Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
no he told me a JD 6155R was a match to a Fendt 720 as both were 200 hp, having never set foot in a 6155 I would not know how they pull
JD 6155r V Fendt 718
- Thread starter Kilpeck James
- Start date
- Location
- Shropshire
In my experience, boost is never a match for flat horsepower.
fiancially, it might make sense from the way they are priced, but I would always go for the higher base horsepower.
For example
A 165hp tractor that boost to 205hp would not be as good as a 180hp that boosts to 200
Ormond
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Yes....we looked at a new 720 with 5 years /5000 hour warranty....rough ball park figure to service it through the dealer ....over £11k was the approx quote
Why do you want 1500 rev , run in full auto , it will find its own revs , set your speed , you come to a slope it will rev up , go down it will throttle back .
- Location
- Co antrim
Exactly way i look on boost is buy tarctor way standard hp you need then the boost is just a wee bit extra when the goin gets tough
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
out of interest when does the boost kick in? roadwork? pto? ploughing?
- Location
- Co antrim
Yes pto and when you reach a certain speed or engine comes under load
- Location
- Co antrim
Yes pto and when you reach a certain speed or engine comes under load
The biggest carrot of the Fendt transmission over the Jondy outside price is seperate oils. A Fendt has seperate oil in the transmission to the hydraulics, an important consideration on potato work, when a lot of oil is pumped round implements, thereby increasing the chance of contamination. With say 5000hrs on, a Fendt will be worth more than a Jondy, which if both are similar money new makes a difference.
My old 7480 MF had the same gearbox as a Fendt 716. It spent most of its life pumping oil round sprayers, destoners, harvesters etc. A hydraulic oil change came round every 12,000hrs, and the oil would come out looking like it had done 4000hrs, never mind 1200! The transmission change was 2000hrs (a long time by anybodys standards) and it would come out looking almost new! It left here with 12600hrs and its original gearbox. Clean oil is essential for the survival of a vario. (four of our 6 tractors are VT masseys with Fendt gearbox)
My old 7480 MF had the same gearbox as a Fendt 716. It spent most of its life pumping oil round sprayers, destoners, harvesters etc. A hydraulic oil change came round every 12,000hrs, and the oil would come out looking like it had done 4000hrs, never mind 1200! The transmission change was 2000hrs (a long time by anybodys standards) and it would come out looking almost new! It left here with 12600hrs and its original gearbox. Clean oil is essential for the survival of a vario. (four of our 6 tractors are VT masseys with Fendt gearbox)
PTO and haulage/ fast groundwork not ploughing
Any idea how much more? I service mine by book (get service shedules and picking lists from the dealer when we do it ourselves) but never known it make much difference to trade in values.
Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
in the case of a Fendt maybe 5k more with a MF like you run nothing as no one wants them with high hours
Simple question pal, no need to have a dig about it.
Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Sorry if you thought it was a dig, it was not meant that way ,
- Location
- Huntingdon, UK
Forget about boost. It only engages in certain jobs, and when you need it it probably won’t be there. When buying go by the unboosted power and consider the boost as an added bonus.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Anyone ever seen a tractor advertised with Full Service History?
Used to see cars with FSH, but seems to have become a thing of the past.
Used to see cars with FSH, but seems to have become a thing of the past.
As I have said in the past we have in 30 odd years never been asked about service history when trading in a tractor. It seems to be something only Fendt people buy into. @Speedstar why don't you try running one of your Fendts by servicing it yourself and see what the difference in trade in price is?
Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
how do know i have not got some fendts I service my self ?
all our other tractors we have sold in the past have all ways sold better with a full service history
Even the red ones?
Speedstar
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
yes every one apart from the MF7618