Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
We had a 6410 bleady beauty tractor 10,000 hours and never put a spanner to it. 
JD 4cyl 6000 series, 6300, 6400 etc
- Thread starter Joe S
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I did see that I think the Northern Ireland thing puts dad off a bit seems good value though!
I love my 6400
Had a head gasket, brakes delaminated, water pump, something broke on the shuttle linkage. Think that's about it in 5 years and 3000 hours.
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U have a very nice one!
Sounds like it's giving you good service too, there a very nice size!
deere2140
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- South Lanarkshire
We had a 1992 6300 that broke it's crank , but it was spannered to about 110 hp . The early 6200 and 6300's ( mostly with the wedding cake hydraulic control ) had a cast crank rather than the forged steel type in the longer stroked 6100 and 6400 . even the earlier 50 series had steel cranks .
When our 6300 broke it's crank ( in 1999 ) it still ran , just not very well .
We also had a new 6400 in 1993 , it was a gutless plug compared to our 2850 , but nothing the magic spanner didn't cure .
There were a lot of niggly issues with the early models, most fixed under warranty , and most to do with the movement of the rubber suspended engine . Exhaust pipes breaking , fuel filter bracket breaking , engine mounts needing replaced .
I'm not farming much now , but if I was , and could afford it , I'd change my name by deed poll to deere6400 , a late model with the 24/24 ( not the early 24/16 ) PQ , a Correct ( Right ) Hand reverser , a side pin hitch , and on 540/600's .
When our 6300 broke it's crank ( in 1999 ) it still ran , just not very well .
We also had a new 6400 in 1993 , it was a gutless plug compared to our 2850 , but nothing the magic spanner didn't cure .
There were a lot of niggly issues with the early models, most fixed under warranty , and most to do with the movement of the rubber suspended engine . Exhaust pipes breaking , fuel filter bracket breaking , engine mounts needing replaced .
I'm not farming much now , but if I was , and could afford it , I'd change my name by deed poll to deere6400 , a late model with the 24/24 ( not the early 24/16 ) PQ , a Correct ( Right ) Hand reverser , a side pin hitch , and on 540/600's .
brynseiri
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- Location
- Conwy, North Wales
6310 SE, been a good tractor, here since new, 4000 hours on it, it's had an ELX relay, and an injector pipe had a pin hole leak. Service her on the dot with genuine JD filters and their branded oils and coolant. It came new in March 2003, was a beast back then, people have all these Massey pocket rockets here with 25 hp more, yet can't pick up a round bale without weights on the back. Never had that problem with the John Deere, it's perfectly balanced. And not short of poke either.
brynseiri
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- Location
- Conwy, North Wales
I love my 6400
Had a head gasket, brakes delaminated, water pump, something broke on the shuttle linkage. Think that's about it in 5 years and 3000 hours.
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Out of interest, what did it take, and what did it cost to put right the de laminated brakes? Not that I have that problem fortunately.
fermerboy
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- Location
- Banffshire
Demoed a 6400 once and it was the most pathetic effort of a thing ever. Old 80hp Case 844xl simply left it for dust.
Went carting straw and the old fella was behind me and wouldn't believe me that I hadn't messed up the gear change climbing the hill home. He drove it next load so it was parked up and that was the end of that idea.
Shame really as it's a nice cab and drive. Must have been something amiss as others love them.
Used to drive a 6310 occasionally and I liked it, seemed to stick in better.
02 plate 6210se here 6k hours,right machine with jd 551 loader,yes its had head gasket water pump,porous rubber pipes in fuel line,the usual deere stuff but you couldn"t give me a new,MF or case equivalent cos they are made of chocolate.Totally agree good heavy loader tractor plays with round or square silage bales.Used MF5455 to tip wagon of 4x4 heston straw& was genuinely
myself(on 2 wheels) & the cab is quiet & pleasant to work in
- Location
- South Devon
The 6200/6300 are 3.9 litre turbo where as the 6400 , 6210 , 6310 and 6410 are 4.5 litre turbo -Same bore but longer stroke.
They weigh nearly 5 tonne so its not suprising people think the 6200/6300 are gutless.
My 6400 has done around 11,000 hours and used to pull a 5 furrow reversible and newholland 1010 for its previous owners.
brynseiri
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- Conwy, North Wales
When I bought the tractor new, even as an SE the spec was miles ahead of any equivalent at the time in its horsepower bracket, Massey either did the 6255 or 4355, NH ts 100 or TL 100, case / Mcormick the CX100 and feck knows what same / Lamborghini did. Those were the choices at the time, it was in stock, one of the last 3 sold. The high at the time service interval for the engine of 250 hours (NH was 200) full frame, powerquad with right hand reverse, 540/1000 pto, lift capacity of 4.5 tonnes and 4.5l engine as opposed to the competition's 3.9l as well as high residual value, all that for £24,500 made it a no brainer for us. Plus the fact it had electric IPTO engagement standard, and electronic linkage control as standard set it apart, as most of the others specced the PTO switch as extra, they came with the hand clutch idea.
- Location
- Limousin
If you want a 6 cyl not easy to find but a 6506 is JD's best kept secret.
If you want a 6 cyl not easy to find but a 6506 is JD's best kept secret.
Nah a 4cyl will do everything we need and more! Just dad seems to be a 6cyl fan
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
6310se
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Have had it on dyno
brynseiri
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- Conwy, North Wales
No, no reason to bother, dynamometers when I was at college were for the likes of silsoe research centre and also hired in by dealers for running in rebuilt engines and tuning tractors up. Since then, everyone with twin beacons and a brand of silage video T shirt has to put their tractor on one just for kicks.
John 1594
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- Cambridgeshire
One thing thats not been mentioned with regards to early 6000 series
check its had the updated air con pipes and clamps fitted. The early ones were prone to vibration and leaking, the later method of clamping fixed them solid and stopped them chewing the o rings out of the pump
same applies to the fuel filter bracket, that was prone to failing from vibration and was replaced by an uprated unit
Allen bolts holding the twin locking pins in the dromone hitch could also shear, replacement pins, springs and bolts are best option
check its had the updated air con pipes and clamps fitted. The early ones were prone to vibration and leaking, the later method of clamping fixed them solid and stopped them chewing the o rings out of the pump
same applies to the fuel filter bracket, that was prone to failing from vibration and was replaced by an uprated unit
Allen bolts holding the twin locking pins in the dromone hitch could also shear, replacement pins, springs and bolts are best option
Collie lovers 2
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We have run 4 cylinder Deere since 1969 ,currently have a 6210 and found it to a good reliable tractor. Had a 6400 in the past and thought it was a superb tractor it replacement is a6420S which has loads of power for its size.
What do you think of the 6210 compared to the 6400?