marco
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- tipperary, ireland
Do you think jcb should design and build conventional 100-250hp tractors?
Should jcb start making conventional tractors?
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celtis man
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They would probably buy Indian products and paint them yellow [emoji848][emoji108]
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Do mean with 40k transmission ?
what they need to build is a 120 hp 7610 ford like tractor with a simple gearbox with clutchless reverser ,air con ,forward opening doors like old renaults ,for the stockmens loader tractor ,and run around jobs ,
And yes build some premium tractors why not , valtra air suspension ,front axle , jd 8.1 ltr engine , fendt vario ,or jd power quad box , claas / renault cab ,greenstar guidance , old mf 3000 auto tronic for hydraulics ,still one of best with switch up and down ,and the dial for tweeking when ploughing .
Scribus
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- Central Atlantic
It's a saturated market and they'd want to offer something that others don't. I should think they have the plans on a top of shelf somewhere which they dust down every now and then then hastily shove them back again.
tweedale terrier
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- The Hills
Do you really thinks so
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- Mid Norfolk
I'd love a tractor with the JCB engine.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
They already tried.
7000 series.
7000 series.
Put all round suspension on it then
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- Mid Norfolk
The 7000 series was about as conventional as Dame Edna!
76masseyman
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- Lincolncestershire
Why bother ? Plenty of conventional ones to chose from, even with same engine and same type of transmission. JCB have a unique machine, and to go conventional would be a reverse step.
When the Fastrac came out, everyone else dismissed suspension as they said you couldn’t transmit the power to the ground. But they nearly all offer front axle suspension now.
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- Co antrim
Dont think ye could get all round suspension in a tractor in conventional guise cause the back axle has to be seperate unit with chassis holdin it all together. Think jcb is doin just fine and find it hard to believe other tractor makers hasnt copied this design as an alternative. Also think the new jcb has the best engine tranny combo out there
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- Co antrim
Already available in 2cx if am not mistaken which would be handy wee yoke if only it had telescopic boom like tm 320
charlie850
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A main supplier to JCB wasn’t keen on them making conventional tractors it’s why the 7000 ceased production even though they weren’t using that gearbox in them
Scribus
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- Central Atlantic
They all had the opportunity when Trantor were dragging their design idea around the manufacturers in the 70's. Did they approach JCB? I've no idea, but the Trantor was as much a design philosophy based on a master's thesis by Stuart Taylor as it was a final product. I should think JCB had a copy when they were thinking about the Fastrac.
Sheep
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- Northern Ireland
Christ that sounds like hardship start to finish.
holywell farmer
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- holywell, north wales
Maybe try 7000 series again with direct drive style transmission
Tarw Coch
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MF 3000 series used Bosch hydraulic controls didn’t/don’t theyand they’re not the only ones. The knobs/layout may differ but underneath they’re the same.Do you really thinks so
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Don't think they sold many either.
The gearbox was dreaded P-tronic fitted to 3230 also as far as i remember.
I know a couple people that run them and really like them. Massive external brakes!