New tractor, which model to choose

Farma Parma

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Arable Farmer
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Northumberlandia
I used to calibrate every tractor on PDI when I was on the tools. That way you know everything is right and you won't have to go back out to it early doors. That was our job as dealers. Is that not normal good practice?
Leaving the factory like that tho... jobs you lads at dealers shouldnt need too be doing.
Thats my views anyways
 

Farma Parma

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Arable Farmer
Location
Northumberlandia
Wha tu talkin about Willis? 🤷‍♂️
walk into plenty Massey dealers say April 2020 & try too order a T4 final Massey, unless there was one already being made for a stock order or dealers had one in there yard
you wouldnt find very many. thats just one example. few years down the line there will be a gap of over a year of not many of them models sold new
there wernt there you couldnt get them.
8S poss took a bit longer too arrive i dunno. but did anyone get one even to demo before xmas? not many.
 

Farma Parma

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Arable Farmer
Location
Northumberlandia
Some Engine emission RED TAPE for those who think iam waffling

The deadline for entering into service of these tractors is the end of Stage IV for each power range, thus 31 December 2019 for 56 to 130 kW and 31 December 2018 for >130 kW.
 

Farma Parma

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Arable Farmer
Location
Northumberlandia
Yeah i know of several low hour'd 7720's VT at that, they seem unsellable for some reason & at cheap money on the scale of things.
just too add there is several 7720dvt most still under warranty & lowish hours between £68-75k for sale if you look hard enuff & all good spec
makes the new one that MF dont even currently offer in that chassis size a mockery at what £110k in D7 poor farmer doesnt half take some financial hit in 3 years mind.
Buy the same HP Fendt it doesnt loose anywhere near as much.
I dont run Fendts but iam stating some very clear facts here.
i run tractors 10years plus now poss much longer some from new some the right money used.
that gap has got too far away & job being what it is will only get worse.
 

Fergieman

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Northumberland
just too add there is several 7720dvt most still under warranty & lowish hours between £68-75k for sale if you look hard enuff & all good spec
makes the new one that MF dont even currently offer in that chassis size a mockery at what £110k in D7 poor farmer doesnt half take some financial hit in 3 years mind.
Buy the same HP Fendt it doesnt loose anywhere near as much.
I dont run Fendts but iam stating some very clear facts here.
i run tractors 10years plus now poss much longer some from new some the right money used.
that gap has got too far away & job being what it is will only get worse.

Your not comparing like with like, them 2nd hand 7720's wouldn't of cost £110,000 when new a few years ago.
 

FrasseSweden

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Sweden
Looking at a new massey 205hp. Next model up is 225hp and £3300 more. We don’t really need the extra power. In 5 years time with 2500 hrs on it will the higher horse power tractor be worth around 2k more.?.
I can recomend the 8S. 225 instead of 205 for that money. I was a little like you, i change my 7620 and first think to take 205, but i decide go for 225. The only thing i not are happy with are if i want Dyna-VT i most wait to december here in Sweden. But i go with Dyna E - Power instead so i get mine in late februari if not this with Covid-19 make trouble. And at our farm we allways has have MF and we have has the most model. But this new MF are the best since 3000 series came. I belive this is the future for tractor and comfort.
 

Lofty1984

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Mixed Farmer
Location
South wales
I can recomend the 8S. 225 instead of 205 for that money. I was a little like you, i change my 7620 and first think to take 205, but i decide go for 225. The only thing i not are happy with are if i want Dyna-VT i most wait to december here in Sweden. But i go with Dyna E - Power instead so i get mine in late februari if not this with Covid-19 make trouble. And at our farm we allways has have MF and we have has the most model. But this new MF are the best since 3000 series came. I belive this is the future for tractor and comfort.
Keep us updated when you get it 👍
 

Cowabunga

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Location
Ceredigion,Wales
£2-3k total interest the duck claims £20k ! 6% example above £1800, if you can’t get 6% it will be more. Probably best to start a new thread, its amazes me people don’t work the real cost of various methods of finance.
You would pay at least 6% flat rate on an used tractor I reckon. £60k without subsidy at 6% flat over five years works out at £18000 interest. That would be £1300/month for 60 months. The £300/month being interest.
 

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