Changing my Puma. For 140 hp with Loader recommendations!

[mtx.jag]

Man enough for my forage wagon? Riverlea are great but always seem to be bows under with work!

In my opinion it would cruise with your euro profi wagon,stick a weight block on the front on the banks.
I genuinely can’t fault Riverlea with back up

 

[stevedave]

We have a 530 which is standard spec and a 550 which is stepless. The 530 is around 150 hp very good turning circle. The 550 is 165hp the turning circle isn't so good but it does have 650 540 tyres neither have loaders. I don't know how they would handle a wagon I've never had anything to do with them so don't know what they entail. The 550 handles a Fusion very well and a 3m cultivator drill. Good cab and very comfy.

 

[icanshootwell]

No but driven different deeres. Think there a good tractor and the new shape 6140m would be handy loader with slopping bonnet but still be capable of doin ur other work

To long in the bonnet imo for a loader tractor.

 

[kill]

How about a Kubota such as a 7152 ? Kubota loaders well proven and the M7 series tractors are chalk and cheese as compared to their other ranges.Could pick one up at the right money too.

Nice tractor but I’ve heard of two that burnt out fully and won’t have been very many sold. Local one was only a few hundred hours old

 

[Gerbert]

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N134 Direct bells and whistles bought at 1400 hours and 2 year old with balance of 4000 hour/4 year warranty on it. Put a quicke Q5M on, plumbed straight into the mid mount valves and works of the armrest joystick.

Would I go back to a loader tractor with a fixed ratio gearbox instead of the vario? Would I go back to a tractor without the integrated armrest joystick?

You'd need to pay me an awful lot of money !

Better than puma strength and performance in a package the size of a maxxum

You should take a look at deutz fahr, they are better in every way. Well, until about two years ago for some reason.

 

[Fendt516profi]

You should take a look at deutz fahr, they are better in every way. Well, until about two years ago for some reason.

Did valtra get better or deutz worse?

 

[daveydiesel1]

Basically the first two numbers are the ones that tell you the hp (13 for 130, 15 for 150 etc) without boost, the last one tells you the chassis model, 4 being the newest still (but N5 and T5 is coming soon). T/N series got good with the 4 series.


I've always found the 4 pot Deeres a bit gutless.

The 6125 was a bit useless but the 6130 seems alot better

 

[Al R]

Wouldn’t go DF personally unless the deal is very very keen.
Claas, Kubota, JD, MF, NH, DF, Case would be my order considering I know the dealer reputation/backups of them all and given your location..

 

[texelburger]

Nice tractor but I’ve heard of two that burnt out fully and won’t have been very many sold. Local one was only a few hundred hours old

Never heard of those issues and quite a few have been sold in our area of the country. We have 3 varios with no problems ,one has now done nearly 2500 hours.Early days,I know.

 

[DrDunc]

Did valtra get better or deutz worse?

Valtra got better. Series 4 got a brand new spacious comfortable cab.

Deutz series 6 has become much larger than it's predecessors, yet still has the same compact cab designed in the '90s. Deutz engines still far more economical than everything but the latest CNH offerings, hitch lift capacity still higher than anything else (except valtra), new gearbox very smooth and one of the simplest and most intuitive to program.

There's also not many used Deutz TTV varios for sale compared to valtra. This was a driving factor for changing brand, along with the Finnish machine possessing engineering strength of design, durability, and build comparable to Deutz.

It could be worse @Gerbert , I could have decided to go with something that is nice to sit in, but is designed to wear out, look shabby after a few thousand hours, has filter bypass when the oil is cold to accelerate wear, has literally the worst front loader design in the market, and costs more to run than even the thirsty sisu, just like those things that you like to drive

 

[davidroberts30]

Always had case machines during my time in charge. Local support isn't what it once was. Time for a change..

trouble is valtra dealers are miles away

 

[mtx.jag]

trouble is valtra dealers are miles away

Davies Pencader now? Not just 15 min up the road

 

[davidroberts30]

thats the thing
if the OP wants reasonably close backup then its case/nh/jd/mf/deutz
Edit forgot claas

 

[DrDunc]

trouble is valtra dealers are miles away

But didn't you already know that valtra only need a lightbulb changed when they reach 8000 hours? There's an Irish fella on here that said so, so it must be true

I'm lucky the Agco dealer is one of the most local.... I've needed their workshop ambulance assistance a couple of times

 

[Headless chicken]

Thankyou..looks like valtra fans are out in force! Never set foot in a valtra. What do the numbers 134 in N134 mean.134hp? I suspect our puma has been chipped as the power reserves when on the europrofi wagon are immense..

i shall track down my Valtra dealer tomorrow.

try John Bownes not local but they’ve stood by us very well.

 

[Headless chicken]

Davies Pencader now? Not just 15 min up the road

we use a guy towards Whitland way to look after ours. He’s never left us on stop yet

 

[mtx.jag]

we use a guy towards Whitland way to look after ours. He’s never left us on stop yet

I didn’t realise he was still keeping parts on the shelf

 

[7610 super q]

trouble is valtra dealers are miles away

They might not be Valtra dealers by the time you get there.....

 

[jondear]

trouble is valtra dealers are miles away

They always are!

 

[vantage]

i shall track down my Valtra dealer tomorrow.

Good luck!