Real hours on a TM

[tomildinio]

Is there anyway of finding out the real hours done by a TM? Bought one and promised hours are right but I doubt it very much.

 

[Wellytrack]

Has it had a run on the Irish Sea?

 

[Nearly]

Has it had a run on the Irish Sea?

the ink on clock hours dissolves in salt water

 

[Drillman]

An awful lot of NH tractor hours are in the bottom of the Irish Sea.

I challenged a certain Irish dealer (name sounded similar to McFlurry) a few years back as he had my neighbours tractor for sale showing at least 2000hr less than it did wen my neighbour sold it a few years earlier. He wasn’t happy about it and tried to tell me I was wrong

 

[Wellytrack]

Run on the ferry freshens them up no end. Happens with other brands of tractors too.

 

[Kentishfarmer]

We have a JD that due to a niche electrical fault has reset its dash clock hours more than once. Bought it 2nd hand and since realised it must have done 3000 more hours than we thought when we got it, because the engine hours are recorded on the ICU and the dealer/whoever has the equipment can read that.
It might also be the same in your case

 

[tomildinio]

Came in from France. So had a rejuvenating dip for sure. Hours would be low. Promised that's how the French do it. Drives well but cosmetically looks like it's had a lot of driving. Be nice to know for maintaince sake!

 

[holywell farmer]

Won't be a chip or sensor that reveal the true hours ?

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Check the tractor's ecu, that can't lie

 

[tomildinio]

How do I do that on a tm anyone know?

 

[MF CI]

One of the last things to look at when considering the condition of a tractor would be the hour meter. Overhaul look, tyres, wear in linkage pins and bushes etc, handles and grab rails, steering wheel and pedals, switches and buttons. All done in a minute or two after that go with your gut feeling

 

[stuart]

How do I do that on a tm anyone know?

You'll need someone with a laptop to do that

 

[Johnnyboxer]

You'll need someone with a laptop to do that

Via the OBD port with a suitable adapter
The ECU knows everything nowadays

 

[wdah/him]

We bought a ts that the hours aren’t right on dealer was honest about it. Ecu gave a figure that he didn’t trust either but we bought on gut and price as always.

very few popular tractors are honest in hours.

 

[Fragonard]

How likely is it to find a 10 year old tractor to have only 2000 genuine hours?

 

[e3120]

How likely is it to find a 10 year old tractor to have only 2000 genuine hours?

@carbonfibre farmer ?

 

[Bald Rick]

Is there anyway of finding out the real hours done by a TM? Bought one and promised hours are right but I doubt it very much.

If it’s ours, it’ll be plenty ….

 

[Bury the Trash]

If it’s ours, it’ll be plenty ….

R u French?

 

[Bald Rick]

R u French?

Mais non.

but the OP May have bought ours which is/was on the market

other TMs are available

 

[Blue.]

Mais non.

but the OP May have bought ours which is/was on the market

other TMs are available

I took it he meant a New Holland TM not a Jcb TM?