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- North Devon
Lol no you’re mistaken they eat the plough in first gear
valtra t174 versu gearbox problems
- Thread starter jag850
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Lol no you’re mistaken they eat the plough in first gear
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- Carlow Ireland
There is definitely a Valtra box that self-destructs in 1st under load, just wondering if it is this one?
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- North Devon
Because you read it on the internet?
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- Carlow Ireland
Yes. are you saying that there wasn't any issue with 1st gear and high torque loads?
Probably caused by lads not using medium gears when they should , medium 4 is better for ploughing than first high. The same with reversing with heavy loads , the medium box should be used instead of the high gear. A lot of problems are caused by abuse .
- Location
- North Devon
Yes I’m saying I’ve never heard of any problem and nor has the main dealer around here.
One of their mechs stood beside of me
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- Carlow Ireland
Funnily it is not uncommon around here, I know of it happening to 5 T series, there is even an uprated 1st gear available to solve the issue.
- Location
- North Devon
Which models and were they chipped, if so then not a gearbox problem
Ive five T series here and I've never done a gear in any of them. But then we do know how to change from high to medium.
bobajob
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- Sw Scotland
No no it’s a valtra, you mean the clutch packs will slip before you break first gear 
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- North Devon
Well I’ve personally racked up 25-30k hrs in Valtra/Valmets in last 32 years and never had a gear or clutch pack in gearbox fail.
Highest hours on tractor 25k lowest excluding my T174 which is fairly new is 8k.
Around 50k hrs in total the brand has done on this farm. Only ever put brakes in 1 of them. Mechanically rock solid.
Have run many other brands along side them but none stayed the course.
Funnily enough you won’t find me running down other brands.
Personally I think they are all rubbish compared to years ago except in driver comfort. I stick with valtra because they’ve always served me well and cost little to keep running. They have their faults but so do the rest.
Does seem some people feel threatened by some brands and feel the need to constantly try to belittle and run them down.
Highest hours on tractor 25k lowest excluding my T174 which is fairly new is 8k.
Around 50k hrs in total the brand has done on this farm. Only ever put brakes in 1 of them. Mechanically rock solid.
Have run many other brands along side them but none stayed the course.
Funnily enough you won’t find me running down other brands.
Personally I think they are all rubbish compared to years ago except in driver comfort. I stick with valtra because they’ve always served me well and cost little to keep running. They have their faults but so do the rest.
Does seem some people feel threatened by some brands and feel the need to constantly try to belittle and run them down.
That's huge hrs to have on a T4 , 8000 in 4 yrs.
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- North Devon
Lol. You misread that. I said excluding my t4.
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- North Devon
If it was from the faulty batch it should have been recalled. Did dealer check ?
Gudday chap thanks for your reply. Was there definitely a recall on faulty ones? Was it in a certain batch of build numbers?
agri knives
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- middle of ireland
Yes my 2018 254 was recalled and modified . What year is yours .
Will find exact build date. But I would say it would be around 2018 as well. Do you know how many were recalled?
How many were recalled isn't something a manufacturer would likely want to be widely known
What's they do want to be known is they've recalled every one that has the problem
The dealer will have access to the database with affected Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs). Give them a chance to put it right, then if that fails, point them towards a public forum or three
agri knives
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- middle of ireland
They were all to be recalled as they all had the same issue , it’s an upgrade of a shaft with a stronger circlip system .
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