JCB 4220

[A.R.]

Don't buy one unless you want to lose your sanity !

 

[faircomment]

Sound advice, coming from
Experience by the sound of
It?

 

[FarmyStu]

Don't buy one unless you want to lose your sanity !

It's so good it's blown your mind? High praise indeed.

 

[Tommcfoster]

Something of nothing. Used one and hopefully never again.

 

[daveydiesel1]

Don't buy one unless you want to lose your sanity !

Could u please elaborate? Would of thought for road work therd be nothin to touch it

 

[Barmyfarmer]

Bloody hell, that's why they haven't sold any

 

[snarling bee]

The problem I have with mine is that nobody wants to drive anything else now.

What don't you like about it?
I have a dodgy back, and have spent 4 x 10 hr days applying fert at 19.5 kph and my back is fine. Half a day on a JD with cab susp and TLS and I would hardly be able to move the next morning. And that would be at 15 kph tops.

I even went over a road hump at about 20mph the other day, accidentally, with over a tonne of fert in the spreader. The back of the tractor went over it as if it was not there. Not a general recommendation, but if I had been in a standard tractor I would have hit the cab roof with my head and probably broken the top link or worse.

 

[daveydiesel1]

So how is the fendt vario stickin it in fastracs doin 60k? Any1 had any broken varios?

 

[Deutzdx3]

Don’t see to many Dow sides, great for trailer work, great for feet, drilling no problem with 4.5m sprinter, pulls cultivator just fine, as mentioned, comfy on the road as well in the field, not saying it doesn’t have down sides, will just depend on situation I guess.

 

[vantage]

They all mad down here! A good number around here.

 

[Deerefarmer]

So how is the fendt vario stickin it in fastracs doin 60k? Any1 had any broken varios?

Yes
Had nothing to do with it being a fendt vario tho

 

[Speedstar]

Don't buy one unless you want to lose your sanity !

Would be very interested in what was your problems with one pm me if you like

 

[daveydiesel1]

Would be very interested in what was your problems with one pm me if you like

I think he needs to tell us all about the problems because he started a thread about it

 

[DanniAgro]

Would be very interested in what was your problems with one pm me if you like

It'd be a sad day if you couldn't publicly say what was wrong, as long as it's a true reflection of the situation. So please tell us all, my tongue's hanging out!

 

[Wreckit Ralf]

Absolutely pointless thread unless given valid reasons, every one gets a bad tractor that gives nothing but problems now and again, regardless of name or colour.

 

[A.R.]

3 throttle pedals, add blue issue,hydraulic up and down switch,engine management sensor,suspention issue,fuel low pressure prolem,that was my fuel apparently although no problem with other machines. All in 800 hrs and aircon packed up twice.
When its going its the best tractor you will ever drive. I bought it after health issues ment I needed some comfort and it certainly is very comfortable. All the problems are small electrical ones but vey frustating. Its seen a fitter more times than all the other tractors I've had in 34 years put together. I guess I got the Friday afternoon one!

 

[daveydiesel1]

Is it stil under warranty?

 

[snarling bee]

Well I have had no trouble with mine in 500hrs. Cue engine explode.

 

[Feldspar]

Done about 500 hrs on ours. Computer kept crashing the other day but now seems fine. Joystick buttons sometimes don't work the first time. Overall though I really like it. It's sooooooo much more comfortable than our other Massey tractors which my back very much likes.

I know @Oscar knows of a local business that had a lot of problems with theirs which does worry me quite a bit.

 

[# Robin]

Done about 500 hrs on ours. Computer kept crashing the other day but now seems fine. Joystick buttons sometimes don't work the first time. Overall though I really like it. It's sooooooo much more comfortable than our other Massey tractors which my back very much likes.

I know @Oscar knows of a local business that had a lot of problems with theirs which does worry me quite a bit.

If its any help there’s a software update for the joystick button press misses, perhaps ask your dealer