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<blockquote data-quote="Brisel" data-source="post: 7386112" data-attributes="member: 166"><p>Can it be done? Of course I will ask my dealer, but I thought I'd seek experiences in here too.</p><p></p><p>JD 6215R Autopower approaching 5 years old with Powerguard for 5 years from new. It does grain hauling during harvest, some ploughing or power harrowing then pulls a sprayer from most of the spring. Roughly 1,000 hours/year. It has been reliable so far. </p><p></p><p>Do I;</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Trade it in for a new one as I can't really have it breaking down. It's replacement will be sought with a longer Powerguard period from new.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Extend Powerguard to cover the bills and get some good will out of JD if it has a major breakdown that takes it into the workshop for weeks during a busy period e.g. a loan machine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Keep it for a few more years and hope that I get the sweet spot of the cost of ownership where depreciation is lower but the repair costs don't go too high, say keep it until 7,500 hours?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sell it and get a 12 month hire to minimise risk, at a price? At my last job I hired the sprayer tractor for a 5 year period & 6,000 hours. £28k/year but supplied with a high spec, Greenstar & a set of rowcrops. The principle downside is no residual asset value, so effectively around £50k extra minus servicing costs, interest, tyres and the safety of no major downtime.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brisel, post: 7386112, member: 166"] Can it be done? Of course I will ask my dealer, but I thought I'd seek experiences in here too. JD 6215R Autopower approaching 5 years old with Powerguard for 5 years from new. It does grain hauling during harvest, some ploughing or power harrowing then pulls a sprayer from most of the spring. Roughly 1,000 hours/year. It has been reliable so far. Do I; [LIST=1] [*]Trade it in for a new one as I can't really have it breaking down. It's replacement will be sought with a longer Powerguard period from new. [*]Extend Powerguard to cover the bills and get some good will out of JD if it has a major breakdown that takes it into the workshop for weeks during a busy period e.g. a loan machine. [*]Keep it for a few more years and hope that I get the sweet spot of the cost of ownership where depreciation is lower but the repair costs don't go too high, say keep it until 7,500 hours? [*]Sell it and get a 12 month hire to minimise risk, at a price? At my last job I hired the sprayer tractor for a 5 year period & 6,000 hours. £28k/year but supplied with a high spec, Greenstar & a set of rowcrops. The principle downside is no residual asset value, so effectively around £50k extra minus servicing costs, interest, tyres and the safety of no major downtime. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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