We’ve had our 30-70 a couple of months now,really pleased with it. Haven’t used it on the pit yet(waiting for grass to grow first) but I was using it to push dung up the other day and I was impressed.
marco
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- Location
- tipperary, ireland
I think it's only recently bobcat have self branded. Before that they made them for Massey
well i got a 16 year old one and it still has all its paint