McCormick/Landini

john432

Member
Location
Carmarthenshire
So good tractor to buy secondhand then?
I'm not one that likes following the crowd..but sometimes it's easier and cheaper..A good second hand tractor ? Needs to be a model that has sold in big numbers..that will ensure plenty of independent mechanics etc with the knowledge to fix .plus the availability of parts from the aftermarket suppliers...and eventually second hand parts from breaker's..
 

Cowcorn

Member
Mixed Farmer
To me the new x7 tractors are a fine modern looking machine .
Every tractor can give trouble its how the Dealer and maker responds to sort it out that counts .
MF and ford have ruled the roost here for 3 generations with IH on the subs bench !! Other makes have been tried over the years including Same which were excellent tractors let down by a poor dealer support .
John Deere were here for a while but the price of spares and repairs sickened my father and the departed .
Next time out i would seriously consider a X7 it kinda says hello to me !!
 

killie_cowboy

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Scottish Borders
I've had deere, a 6520, best tractor they ever made, had masseys aswell, 390 and 390t.
Mccormicks are crap, they even look crap, just because the dealer has a good name???
Best tractor they ever made because you had one. Everybody knows the 20 series weren't as reliable as the 30 series, but to be clear my experience and that of my pals are in R series that have about 30 error codes at any one time and a dash that has a desire to be a Xmas tree in many cases. They all give bother and a dealer that's sh!t hot is an important thing, to deny this is frankly stupid. McCormick are a decent enough tractor and with this new model coming out theyve sorted the cab plastics out, not that it matters when theres 20k difference between that and a Deere. Long as the wheels are turning.
 

Hilly

Member
Best tractor they ever made because you had one. Everybody knows the 20 series weren't as reliable as the 30 series, but to be clear my experience and that of my pals are in R series that have about 30 error codes at any one time and a dash that has a desire to be a Xmas tree in many cases. They all give bother and a dealer that's sh!t hot is an important thing, to deny this is frankly stupid. McCormick are a decent enough tractor and with this new model coming out theyve sorted the cab plastics out, not that it matters when theres 20k difference between that and a Deere. Long as the wheels are turning.
we are lucky up here that AB Wight at St Boswells are very good ! The brakes on McCormacks are reason enough to have one imo !
 

Boo-Boo

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Rep of ire
Just got out of a Mccormick. MC115, absolutely cracking tractor. Simple, goes well. Perfect on a loader.
Have the mc115 myself as well as more ā€œpremium ā€œ brands. I donā€™t think I could find any better a loader tractor than it . Every thing is where it should be and at 12500 hrs without a major breakdown. Biggest repair was hydraulic pump acting up , got it refurbished 400ā‚¬ . Service costs about 20% of the premium brands. Reliability %100 . A few around here bought new and all still here .
 

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