Landini Ghibli 80

tred

STill looking for a good tractor folks. Any opinions of above. Landini run a Perkins power plant so good machine. I am wondering is the above 4WD big enough to handle Round Bales etc and anything else that size it might come across. What ya reckon?

sme

not so sure that perkins engines are what they used to be. but that aside it depends what you are looking for, i think that landinis are fairly bog standard. ie. they're not that pretty inside but they are reasonably reliable.
but to answer your question, my cousin has one of these tractors and it seems to work for him. he mainly uses it with a diet feeder and a shear grab. the hydraulics seem fairly well equiped for the loader he has, i think its a chillton mx120 but not too sure.

emaherx

tred wrote:

STill looking for a good tractor folks. Any opinions of above. Landini run a Perkins power plant so good machine. I am wondering is the above 4WD big enough to handle Round Bales etc and anything else that size it might come across. What ya reckon?

They are a good reliable Tractor but they are very basic. (which is often a good thing.
If you just want to handle bales its plenty big enough, It is lacking a few horses if you plane to use it for bailing round bales.

MrFoxman360

It'll be fine for that, although with a round bale of silage hanging off the front of a loader, the back end will be a bit on the light side, so a rear counter balance would be a good investment.

They seem to be a pretty reliable tractor but be warned, dealers a few and far between when compared with other makes, so if you need parts they might not be arriving in a hurry. Perkins engine is a plus, the thing to be concerned about is keeping the rad clean, as when used with a vengence, these engines have a tendancy to heat up a little, I know from experience.

All in all I think they are a good tractor, but I would advise buying something a little more common for your own benefit as deprecation in value will be a major shock when you come to move it on. How about a JD?

tred

MrFoxman360 wrote:

It'll be fine for that, although with a round bale of silage hanging off the front of a loader, the back end will be a bit on the light side, so a rear counter balance would be a good investment.

They seem to be a pretty reliable tractor but be warned, dealers a few and far between when compared with other makes, so if you need parts they might not be arriving in a hurry. Perkins engine is a plus, the thing to be concerned about is keeping the rad clean, as when used with a vengence, these engines have a tendancy to heat up a little, I know from experience.

All in all I think they are a good tractor, but I would advise buying something a little more common for your own benefit as deprecation in value will be a major shock when you come to move it on. How about a JD?

John Deere wicked expensive though. I am wondering now if id need to look at a landini 90. Maybe 80 too small. Are John Deere fiercly reliable?.

MrFoxman360

AH yea, to give them their due, nothin really beats the john Deere, its a great all rounder with a good dealership network behind, can be a bit pricy though.

Is there any particular reason you want a landini because as i said before i would advise against getting one. If its for price reasons you should go for an older but better quality tractor, such as a john Deere 6300/6400, or a MF , ford or case, All good quality tractors.

Some crucial advice I would give though is to be cautious about buying this size of tractor from a dealer especially if it has a loader, there often clapped out trade ins. Buy private or get a warranty.

tred

MrFoxman360 wrote:

AH yea, to give them their due, nothin really beats the john Deere, its a great all rounder with a good dealership network behind, can be a bit pricy though.

Is there any particular reason you want a landini because as i said before i would advise against getting one. If its for price reasons you should go for an older but better quality tractor, such as a john Deere 6300/6400, or a MF , ford or case, All good quality tractors.

Some crucial advice I would give though is to be cautious about buying this size of tractor from a dealer especially if it has a loader, there often clapped out trade ins. Buy private or get a warranty.

I suppose reason i am looking is that my 2 uncles have them, and think they are great value for money for waht u get, and solid reliable. older John Deeres seem to have big hours on them and id be cautios of that. When you say that size of tractor. Hardly a 02 landini wiht 900 hours is clapped out trade ins?

emaherx

There might not be too many dealers aroud, but aren't these more or less just MF's underneath?

If you are just looking for a yard tractor to handel bales the 80 is plenty big enough, altough a couter weight for the loader is not a bad idea.

moe_sizlak

what age is this landini your thinking of buying or is it new
if its new then there are several other tractors in landini,s price range
mc cormack which have a perkins engine aswell and dealers who sell landini often have the mc cormack franchise aswell
zetor are a small bit cheaper than both landini and mc cormack , the new ones have improoved no end in terms of both reliability and comfort plus zetor have always had a good engine , donwside is zetor are even worse than landini when it comes to depreciation
same are around the same price as landini aswell but are way more comfortable but they would possibley less reliable than a landini though i hear good things about the new ones
another option might be the kubota , theve only started selling them in large tractors since the end of 2005 but being japaneese and having a tremendous reputation in small tractors , they are sure to be a good bet
there around the same price as a landini so might be worth checking out

alternativeley you could just buy a good second hand , john deere while expensive are fairly trouble free plus they hold there money like no other tractor , another excellent tractor but hard to get 2nd hand is a valmet, i would say there every bit as good as a john deere ,they have a better engine , i would not buy a 2nd hand massy unless you buy either a brand new one or the old 300 series , they were a disaster in the nineties and early part of this century plus massy have been trading on a reputation going back 50 yrs and more for too long now
new holland are ok as long as you get one that is a fiat , dont get me started on fords, there hasnt been a good for since the early eighties if you ask me

anyway good luck with whatever you treat youself to

MrFoxman360

Moe makes good sense there. I forgot about the McCormick there a great tractor, I know several people who have them as loader tractors, they get dogged out of it every day but none have given any trouble what so ever. They have a perkins engine which is a strong performer, and a transmission based on the smaller Case tractors, So they are bomb proof too as long as the proper oil is used and changed, one tractor I would recemend Second hand prices are low when compared with other makes alyhough resale value isn't great.

Kubota tarctors are another good quality, but as there so new secondhand examples are few and far between and demand a heafty price, A good machine though, jap build quality is the key.

Zetor, well, the old crystals were ledgends in there own right, but after they went that was it. In my opinion all them new ones aren't worth a second glance, even the likes of the older 7245 and 7745 are only trouble, I know first hand.

What exactly is your budget, and I'll pick you out a couple of good tractors from farmandplant.ie

Trx

No Problems with the Ghibli... I know because I have owned one from new for the last 4 years.. She is a great loader tractor and has no problems with bales. The cab is comfortable and have often spent days in it without any problems. The 100 looks a lot beefier than the 80..
The Overdrive gearbox is nice also with the 40k Box.

Perkins engines are the best in my opinion...


Best of luck and let us all know how you get on...

jimplant

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Bitten & Hisses

jimplant wrote: »

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BeeDI

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

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pajero12

Holy thread resurrection!! Thread is 3 years old lads..Doubt he's still looking for a tractor!!

Tora Bora

pajero12 wrote: »

Holy thread resurrection!! Thread is 3 years old lads..Doubt he's still looking for a tractor!!

Never know. He could be a thee kicker.

tred

Tora Bora wrote: »

Never know. He could be a thee kicker.

LOL, and guess what,we didnt buy the Landini , we went for a Same Explorer. with low hours. Delighted with it. Its beinig rock solid, and were now actually looking at trading it against a New landini in galway. Getting a good trade wiht the Same, and were going from 90 to 110.

f2

Hi I am looking for a decent drystock farmers tractor, have a landini blizzard 85 and loader. year 2000. wondering what would n10k plus tractor buy

X6.430macman

f2 wrote: »

Hi I am looking for a decent drystock farmers tractor, have a landini blizzard 85 and loader. year 2000. wondering what would n10k plus tractor buy

landini vision 105... 100hp...you would buy the last of them (2007/08) for around 30000. with a loader. we had a 2007 one up to last year and it was a great tractor. miser on diesel.