new jcb fastrac prices.

[hardialpha]

Has any body been told what is the prices of the 4190 or4220 full spec fastrac yet. We are still waiting for our demo.

 

[Lincsman]

It will be as much as they can get away with, this hasnt been decided yet.

 

[hardialpha]

Was told at cereals last year the price would be somewhere between fendt and johndeere.

 

[Hooch]

4220 quoted £125,000 !!!!!

 

[Alistair Nelson]

They never said between which jd and fendt!

 

[hardialpha]

I think they were saying price same as same hp fendt and johndeere. But £125k for 4220 is not a bad price.

 

[Chuckie]

If they want to charge top money, they need to improve some of the components they use, especially in cab switches and stuff. Other than that, I was very impressed by the road manners of the demo I had.

 

[Robt]

We, LH Agro, are fitting full RTK Topcon to one this week or next. I'll post back with pictures

 

[Chuckie]

The dog thought it was fantastic

 

[hardialpha]

The switch gear on a lot of new tractors is not very good. Built to a price I would guess.

 

[Beef farmer]

@hardialpha £125000 not a bad price! Are you drunk? It's 1/8th of a million. And a 3bed house in the nearby town, albeit a shite town.

 

[RobFZS]

@hardialpha £125000 not a bad price! Are you drunk? It's 1/8th of a million. And a 3bed house in the nearby town, albeit a shite town.

2 , 3 bed houses in stoke

 

[hardialpha]

It might sound like a lot of money @Beef farmer , but it is an impressive bit of kit.

 

[Chuckie]

How much is a Scania or Volvo tractor unit, just as a comparison? I reckon they will look far better value for money!

 

[hardialpha]

@Chuckie. You can't compare them as they are two different animals.but a Volvo or Scania would cost over £100k too.

 

[Chae1]

They are taking the pee really. How much would that tractor cost in parts and to assemble? I know there is R&D costs etc. It's the same with all brands of tractors though.

The top model 2170 in the range that it replaces cost 80k so a hefty price increase.

 

[Lincsman]

I think they were saying price same as same hp fendt and johndeere. But £125k for 4220 is not a bad price.

I rest my case... "as much as the can get away with"

 

[Rusty#1]

£125k are they for real?!! they must know somthing the rest of us don't about the agri job!

 

[Andrew]

They are taking the pee really. How much would that tractor cost in parts and to assemble? I know there is R&D costs etc. It's the same with all brands of tractors though.

The top model 2170 in the range that it replaces cost 80k so a hefty price increase.

The problem is JCB sell very very few tractors compared to JD or AGCO or CNH.
JCB probably sell the as many units in 20 years as the big players do in 5. They can either spend lots more per unit on R+D and release a new model every 5 years like the big players, or let the models have a longer lifespan to try and minimise R+D cost. I think I'm right in saying JCB have taken the latter - the 2000 series has been about for how many years??
This then has the downside of needing a MAJOR redesign to make it look modern - park a 2170 alonside other machines and it feels like going back in time inside. The major redesign costs more - so prices have to go up.

It's all based on production volume - if there was a market for as many Fastracs as there are truck tractor units I bet they'd be cheaper!

 

[hardialpha]

I would still think that the same hp fendt will probably cost more. So let's just hope any niggles have been ironed out.