Kramer vs JCB

[fermerboy]

Clearly the only reason its not been washed is because he didn’t want to get water inside the cab through the missing door. I’m sure it would be spotless otherwise.
Any bets as to what its seen most out of the pressure washer & a grease gun?

Bet that JCB is basically sound though worked hard perhaps.
Somebody will steam clean it to hell and back, 4 new tyres, a new door fitted, a tidy up/service and you wouldn't regocnise it.

 

[Andrew1983]

Hand brake on Kramer is crap!! Dangerous even. I don’t like that you can’t free wheel the transmission and rev to get faster hydraulic function at same time. Dad wanted simpler than the JCB which he thought the Kramer was, the 12k price saving and 3 year warranty definitely swung him too.

I went for a 538/60 myself, 1600 hours in its broken down more already than the 536 I traded in with 7500 hours. Paint is just about ok. But it’s a lovely machine to drive! Pick up hitch is a pain to see so we added a camera.

If JD put some R an D money into Kramer, they could become a serious machine. But that would no doubt make them a serious price too.

 

[lloyd]

Star performer doing everything well i wonder which telehandler they
are talking about on the front cover of 'farm machinery journal'.

 

[willyorkshire]

Standard warranty is 3 years at the minute.

very negotiable depending on hours. Just got 5 yrs or 5000hrs, but they and Iknow it won't do anything like that.

 

[Chris W]

Our 2020 TM420 is on the market …. 8000 odd dairy hours. A snip, Sir .. a veritable snip.


Considered a Kramer, bought a JCB side arm

Why not another TM420(s)?