Deutz 8280 - The worse purchase of my life!!!

[ollie989898]

Have to say the biggest mistake I’ve ever made was buying deutz tractors deutz warranty is non existent in my opinion they are a pile of sh1t I hate even looking at one passing now!! Thankfully our local dealer stop selling them a year ago as he seen the light

I can't say I have ever seen a Deutz locally apart from maybe one.

I mean the bigger question has to be why would you buy a Deutz if you can buy a Valtra? I mean they will do you one in any colour you like, too. So why a Deutz?

 

[livestock 1]

I’m gonna demo that black 165 Toppins have 🫣

Make sure you don’t forget to send it back!!

 

[michael N123]

Make sure you don’t forget to send it back!!

Bought every other tractor we’ve had off them until now so give it a fair chance

 

[livestock 1]

I can't say I have ever seen a Deutz locally apart from maybe one.

I mean the bigger question has to be why would you buy a Deutz if you can buy a Valtra? I mean they will do you one in any colour you like, too. So why a Deutz?

You can get a Deutz in black as said above

 

[livestock 1]

Bought every other tractor we’ve had off them until now so give it a fair chance

Go another half mile and there’s a yard with a few valtras in it

 

[livestock 1]

If I demo’d you my Deutz you would maybe have a think again

 

[livestock 1]

Another satisfied customer

 

[michael N123]

If I demo’d you my Deutz you would maybe have a think again

Never driven one in my life That’s the pint of a demo

 

[livestock 1]

Never driven one in my life That’s the pint of a demo

Lucky you

 

[ollie989898]

You can get a Deutz in black as said above

Does the black colour improve their reliability?

 

[livestock 1]

Does the black colour improve their reliability?

Only if you can’t find where you left it in the dark

 

[quavers]

I can't say I have ever seen a Deutz locally apart from maybe one.

I mean the bigger question has to be why would you buy a Deutz if you can buy a Valtra? I mean they will do you one in any colour you like, too. So why a Deutz?

dont valtra break down ? one sold here locally at auction about a year ago needing work on a gear box after already having work down , neighbour of owner told me , could be true or not but you see quite afew T series valtras on ebay with gearbox rebuilds https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324788108449?hash=item4b9ee13ca1:g:m-kAAOSw0FlhPwcq heres one here for ya £28000 grand been spent on the tractor !

 

[Moors Lad]

Don't understand the hate for the OP or why people are replying as he is.

Guy seems to have paid good money for 4x particular tractors and is pretty irate about it. Understandably so. Manufacturer seems totally unconcerned by his plight. Says it all really.

Good point. If Mr Deutz can`t look after someone who`s bought FOUR of his tractors it`s a poor state of affairs I`d say. It seems to be a common story over the years that Deutz don`t seem interested in looking after their customers. Why do they spend money advertising their tractors in the UK if they aren`t prepared to look after the most important thing - THE CUSTOMER!

 

[J 1177]

Deutz haven’t made a decent tractor since the old DX

Always wanted one of them

 

[ollie989898]

dont valtra break down ? one sold here locally at auction about a year ago needing work on a gear box after already having work down , neighbour of owner told me , could be true or not but you see quite afew T series valtras on ebay with gearbox rebuilds https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324788108449?hash=item4b9ee13ca1:g:m-kAAOSw0FlhPwcq heres one here for ya £28000 grand been spent on the tractor !

That's an old version and probably entirely down to the operator I'd say.

 

[box]

Wrong tool for the job maybe? There's a reason why contractors don't run Deutz tractors, there's also a reason why they're cheaper than the other brands.

Their smaller (older) Agrotron and SAME based stockman tractors on the other hand have proven to be reasonably reliable and withstood the test of time.

I guess it really comes down to what OP expects DF to do about it? The tractors are already being repaired under warranty.

The real crime here is the shabby, backwater, 3rd world style "dealership". It's like ol' Nigel just hung a Deutz sign on the gate and started selling tractors out of his shed.......

If a business can't/won't put a little bit of money into modernising the presentation of its premises, it's unlikely to get any respect from the manufacturer, nor is it likely to be able to step in and help the customer out in situations like this. One has to ask themselves if spending close to a million pounds on tractors with a business like this is a good idea in the first place?

 

[livestock 1]

Wrong tool for the job maybe? There's a reason why contractors don't run Deutz tractors, there's also a reason why they're cheaper than the other brands.

Their smaller (older) Agrotron and SAME based stockman tractors on the other hand have proven to be reasonably reliable and withstood the test of time.

I guess it really comes down to what OP expects DF to do about it? The tractors are already being repaired under warranty.

The real crime here is the shabby, backwater, 3rd world style "dealership". It's like ol' Nigel just hung a Deutz sign on the gate and started selling tractors out of his shed.......

If a business can't/won't put a little bit of money into modernising the presentation of its premises, it's unlikely to get any respect from the manufacturer, nor is it likely to be able to step in and help the customer out in situations like this. One has to ask themselves if spending close to a million pounds with a business like this is a good idea in the first place?

Agrotron tractors are not reliable
Once you get to own one and are in regular touch with the dealers and mechanics you soon learn these problems aren’t something unique to you they are just general
They are not a trouble free tractor in any way

 

[livestock 1]

Always wanted one of them

The old DX tractors had a good reputation
A lot of contractors did a lot of work with them

 

[box]

Agrotron tractors are not reliable
Once you get to own one and are in regular touch with the dealers and mechanics you soon learn these problems aren’t something unique to you they are just general
They are not a trouble free tractor in any way

I own one (well, the orange equivalent).

Everything has problems.

 

[Finn farmer]

dont valtra break down ? one sold here locally at auction about a year ago needing work on a gear box after already having work down , neighbour of owner told me , could be true or not but you see quite afew T series valtras on ebay with gearbox rebuilds https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324788108449?hash=item4b9ee13ca1:g:m-kAAOSw0FlhPwcq heres one here for ya £28000 grand been spent on the tractor !

Old T-series (before T4) was notorious for having vario problems. Even so much so that dealers here refused to sell one with vario.