how many hours is on your highest houred tractor?

[Bossfarmer]

i was recently told in a thread that a 10,000hr 724 fendt will fetch much more than 35k, who the hell is paying that and how much life is likely to be left in it?

 

[Farmer Roy]

https://www.farmmachinerysales.com.au/items/details/John-Deere-8530/OAG-AD-17018263?pageSource=details&id=OAG-AD-17018263

 

[Bossfarmer]

https://www.farmmachinerysales.com.au/items/details/John-Deere-8530/OAG-AD-17018263?pageSource=details&id=OAG-AD-17018263

thats only 9000 and an extra 100hp

 

[Farmer Roy]

Couldn’t find one with 10,000 in a hurry

1000 hrs isn’t much difference

$90k is a lot more than £35k though

£35k sounds cheap

 

[vantage]

i was recently told in a thread that a 10,000hr 724 fendt will fetch much more than 35k, who the hell is paying that and how much life is likely to be left in it?

That is a rather open ended question. Should the tractor have the same care lavished on it as “Trigger’s broom”, then the life expectancy could be almost limitless, just depends on how much you want to spend on repairs.

 

[7610 super q]

11,500 hours. Engine untouched apart from new manifold studs. Just had it's 3rd clutch, and water pump. Gearbox / rear end untouched. New rear tyres/ batteries / starter motor / exhaust.
Cost £15k S/H in 1992. What's it worth now ?

 

[Matt77]

Got a 9800 hour case mx110 here, semi retired now, just a spare in summer but still handles all the winter routine, serviced every year regardless of hours, to my knowledge its had an alternator, batteries, hydraulic pump and rear tyres.

 

[spin cycle]

11,500 hours. Engine untouched apart from new manifold studs. Just had it's 3rd clutch, and water pump. Gearbox / rear end untouched. New rear tyres/ batteries / starter motor / exhaust.
Cost £15k S/H in 1992. What's it worth now ?

fiver?

 

[7610 super q]

fiver?

Then it's still only cost me £1.65 / hour. How much do these Fendts cost per hour ?

 

[Lowland1]

2003 Renault Ares 696 15500 hours but not trouble free. Have a John Deere 6400 that must be well into the 20's but clock broke several years ago so don't know how many

 

[Brisel]

My current oldest tractor has 8500 hours on it (6190R). I sold 2 7930s last year with 9750 and 11500 hours on. The 7930s had 4-5 years of needing over £10k/year each to keep them going but the last couple of years were cheaper. I wouldn't want to depend on these too heavily unless I had a spare available.

The most important tractors here for drilling & spraying are contract hired and have less than 3000 hours on each.

 

[redsloe]

My current oldest tractor has 8500 hours on it (6190R). I sold 2 7930s last year with 9750 and 11500 hours on. The 7930s had 4-5 years of needing over £10k/year each to keep them going but the last couple of years were cheaper. I wouldn't want to depend on these too heavily unless I had a spare available.

The most important tractors here for drilling & spraying are contract hired and have less than 3000 hours on each.

That's quite a bit of brass! 80k?
Our highest hours is our 6430, ten years old and 7000ish hours. Can't really warrant changing but may do so in the new year depending on finances.
Do have 2650 that had nearly 6000 hrs until the clock broke over 20years ago. Currently sitting on the mill poor thing!

 

[SMID]

12500 hrs

 

[Bossfarmer]

11,500 hours. Engine untouched apart from new manifold studs. Just had it's 3rd clutch, and water pump. Gearbox / rear end untouched. New rear tyres/ batteries / starter motor / exhaust.
Cost £15k S/H in 1992. What's it worth now ?

prob the same, been a cheap tractor then, how much u reckon youve spent on repairs? and how many hours on it when u bought it?

 

[Bossfarmer]

2003 Renault Ares 696 15500 hours but not trouble free. Have a John Deere 6400 that must be well into the 20's but clock broke several years ago so don't know how many

whats all been done to the renault? those 6400 john deeres seem to be well built

 

[Bossfarmer]

My current oldest tractor has 8500 hours on it (6190R). I sold 2 7930s last year with 9750 and 11500 hours on. The 7930s had 4-5 years of needing over £10k/year each to keep them going but the last couple of years were cheaper. I wouldn't want to depend on these too heavily unless I had a spare available.

The most important tractors here for drilling & spraying are contract hired and have less than 3000 hours on each.

has the 190 cost much to run? will you keep running it up over 10k?

 

[7610 super q]

prob the same, been a cheap tractor then, how much u reckon youve spent on repairs? and how many hours on it when u bought it?

1500 hrs when I bought it.
Rough guess for repairs ?
Clutch x 3 = £3k
Water pump £100
Exhaust £100 ( old one fine, but got bent )
Starter motor £200
Tyres £1000
+ engine oil / filters etc.

 

[Selectamatic]

14500 hours...

 

[Chae1]

04 6480 10.5k hours now. Was sweating a bit with 18t trailer. Goes on mobile drier and straw bedder all winter.

 

[lazy farmer]

7000 hrs 13 yrs old. It’s our main tractor. Avg out about 1.5 hrs a day. Runs the wagon does the fert and topping.