Fiatagri 1180DTH opinions

FIATAGRI_95

I would like to know your opinions about this fiat tractor.Currently, i'm studying business administration but after the graduation i think that agri-life gonna win me.My grandpa bought this used tractor around 1999-2000 to leave as inheritance to me because my father never worked as a farmer.The tractor clocks 7.300 hours and between 2000-2011 was worked by hires for hire.From 2011 till this winter the tractor never worked again because we hired all our fields.Fortunately,this summer after a lot of personal job i turned on the tractor.Of course i changed the battery which was dead,i fixed the starter and the alternator.Now I'm an thinking to respray it.I wonder if it is worth doing this or if it a waste of money.Is it better to look for a new one or is this tractor a work horse that worth's every penny?

Nekarsulm

Well if you got it free from your grandfather, why not fix it up.
Big, akward, slow and heavy and with those unique gear levers, not everyone's cup of tea.
Can only go up in value, and with good tyres, still do a days work.

yellow50HX

well there are a couple of things to take into account

1) what will it be used for? and is it suitable?

2)condition, how was it treated and was it stored inside. no need to spray if in good condition. remember, engine and gearbox are more important then windows and doors.

3) value, despite making rubbish cars for decades Fiat made great tractors for there is a demand for them if you decide to sell.

FIATAGRI_95

I will use it to caltivate cotton on an area of 100 acres.I don't know if it is suitable since i've never before worked as a farmer.Take into consideration that I don't even know how to drive a tractor.The next year i'm gonna have my tractor and car diploma.
The tractor today is in semi-good condition.Recently,we changed the engine's oils.The upholstery inside the tractor is in bad condition and it should be changed.Apart from that,what else should i do?
In conclusion,keep in your mind that the tractor worked perfectly when we tried and tested it with an OTMA plough on a 2 acres field.

Nekarsulm

What country are you in? Italy, Greece?

FIATAGRI_95

GR :alien:,but why are you asking?

Nekarsulm

FIATAGRI_95 wrote: »

GR :alien:,but why are you asking?

Not much cotton grown here in Ireland!

Feckoffcup

On a slight side note, why are fiats above 110hp so rare in Ireland. All the models up to the 110-90 seem to be common but anything above is rare. You could count on one hand the number of 180-90s in the country 😂

bogman_bass

Not that many 120+hp tractors from that era of any brand knocking about really. A 100hp tractor was a big tractor in the mid 90's

Nekarsulm

The next step up, the 130-90 and 140-90 were much heavier tractors, so the despite the extra horsepower they didn't feel much better.
The odd fellow had them pulling a low loader etc, but they were slow on the road.
A 110-90 with a turbo was much more nimble.
Contractors round here had 110-90 turbo's on double chops for years in the mid 90's.

discodaveirl

Contractor here always had fiats 90-90,100-90, 110-90 and an f140. When he'd buya bigger one he'd trade the smallest... still have the f140 on the mower and a 110-90 on the wrapper. Nearly bought a 110-90 about 10 yrs ago but we opped for a massey instead... great to hear the 110 roaring back the road at around midnight on asummers night.. the boxy work really werent suited to the irish climate on them... but its great to see them being tidied all the time... Greendragon3 on her has athread on the tractor 4x4 and plant forum here of one he restored approx 22-2.5 years ago, seen it in the flesh and its as new... definately a tractor thats goong to appreciate in value

Nekarsulm

The off-beat exhaust sound from the 5 cylinder 90-90 is very different to most yokes from the 1980's and 90's.

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Nekarsulm wrote: »

The off-beat exhaust sound from the 5 cylinder 90-90 is very different to most yokes from the 1980's and 90's.

We have a 880/5 and I love the sound of her. Local man has a 110/90 and you can hear her working in the local parish.

kevthegaff

We've had 780 x2, 880, 80-90, 90-90, 110-90 x2 even the rare 95-90. Not one of them gave engine problem, cabs rusted and one or two needed new clutches but all in all serious tractors. One farm is hilly and we found 110-90 animal on the hills whatever way it is balanced, we still have two 110 90 s 45 yrs old between them one pulling a 2500 tank, they are our main tractors even still! Awful pity they stopped making them

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kevthegaff wrote: »

We've had 780 x2, 880, 80-90, 90-90, 110-90 x2 even the rare 95-90. Not one of them gave engine problem, cabs rusted and one or two needed new clutches but all in all serious tractors. One farm is hilly and we found 110-90 animal on the hills whatever way it is balanced, we still have two 110 90 s 45 yrs old between them one pulling a 2500 tank, they are our main tractors even still! Awful pity they stopped making them

+ 1
I think Fiat/Iveco were the first company to make a turbo diesel engine for tractors/lorries etc.
Our 33yo 880/5 is working & running as good as new but like most Fiat's her body ain't pretty. If I won the Lotto I would send her to Italy for a remake

Nekarsulm

Have to agree with the statements above.
I find it hard to believe, but I've had the 90-90 twenty years now, it was 10 when I got it.
It's had 2 clutches, a starter and an alternator, and both halves of the exhaust manifold.
The PTO selector fork broke inside, but its replaceable from behind a plate on the gearbox side. Put handbrake pads in while I was in there. It's had a PTO clutch cable, and needs the plain bearings in the front swivel hubs soon.
That's it for 20 years and 5000 hours in my possession.

kevthegaff

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+ 1 I think Fiat/Iveco were the first company to make a turbo diesel engine for tractors/lorries etc. Our 33yo 880/5 is working & running as good as new but like most Fiat's her body ain't pretty. If I won the Lotto I would send her to Italy for a remake

Nekarsulm wrote:

Have to agree with the statements above. I find it hard to believe, but I've had the 90-90 twenty years now, it was 10 when I got it. It's had 2 clutches, a starter and an alternator, and both halves of the exhaust manifold. The PTO selector fork broke inside, but its replaceable from behind a plate on the gearbox side. Put handbrake pads in while I was in there. It's had a PTO clutch cable, and needs the plain bearings in the front swivel hubs soon. That's it for 20 years and 5000 hours in my possession.

Iveco engine was the best ever imo, honestly I don't think there was a better tractor ever made. I had a guy last spring helping me for a few weeks (a john deere man and all new ones) sent him off spreading high ground as he's used to it already. He couldn't believe the traction and power of the 110.

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kevthegaff wrote: »

Iveco engine was the best ever imo, honestly I don't think there was a better tractor ever made. I had a guy last spring helping me for a few weeks (a john deere man and all new ones) sent him off spreading high ground as he's used to it already. He couldn't believe the traction and power of the 110.

Stand corrected but I think the Ford/Iveco Eurocargo 7.5ton trucks had the same 6 cylinder Iveco engine that was used in the 110/90, F130, F140 +. Those engines don't give up easily.

twin_beacon

our local contractor lives around a half a mile away. in the mind 90's they had a 115-90 2wd, I've never seen a 115-90 since, and never a "larger" fiat in 2wd. You could hear the whistle of the turbo every time the tractor went into the yard from half a mile away.