And a lot of strain on the front axle.Do you have enough traction?
With that much weight on the nose and the plough down there's a lot of weight off the rear wheels
An old TW25 would do that job easily
Fendt 724, heavy rear mounted implement.
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An old TW25 would do that job easily
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Yes, that's not a issue yet....Do you have enough traction?
With that much weight on the nose and the plough down there's a lot of weight off the rear wheels
But it is a concern if have too many front weights will need wheel weights too.
It's not a big issue, ploughed over 100 acres with it as it is. In less than ideal conditions, plough will be carrying a fair bit of mud/soil on it which won't be helping.
But like to use press on light land that isn't ploughed yet. Prefer drilling on pressed land.
Just seen this .
Where's the cross shaft on the plough? My newest plough I had to take the plates off the headstock and turn them round to bring the whole plough 4 inches closer to the tractor which will make a wee bit difference but very doubtful if it'll make enough.
I'd think you're easiest route would be making up some plates to shift your graip further forward as the fendt will likely be shorter than the NH anyway I'd think.
Is your plough an 85 or 100 ?
JD wouldn't lift it ? Seems strange I know of a couple round here that plough with a 6f es 85 no pacomat mind
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I used to have a JD 7930 if the same 6 furrow LD85 blocked there were issues with it lifting it. Not a problem with the Fendts i’ve had on it or either 6250r i’ve had.
Was the least of the troubles with the 7930 though.
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We're on about ES/G models up here so a lot heavier than your L plough .
I also know of a 6215r lifting a long clearance kuhn which is supposed to be heavier than a kv equivalent
We’ve a ed300/100 5 furrow with full set of discs and press arm picks 6r155 picks it up no problems at all. Have maybe 1300kgs on the front. I think you need to shove weight out a bit farther but then you’ll need wheels weights to balance up for grip when plough in ground.
I can’t believe it’s that bad with all that weight on the front? We demo’d this 6f 3400s (basically an EG85) 2 years ago on our 6155R. The only weight we’ve got is a 900kg block on the front linkage and it was perfectly usable, then the following day hitched on the 1250kg weight the dealer left with the plough and it was absolutely fine? Don’t have any more pictures unfortunately. Just wondering if your expectations of sitting on a steep bank on a headland with a 6f mounted plough and press and the tractor being 100% stable might be unrealistic? Have you got a bigger weight you can borrow to try, an 1800 or even 2500?
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What went wrong with the 7930? Iv a friend that drove a 7920 and he couldnt praise it enough
I've a feeling his point will be that the NH was fine with the plough and the fendt is very light on the nose in comparison.
I agree with you I plough and spread fert with 600kgs on the front and never need any more but there's people nearby that run a 1500kg weight for exactly the same setup
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Off my head….
electrics a pain
2 or maybe 3 turbos
fan
linkage issues
auto power gearbox
hated the bolts to change cat2 to 3 width
pickup hitch useless it breaks a lot
Spent more money on that 1 gearbox than the 7 Fendts i’ve had added together
Really like the 6250. But the one we have now has a couple bits of trim plastic breaking in the cab, can’t work out why that’s happening.
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Ye may go red rims next time round
i was thing that dave , next thing he will be on tractor no grip or clutch pack slipping ,Do you have enough traction?
With that much weight on the nose and the plough down there's a lot of weight off the rear wheels
as spud said . buy a ploughing tractor 7240 magnum or 8000 deere . these short arsed things no good
chae dump your muck fork on front and make a set of telescopic weights so when plough down they pull in then when you lift they push out or your upsetting the balance of tractor
any thing over 5 on that class of tractor crucifies linkage , put ours back to 5 then all can use it
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One of reasons I chose it was scope to add weight.
It's a 8t tractor with max gross weight of 14t. Not many other tractors allow that much additional weight to be added. Fastrac maybe exception.
Will have 4m folding combi drill with front tank on it next. Then 4k litre mounted sprayer. So wanted option to add lots of weight.
Sounds like solution for plough is going to be to add more weight on front.
It's a 8t tractor with max gross weight of 14t. Not many other tractors allow that much additional weight to be added. Fastrac maybe exception.
Will have 4m folding combi drill with front tank on it next. Then 4k litre mounted sprayer. So wanted option to add lots of weight.
Sounds like solution for plough is going to be to add more weight on front.
He could swap his tractor for an 828, then buy some 724 stickers and rebadge it. Job sorted.
Not trying to cause offence but maybe you’re asking too much of the tractor, and maybe why you had difficulty with the NH gearbox?One of reasons I chose it was scope to add weight.
It's a 8t tractor with max gross weight of 14t. Not many other tractors allow that much additional weight to be added. Fastrac maybe exception.
Will have 4m folding combi drill with front tank on it next. Then 4k litre mounted sprayer. So wanted option to add lots of weight.
Sounds like solution for plough is going to be to add more weight on front.
Aberdeenshire’s heavy wetter land is a bit different to the flat dry south after all.
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No problems with auto command gearbox
Hasn't been touched yet...
It's a 200k 240hp tractor, should be capable enough.
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It's 300hp rated headstock
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just a question
have you had tyre man out to weigh tractor and plough when up and down
packoscrap makes huge difference
taking that off and a furrow . reduced tyre pressure by 6 psi
and that’s on big tyres
packs good for knocking top off
but a proper press is still to be beaten
have you had tyre man out to weigh tractor and plough when up and down
packoscrap makes huge difference
taking that off and a furrow . reduced tyre pressure by 6 psi
and that’s on big tyres
packs good for knocking top off
but a proper press is still to be beaten