Recommend Tractor for 10K

alex64 · 13-10-2007 10:56pm #1

I need to get a 4WD tractor with a front loader for picking up round bails and putting in silage with a grab. Around a price range of 10,000 euro. I have seen JD 2650 4WD tractors in this price range but not sure if they're any good. Any suggestions?

MrFoxman360 · 18-10-2007 7:05pm

2650 is a good machine, but you want one that has been looked after. If brake filings get into the hydraulic oil they will wreck the gear box, so check if the oil is clean, 2650's can give head gasket trouble but its not too common. JD is a good choice, nice to see some people have sense!

marlyman · 25-10-2007 3:47pm

2650 back end is rubbish. wouldn't recommend it.

alex64 · 25-10-2007 4:06pm

Which one of these would you recommend for front loader work around the yard. These would be 1989 - 1993 models.

Massey Ferguson 3085 - 3125
Same Antares 100
John Deere 2650
Ford 7610 or 7810

marlyman · 25-10-2007 4:11pm

massey gave trouble with autotronic boxes and the transmission
same - parts are hard to get and too expensive
john deere is akward around the yard
ford 7610 or 7810 is best bet out of this lineup - watch out foor porus block.

moe_sizlak · 27-10-2007 1:25pm

7610 were renound as being a ball of crap , i would go for either a case 885xl or if you can get one for your budget of 10 k a case 956xl , back then the case was as good as the john deere , especially the 956 , fantastic tractor

alex64 · 27-10-2007 1:40pm

What horsepower are the 956xl do you know?

marlyman · 30-10-2007 8:21am

moe_sizlak wrote: »

7610 were renound as being a ball of crap , i would go for either a case 885xl or if you can get one for your budget of 10 k a case 956xl , back then the case was as good as the john deere , especially the 956 , fantastic tractor

7610 super Q is still the most popular and sought after ford in this country, out of the line up given it was the best pick. dont like case - cabs are too small.

moe_sizlak · 31-10-2007 9:25pm

all i know is the ford 7610 with the collumn change gearbox was a complete disaster , i dont like ford anyway but they were regarded my most as rubbish

a 956xl is just shy of 100hp , fantastic tractor , whats this about the cab being too small , there as big as in the 2850 or even 3050 john deere of the same era and ive never heard anyone faulting them on there cab

if the size of the cab is your main priority , buy a 20 year old or older zetor

moe_sizlak · 31-10-2007 9:26pm

actually now that i think of it , i think the 956 xl could be over a hundred hp , 105 perhaps

Recommend Tractor for 10K

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