6430 john deere

ally k

Hi there anybody on here have any experience with a 6430 jd ? Looking at a 11 plate with 11 hundred hours on it ...it has cab suspension and front suspension really tidy tractor like new any help appreciated ...:)

Fine Day

Stay well clear of them. There hard on fuel and I know of 1 that the engine went in at 3.5k hours and it wasn't down to poor maintenance or abuse as it is very well minded.
They are not holding there value as good as they used to either as they did in the past.

rs8

have one, great tractor 5000 hours on her! a guy in england runs one with front and year mowers (two 9fts) and chiped to 150hp! as for value go into meath farm machinery or hanlons in dundalk and try and buy one, wheater you think there a good tractor or not you wount come back saying there cheap tractors

rs8

two on done deal there to compare prices with the one your looking at ally k
http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/john-deere-6430-premium/6123336
http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/john-deere-6430-c-w-633-loader/6014430

GRASSorMUCK

30 series deeres are a lottery, some are brilliant others headgaskets, turbos, crankshaft, injectors due to fuel and blocking egr valves are considered regularly serviced items. Check out a T6030 nh

Fine Day

My friend 6430 is costing him alot to keep going and i say it will be getting the P45 shortly.
It is a lovely tractor to drive and work but he has lost all faith in John Deere over it.

Well from looking around my area now with a good mix of tillage and arable farming I notice that very few guys are running John Deere's now due high running costs and poor reliability.
Newholland and Case seem to be very popular in the area and guys seem happy with them.

The new Deutz TTV seem to be getting good reviews on the UK fourms. I think they are back using the ZF gearboxs and backends.

Fine Day

rs8 wrote: »

two on done deal there to compare prices with the one your looking at ally k
http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/john-deere-6430-premium/6123336
http://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/john-deere-6430-c-w-633-loader/6014430

One of these adds is 45 days old and it has'd been sold yet. Is he having trouble off loading it. I would like to know if it is been upgraded for a John Deere or another make.

rs8

Theheff wrote: »

One of these adds is 45 days old and it has'd been sold yet. Is he having trouble off loading it. I would like to know if it is been upgraded for a John Deere or another make.

well there both in john deere dealerships so i would presume they were traded in for newer ones!!

take the 08 one for example 6 years old 5500 hrs 30 % front tyres for €52000 and there not holding there value

im well aware for you ask for and what you get will be two diffrent things but as i said be them good or bad you will not get a "premium" brand for small money in the majority of cases!!

awaywithyou

Have a 6430 with nearly 6 yrs... Never ever a problem and it does a lot of work. Brilliant tractor... The same as the other John deeres we have.... Going perfect

Conflats

ally k wrote: »

Hi there anybody on here have any experience with a 6430 jd ? Looking at a 11 plate with 11 hundred hours on it ...it has cab suspension and front suspension really tidy tractor like new any help appreciated ...:)

Theres a 6330 where I work and its a good tractor for what it does topping, bedding etc. It has over 5000hrs on it and apart from servicing nothing touched on it

Main gripes I have with it are
- heavy on Diesel
- When backing a trailer into a tight space or into an implement the 4 wd drive comes on if you touch the brakes and when it comes off it lets a big judd a bit annoying
- Lock is crap on it with a loader in a tight space

Plus's
- Nice to drive in field
- powerful nice poke in it even with 10 tonne of grain taking off

the suspension is would be a nice feature

What are the main jobs that the tractor will do?

rs8

Conflats wrote: »

Theres a 6330 where I work and its a good tractor for what it does topping, bedding etc. It has over 5000hrs on it and apart from servicing nothing touched on it

Main gripes I have with it are
- heavy on Diesel
- When backing a trailer into a tight space or into an implement the 4 wd drive comes on if you touch the brakes and when it comes off it lets a big judd a bit annoying
- Lock is crap on it with a loader in a tight space

Plus's
- Nice to drive in field
- powerful nice poke in it even with 10 tonne of grain taking off

the suspension is would be a nice feature

What are the main jobs that the tractor will do?

dont all 4 wheel braking tractors do that when braking??

Conflats

rs8 wrote: »

dont all 4 wheel braking tractors do that when braking??

