Deere or Fendt

[average farmer]

Better get a price on a Deere asap due to a price increase yet again.
Found out today
Oh by the way welcome to the mad house!

if you're thinking of trading anything in Let me know, i know what good care you take of your tractors and I'd be interested

 

[Alwaysworking]

No point creating a thread, asking questions and receiving advice without giving an end result.

Ended up ordering a 516 Fendt. With Fendt loader. PowerPlus spec. Autosteer included.

First Fendt here do it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

 

[Claasman]

No point creating a thread, asking questions and receiving advice without giving an end result.

Ended up ordering a 516 Fendt. With Fendt loader. PowerPlus spec. Autosteer included.

First Fendt here do it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

Was it cheaper than the Deere equivalent?

 

[Alwaysworking]

Was it cheaper than the Deere equivalent?

That’s the thing.

There wasn’t a Deere equivalent. Same hp was 6cyl, heavier and dearer.
Biggest 4 cyl was less hp and virtually no cheaper.

Fendt had a nice power:weight ratio and no boost. Just full power all the time.

 

[james ds]

No point creating a thread, asking questions and receiving advice without giving an end result.

Ended up ordering a 516 Fendt. With Fendt loader. PowerPlus spec. Autosteer included.

First Fendt here do it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

Best of luck with it , hope it goes well for you. Many years of happy tractor driving.

 

[Alwaysworking]

Best of luck with it , hope it goes well for you. Many years of happy tractor driving.

Cheers James.

 

[Zetor]

Just been in the same situation and have also gone Fendt, cheaper than JD and the 8yr warranty made it better value than second hand.

 

[james ds]

Just been in the same situation and have also gone Fendt, cheaper than JD and the 8yr warranty made it better value than second hand.

How much extra is the 8 yr warranty.

 

[Zetor]

How much extra is the 8 yr warranty.

I don’t know it wasn’t an extra it’s built into the price.

 

[D14]

I don’t know it wasn’t an extra it’s built into the price.

What was the price then? Pm if you like.

 

[holywell farmer]

How much extra is the 8 yr warranty.

8 years warranty that's good

 

[gone]

No point creating a thread, asking questions and receiving advice without giving an end result.

Ended up ordering a 516 Fendt. With Fendt loader. PowerPlus spec. Autosteer included.

First Fendt here do it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

Well may it wear ?

 

[icanshootwell]

No point creating a thread, asking questions and receiving advice without giving an end result.

Ended up ordering a 516 Fendt. With Fendt loader. PowerPlus spec. Autosteer included.

First Fendt here do it’ll be interesting to see how it goes.

You won,t be disappointed had a 5 furrow kv ploughing 16" furrows on ours, on heavy ground traveling around 7.5 to 8 k, fast enough to keep in front of the combi, fuel consumption around 18l/h. These tractors are powerful for there size.

 

[Galcam]

Best of luck with your new purchase. Please review and update us on how your getting along it. I’m JD and passed on Fendt last year because of the Fendt terminal not been touch sensitive , no auto park brake, lousy location of key and pickup hitch that just seemed difficult to use. So I for one will be interested to see how u get along with it.

 

[Alwaysworking]

Best of luck with your new purchase. Please review and update us on how your getting along it. I’m JD and passed on Fendt last year because of the Fendt terminal not been touch sensitive , no auto park brake, lousy location of key and pickup hitch that just seemed difficult to use. So I for one will be interested to see how u get along with it.

but the terminal is touch sensitive?

 

[Stewart Setter]

John Deere v fendt on this forum break out the popcorn ?

Might need a side of nachos with that as well

 

[holywell farmer]

Might need a side of nachos with that as well

Suppose if choice is deere or fendt there both good products

 

[Martin Holden]

I do more or less the same duities as yourself with a lot of loader work 2k hours+ /year ,3ton fert,5f plough with 6155r ap 643r loader which is very tidy not sticking out to far in front, has 600 tires up front on wide track so excelent lock .Having come from a fendt previously (v good tractor) I felt the two main things I didn't like was loader controls felt like there was a time delay (very small) between controls and loader I couldn't even shake the bucket handy, ther other is the "brakes" not that responsive but maybe it's just me .
What ever u buy my advice is to get them both in your own surroundings if possible and don't make your decision on money alone especially if your driving it yourself hope this is of some good to you.

Good advice. After all you have to spend a lot of your life in the cab, so you want to be in one where you keep that feeling “right decision”!

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

because of the Fendt terminal not been touch sensitive

The 7 inch and 10 inch terminals have always been touch screen types. Around 2015/16 they moved from the plastic film resistive types to more modern (and far more reliable) “all glass” capacitive type. But the functions, external buttons and thumb wheel etc all otherwise stayed as they were.

I believe there is a new generation of (multi) screens being announced with the new 700 series at Agritechnica next month.

 

[Chae1]

I don’t know it wasn’t an extra it’s built into the price.

How many hours does it cover in 8 years?