Tractor Advice

Gulliver

Hi

My dad is looking for a tractor for bringing in round bales and general farm work. I see from other threads that high HP is recommended. I know nothing about tractors myself and the last tractor he had was a T20!

He wants:

• Good cab for winter feeding
• Has to be able to traverse very wet Leitrim land (a hovercraft maybe?:D)
• Cheap

He also doesn't want to go too far to look at one (awkward git)

With that in mind, I thought 4WD. A neighbour says a MF690 is good, but stay away from 698/699. They give problems. Is this true? 698/9 seem to be the same price range as a 165 (around Eur4500).

I see various other makes for sale - older Landini, for example that I never see around the area. seems to be a MF enclave around here. Any thoughts on those?

Does he even need 4WD? (bear in mind the land is really wet)

Sorry for the rambling post. Any advice would be appreciated.

red menace

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/trucks/978991

8 Grand
Thats not a bad looking machine and close enough to you...
Good reliable tractor with 4WD

ow just saw the 83 part... would bid a bit under the 8 i think

red menace

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/trucks/996260

4500 for Ford 8200 prob a bit excessive but they a classic or will be at least.
I would buy it meself if I wasn't living in D4

red menace

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/trucks/995926

Should be cheap enough plenty big for throwing around wraps etc
I would imagine that a tanco loader with it

red menace

Should have asked what is the budget?
Other than lifting wraps what kind of work would he be doing?
Mowing rolling fert spreading slurry?

Gulliver

His budget is around 2 grand. As I'm building, I was thinking of going in with him so I wouldn't feel bad borrowing it, so up to 4.

I imagine he'll be fertilizing and maybe a bit of ditch cleaning. No mowing.

robototitico

International 884 maybe?

http://www.farmads.ie/machinery/tractors/1084_for_sale

Gulliver

Looks good, saw an 885XL and a 956xl in Cavan and it's a bit far to be getting it home!

hoochio

For the love of god stay away from the MF690! had one and every thing went wrong with it, steering rams, gearbox,starter to name but a few! Got so fed up with it that we went out and bought a brand new Landini and never looked back. 4WD is a must imo for wet land (saved my a** more than once!). David Brown, older Landini Blizzard, and of course JD are all reliable workhorses- Just my opinion take from it what you will.

Gulliver

hoochio wrote: »

For the love of god stay away from the MF690! had one and every thing went wrong with it, steering rams, gearbox,starter to name but a few! Got so fed up with it that we went out and bought a brand new Landini and never looked back. 4WD is a must imo for wet land (saved my a** more than once!). David Brown, older Landini Blizzard, and of course JD are all reliable workhorses- Just my opinion take from it what you will.

Hmm.. that must be why they're so cheap for such a big (well, big to me!) tractor. Would this Landini be any good? Also looking at an International 784 which I hear is good for a 2WD.

irish_bob

Gulliver wrote: »

His budget is around 2 grand. As I'm building, I was thinking of going in with him so I wouldn't feel bad borrowing it, so up to 4.

I imagine he'll be fertilizing and maybe a bit of ditch cleaning. No mowing.

theres a ford 4600 on the farm and plant website which looks to be in great condition , the asking price is above your budget ( 4500) but plenty of room for hagling in the present enviroment ,

JohnBoy

thats a simple but effective ditch cleaning setup, I like

hoochio

Gulliver wrote: »

Hmm.. that must be why they're so cheap for such a big (well, big to me!) tractor. Would this Landini be any good? Also looking at an International 784 which I hear is good for a 2WD.

Have two contractors that used to do a few bits for us who still run the same landini and wouldn't change them for love nor money. Have driven them myself and find them a nice machine-no complicated electronics-nice straightforward machine. Also had an International 856xl for a while,fast on the road but not much comfort!

cartonj

Plenty of power for you there anyway

http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/trucks/947660

Cowmad

Gulliver wrote: »

Hi

My dad is looking for a tractor for bringing in round bales and general farm work. I see from other threads that high HP is recommended. I know nothing about tractors myself and the last tractor he had was a T20!


He wants:

• Good cab for winter feeding
• Has to be able to traverse very wet Leitrim land (a hovercraft maybe?:D)
• Cheap

He also doesn't want to go too far to look at one (awkward git)

With that in mind, I thought 4WD. A neighbour says a MF690 is good, but stay away from 698/699. They give problems. Is this true? 698/9 seem to be the same price range as a 165 (around Eur4500).

I see various other makes for sale - older Landini, for example that I never see around the area. seems to be a MF enclave around here. Any thoughts on those?

Does he even need 4WD? (bear in mind the land is really wet)

Sorry for the rambling post. Any advice would be appreciated.

A ford 7610 or 7740 would be a good tractor for the work your dad wnts to do.You should be only paying eur4000 or 4500 max

maidhc

Cowmad wrote: »

A ford 7610 or 7740 would be a good tractor for the work your dad wnts to do.You should be only paying eur4000 or 4500 max

Get me a 7740 for €4500 and I will give you another €2000 for your trouble!

DanFindy

maidhc wrote: »

Get me a 7740 for €4500 and I will give you another €2000 for your trouble!

Same as!!!!!! Where the hell are you going to get one for that money???Ya can hardly buy a good 4000 or 4600 for that money:eek:

Show us an advert or 2 with a 7610 0r 7740 for 4-4500k and prove us wrong please:D

John_F

Cowmad wrote: »

A ford 7610 or 7740 would be a good tractor for the work your dad wnts to do.You should be only paying eur4000 or 4500 max

:eek::(Santa? :eek:

locky76

DanFindy wrote: »

Same as!!!!!! Where the hell are you going to get one for that money???Ya can hardly buy a good 4000 or 4600 for that money:eek:

Show us an advert or 2 with a 7610 0r 7740 for 4-4500k and prove us wrong please:D

I bought an '89 4610 for €4,500 four years ago and she's still ticking along grand on her 3 cylinders .
there's also a tanco loader on her that'll lift a round bale of silage.
In fairness the body is falling asunder on it as we speak, half of the right hand mud guard fell off this year and went through the topper this summer:o

mickpbarry

I had an International 784 for years, and it was a great tractor. Any of the 84 series would be good. You'd need 4 wheel drive, but they pop up regular enough on donedeal.ie.

The real advantage they have in your case is that they are really light in comparison to other tractors of similar power, so combined with 4wd, should be perfect for you.

Short wheelbase makes them ideal around a yard as they have a farily tight turning circle.

Also, in terms of the budget, you should be well on the money.

If that guy can get you a 7740 for 4,500, will you pass me on the details of the lad selling it. I'll buy his aston martin for 500 euro.