Theres a case puma here too and maybe its the cab suspension but it seems exessive in the deere

Panch18

rs8 wrote: »

dont all 4 wheel braking tractors do that when braking??

Our New Holland does the same - It is much more noticeable if you are for instance turning into a gateway of the road with a bit of speed - touch the brakes as you are turning the wheel and they is a big jud - annoys the hell out of me

ally k

Mixed views here on the 6430 ....It would mainly be used for lifting grass with a jf900 in summer 200 acres and mixing slurry diet feeding and a host of other jobs we have a jd 6400 now for years and its been perfect never gave a days trouble except doing up the diesel pump, and its very easy on diesel ....

rs8

Panch18 wrote: »

Our New Holland does the same - It is much more noticeable if you are for instance turning into a gateway of the road with a bit of speed - touch the brakes as you are turning the wheel and they is a big jud - annoys the hell out of me

ive heard of lads puting their own switchs in, that do alot of haulage work so it doesnt do it

Dont be daft

'08 JD 6230 here with over 11,000hrs on it.
New exhaust at around 9,000hrs and that's it.
They're sensitive to dirty diesel too but after that ours has been faultless.

Same tractor as the 6430, just different engine management system and maybe a bigger turbo.
With cab and front suspension, very nice place to work.

Panch18

Dont be daft wrote: »

'08 JD 6230 here with over 11,000hrs on it.
New exhaust at around 9,000hrs and that's it.
They're sensitive to dirty diesel too but after that ours has been faultless.

Same tractor as the 6430, just different engine management system and maybe a bigger turbo.
With cab and front suspension, very nice place to work.

Your doing fair hours annually there Daft!!

rs8

Dont be daft wrote: »

'08 JD 6230 here with over 11,000hrs on it.
New exhaust at around 9,000hrs and that's it.
They're sensitive to dirty diesel too but after that ours has been faultless.

Same tractor as the 6430, just different engine management system and maybe a bigger turbo.
With cab and front suspension, very nice place to work.

yes 4.5 power tech engine is the 5r series aswell!

Fine Day

Dont be daft wrote: »

'08 JD 6230 here with over 11,000hrs on it.
New exhaust at around 9,000hrs and that's it.
They're sensitive to dirty diesel too but after that ours has been faultless.

Same tractor as the 6430, just different engine management system and maybe a bigger turbo.
With cab and front suspension, very nice place to work.

That serious hours up on that tractor. Had you ever to do the breaks on it?
Your doing nearly 2k hours per year. What kind of work is it doing??

Dont be daft

Theheff wrote: »

That serious hours up on that tractor. Had you ever to do the breaks on it?
Your doing nearly 2k hours per year. What kind of work is it doing??

Mainly slurry, topping, fert, haulage and diet feeding in the Winter.
And a few odd jobs every now and then like dumper work, land leveling, rolling, etc.
She was the main tractor up until last Summer so she was doing everything on the farm.

Brakes haven't been done yet, no. Still has her original tyres!

The brother drives it 90% of the time and he'd be very good to mind a machine in fairness to him.

Forgot to say earlier its had a new water pump aswell.

Fine Day

Dont be daft wrote: »

Mainly slurry, topping, fert, haulage and diet feeding in the Winter.
And a few odd jobs every now and then like dumper work, land leveling, rolling, etc.
She was the main tractor up until last Summer so she was doing everything on the farm.

Brakes haven't been done yet, no. Still has her original tyres!

The brother drives it 90% of the time and he'd be very good to mind a machine in fairness to him.

Forgot to say earlier its had a new water pump aswell.

No way has this tractor its original tyres at 11k hours.

Dont be daft

Theheff wrote: »

No way has this tractor its original tyres at 11k hours.

Yeah, maybe the tyre fairies came along a few years ago and put a new set on without me noticing :P

Why would I bother spoofing about that?

The tyres have been bad since about 9k hrs but it was heading into Winter '12 so she was just going to be in the yard. By Summer '13 she was no longer the main tractor so no need for a new set on her then cos all she's done since is potter around on concrete with a diet feeder.

Fine Day

What make are these tires cause I am going to get a set for my own tractor.