Jump up to a 420s?

[Purseypig]

We have converted to having one loadall and one pivot on the farm, machine of the year and has been worth every penny, the JCB TM320s!! ...... As long as you don't look at the peeling paintwork ....
We are about to demo a TM420s which on paper looks like it solves a lot of the things slightly lacking from our 320 .... Extra speed, better gearbox selection, slightly more height for stacking bales, etc.
Is it worth the jump up in price and size?
Views on the new 420s, is reliability still good?
Will the paint start peeling after a year??
Do they tow?

 

[Wesley]

@Bald Rick

 

[foul mouth phil]

We have converted to having one loadall and one pivot on the farm, machine of the year and has been worth every penny, the JCB TM320s!! ...... As long as you don't look at the peeling paintwork ....
We are about to demo a TM420s which on paper looks like it solves a lot of the things slightly lacking from our 320 .... Extra speed, better gearbox selection, slightly more height for stacking bales, etc.
Is it worth the jump up in price and size?
Views on the new 420s, is reliability still good?
Will the paint start peeling after a year??
Do they tow?

They are reliable, they do peel, and they do tow. They are a fair beast, specially pushing grass up a steep clamp.

 

[Purseypig]

Demo has just arrived, apart from the much bigger wheels so vastly improved clearance, the machine itself doesn't look a massive jump in size from the 320s which is pleasing!!
One delivery with 15 square bales and she pulled like a dream, difficult shed to manoeuvre in but managed it even being slightly wider than the smaller one.
So far it seems to be proving to be a viable replacement, the main factor is going to be how many pennies we need to find to afford it after a trade in.
Anything to test it on in particular or anything to look at as weaknesses?

 

[Chae1]

Stacking bales 6 high.