Looking for Fermec 860, NH95 backhoe
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Durt Burd
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- SE Ireland
What age are you looking at, as the 860 was introduced in the mid 1990s as an MF becoming a Fermec in 1998.
Hi there , we will have an L reg Fermac 860 to sell soon. We are doing a few jobs to it then it will be ready to sell. Reason for sale is that we have bought a loader tractor instead.
It has the 4 in bucket , pallet forks on the bucket and a few buckets on the back.
It has the 4 in bucket , pallet forks on the bucket and a few buckets on the back.
Ok can you pvt me some details, price etc?
- Location
- south norfolk
Sandhill plant will be worth a call.backhoes getting as rare as hens teeth.
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Durt Burd
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- Location
- SE Ireland
Worth keeping an eye on Pyketts, McCleans and HRN Tractors too.
My brother has a 1998 860 which the farm has owned from new. It did all of the handling work including pushing up silage until they bought a Volvo shovel 14 or 15 years later. Front axle has been tightened up lately but it has been reliable although the paint was never great on it. This one has a standard dipper arm as it was bought for predominantly loader work and we thought the extra weight was unnecessary having had a 50HX before that.
My brother has a 1998 860 which the farm has owned from new. It did all of the handling work including pushing up silage until they bought a Volvo shovel 14 or 15 years later. Front axle has been tightened up lately but it has been reliable although the paint was never great on it. This one has a standard dipper arm as it was bought for predominantly loader work and we thought the extra weight was unnecessary having had a 50HX before that.
- Location
- Yorkshire
MF 860 digger Sale value ?
Thinking of selling our 860 MF digger and buying a tractor and loader . What’s the digger worth? How much should I be asking for it? Engines sound . Does jobs around the farm fine. 4 in one bucket. Pallet forks. Couple of buckets to go with it. There’s two leaking rams on the back actor . Few...
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Hi there.are you still planning to sell your MF860?
Regards
- Location
- south norfolk
Ellis have a NH 95 backhoe.was in their auction according to an email I had from them today.
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Hi there.are you planning to sell your fermec 860?
Hi there . Yes the digger is to be sold . I’m waiting on the mechanic to sort out a few rams on the back actor and put a new manifold in then it’s to go .
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Being a MF/Fermec man myself I would say they are the best back hoe made, you want a late square cab model as they have the better more reliable Danfoss hydraulics with ride control ,a turner 4 speed trans but a early will have 4 speed with 5th overdrive and no Ride control, stay away from the first round cab model Fermec it was there first crack at a digger and changed the gearbox and hydraulics and the rear axel for cheaper stuff to maximise profit with mega reliability issues .
The perkins 1004 is bomb proof , In my 27 years of them only having to change hoses due to age and the front axel seals a few times and a brake master cylinder
wide front tyre keep you up in the soft stuff and give extra grip when needed
fast 160 lpm hydraulics with a class leading front loader lifting over 3 ton
21 feet of reach on the rear is a full bucket extra , than jcb ect
and a good heater
They are just as happy on a farm as a building site , a tool on the silage pit with a grape on, good for loading the muck spreader, you get a big tiptoe bucket on for grain used to have a 2 ton one, they make a good fencing tool carry your wire ect in the rear bucket and put the post in the front and use the bucket as a post knocker. good for ditching as that 21 feet rear reach give's you that extra bit and the big tyre's help not marking the ground the same or pulling you out of the slop. The back hoe is a bit high for lower farm buildings you just need to remember to lower it down.
My 1998 Fermec has 7300h and is away to get a full paint and restoration including hoses bushes ect this winter she will be for sale one day and will probebly return what I paid for it in 2001
There is a few for sale and making strong money good luck
The perkins 1004 is bomb proof , In my 27 years of them only having to change hoses due to age and the front axel seals a few times and a brake master cylinder
wide front tyre keep you up in the soft stuff and give extra grip when needed
fast 160 lpm hydraulics with a class leading front loader lifting over 3 ton
21 feet of reach on the rear is a full bucket extra , than jcb ect
and a good heater
They are just as happy on a farm as a building site , a tool on the silage pit with a grape on, good for loading the muck spreader, you get a big tiptoe bucket on for grain used to have a 2 ton one, they make a good fencing tool carry your wire ect in the rear bucket and put the post in the front and use the bucket as a post knocker. good for ditching as that 21 feet rear reach give's you that extra bit and the big tyre's help not marking the ground the same or pulling you out of the slop. The back hoe is a bit high for lower farm buildings you just need to remember to lower it down.
My 1998 Fermec has 7300h and is away to get a full paint and restoration including hoses bushes ect this winter she will be for sale one day and will probebly return what I paid for it in 2001
There is a few for sale and making strong money good luck
Hi again.just let me know when you’re ready to sell.
Never mentioned the hours been done on MF.?
Thanks
Hours are 16000 so its done a few hours. Engines good in it and i started it this morning at the garage and sounds good. She's been standing there since Christmas. I understand there's quiet a bit of demand for diggers now. Im waiting on the mechanic to repair 3 rams on the back actor, 2 seals gone and one cracked ram, extending boob is not extending , stop switch doesnt work so i stall her to stop and it needs a new manifold put on her. Other than that she's good.
Whats her value as she is? Like i said she runs tidy and in pretty good conditon .
Thanks.
- Location
- Darlington
Think I saw a fermec digger going to be in a farm sale at Thirsk soon.
Where sorry? What website?
- Location
- Darlington
Knew you were going to ask that 
Can`t remember,May of been in the darlington paper or even in one of the classic tractor books. may even have been one of the auctioneers web sites
Can`t remember,May of been in the darlington paper or even in one of the classic tractor books. may even have been one of the auctioneers web sites
- Location
- Darlington
Thirsk auctions. T Parvin & son, Kirby wiske, YO7 4EY, sat 12 June.