Why is the whine such a problem?
It must be worse in a t6 because I wouldn’t say my 2010 6050 is that badWe have a T 6.180. Dad has to turn his hearing aids off when driving it! That's how whiney the gearbox is! Good tractor though.
Mine wasn't.Electro command is reliable
I haven’t had any problems so far (6000) hoursMine wasn't.
I diddnt till 3800hrs clutch packs. Cab off job, I got offered v good money for it and put it down the road. I know of others that have been flawless I think mine was the exception rather than the ruleI haven’t had any problems so far (6000) hours
Our T6s are Short with not a lot Of travel atall Compared to the valtra and valmet we have got a power Harrow pto cut for the NH and it’s unusable on the valtraFrom my experience with Nh JD Fendt and MF I have found on the models used the blue arms were longer and according to a slurry pump manufacturer travel a greater distance in his experience of demonstrating pumps
My 40 series and my 05 mxu both seem quieter than my maxxum 130mc but on a Db meter they're all about the same at 69db. The maxxum is actually slightly quieter at 67-68 but it has the electro command whine which I think is more the pitch rather than actual loudness.It was a good gearbox in its day no one noticed the noise in the TS and 40 series as the Powerstar engine roared and drowned it out. The FPT is a very quiet engine and that's why you can hear the gearbox. There are two gears 'or cogs!' that make the noise and on the latest versions they have been mechanically polished which has more or less cured it. You can reduce the noise quite a bit like I did on my old T6040 by applying Dynamat or the Silentcoat equivalent to the floor and behind the fan and a sound deadening mat under the seat. https://www.deadening.co.uk/collections/silent-coat
The picture shows my T6.160 Autocommand which was already very quiet showing 69db on a phone app (which I don't really trust sometimes). This tractor didn't really need doing but I have put this stuff in all my vehicles over the years and I can't really help myself some times! Because it was already very quite I went to town on it and took the whole interior out and did over the wheel arches as well. I also put acoustic foam around the the air con blower. The phone now reads 64db at full load which is quieter than many luxury cars.
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Our t6.180 wasn’t. Two pto clutch packs and one set main transmission clutch packs in 3000 hours. Traded it in For a dynamic command.Electro command is reliable