John Deere 6830 premium 10000 hrs

[Deepseaman]

Looking at the above just under 10 k hours. Had it appraised by jd expert , ok , but needs head gasket and some play (20mm) in rock shaft, front axle diff and tls just been overhauled. Not much else ever done to it apparently.
At these hours should I run a mile or are these tractors ok for a few more hours?

 

[Sebastian77]

Depends how much...

 

[NZ Tech]

Did he measure the wheel bearings???. Easy and saves lots on undiagnosed repairs.

Looking at the above just under 10 k hours. Had it appraised by jd expert , ok , but needs head gasket and some play (20mm) in rock shaft, front axle diff and tls just been overhauled. Not much else ever done to it apparently.
At these hours should I run a mile or are these tractors ok for a few more hours?

 

[Deepseaman]

Did he measure the wheel bearings???. Easy and saves lots on undiagnosed repairs.

Apparently jacked the axle up and checked them

 

[NI farmer]

Rear wheel bearings you mean?
12000 on ours Usual jd problems but going perfect
Lot of work left so don't be afraid

 

[Timbo]

Give it a mornings work and check for error codes popping up, things not working etc and budget accordingly...

 

[Sid]

needs head gasket

Service item

 

[NZ Tech]

Use a dial gauge on the flange. Or 0.0010 thou movement and the bearings need readjusting. Over 0.0020 thou replace the bearings

Apparently jacked the axle up and checked them

 

[daveydiesel1]

Contractor bit away from here has a few 30 series and 1 has 17k odd hours and another with 19k odd hours. Seen them carting grass this summer stil goin strong and to say they do hard work would be an grosse understatement. Always flat to the mat with big trailers/tankers and would literally be out workin everyday of the year so wouldnt be a bit scared of that tractor

 

[ARW]

You can measure the wheel bearing all you want but they will go at some point, not a big job to do them

 

[ed574]

High-hour horsepower: John Deere 6830 breaks 20,000 hours - Farmers Weekly

Graham Hayllar runs a grassland-based contracting outfit in the picturesque Eden Valley, Cumbria, and uses a fleet of high-hour workhorses, including a

www.fwi.co.uk

Spent many happy hours driving this, still going strong too.

 

[40 series]

Contractor bit away from here has a few 30 series and 1 has 17k odd hours and another with 19k odd hours. Seen them carting grass this summer stil goin strong and to say they do hard work would be an grosse understatement. Always flat to the mat with big trailers/tankers and would literally be out workin everyday of the year so wouldnt be a bit scared of that tractor

Is that lyons

 

[daveydiesel1]

Is that lyons

Yeah. Think 1 is a 6930 and other 7530

 

[neilo]

It depends if it’s otherwise tidy and priced accordingly. Rockshaft kit, head gasket and brakes (assuming they’ve not been done) are going to be £2-3k+ straight away.
No reason it shouldn’t do high hours after, but price will need to be right, as ever.

 

[Timbo]

Low to mid 20s if on good tyres

 

[NZ Tech]

I guess measuring the bearing at every service can save you potentially having to remove and replace the trans pump on your pq or ivt transmission... up too you if you want to save a few k and down time.

Also when you are buying a sec hand tractor its always nice to know what you are going to be spending on it instead of stumbling along fixing fxxkups during the season.

You can measure the wheel bearing all you want but they will go at some point, not a big job to do them

 

[Deepseaman]

I guess measuring the bearing at every service can save you potentially having to remove and replace the trans pump on your pq or ivt transmission... up too you if you want to save a few k and down time.

Also when you are buying a sec hand tractor its always nice to know what you are going to be spending on it instead of stumbling along fixing fxxkups during the season.

That’s the fear , the unknown of continual breakdowns or faults , but thinking if engine is done , and everything else seems ok , maybe we will be right as we only add a roughly 500 hrs a year .
Just have to avoid investing to much in a tractor of that hours as it will not have much resale value.
Flip side is , if it runs reliably for a few more years then it’s cheap hp , especially considering we are small and our budget is not very big . Maybe one day we could afford a low hour or new one , but just not an option at the moment.

 

[Will 1594]

That’s the fear , the unknown of continual breakdowns or faults , but thinking if engine is done , and everything else seems ok , maybe we will be right as we only add a roughly 500 hrs a year .
Just have to avoid investing to much in a tractor of that hours as it will not have much resale value.
Flip side is , if it runs reliably for a few more years then it’s cheap hp , especially considering we are small and our budget is not very big . Maybe one day we could afford a low hour or new one , but just not an option at the moment.

A few sales coming up with some nice looking jd in them . Can the budget stretch a bit to find a genuine off farm sale , instead of a fuuuked trade in , we where looking for another last spring after losing one in a fire , ended up buying two older ones one high hours off a forum member , 25 year old but immaculate and very well looked after , and a very low houred one off a small fen farm , only ploughed and cultivated 60 acre of silt land every year
They are out there , just keep looking

 

[NZ Tech]

I guess thats where a complete check helps

That’s the fear , the unknown of continual breakdowns or faults , but thinking if engine is done , and everything else seems ok , maybe we will be right as we only add a roughly 500 hrs a year .
Just have to avoid investing to much in a tractor of that hours as it will not have much resale value.
Flip side is , if it runs reliably for a few more years then it’s cheap hp , especially considering we are small and our budget is not very big . Maybe one day we could afford a low hour or new one , but just not an option at the moment.

 

[Deepseaman]

Do the pto s give much trouble as it has been on a power Harrow I think?