which tractor would you choose

LeoHughes

looking at a NH 8340 and a JD 6810 both 1998 and both similar hours just under 8000,

Sugarbowl

What kind of price are they going for?

White Clover

LeoHughes wrote: »

looking at a NH 8340 and a JD 6810 both 1998 and both similar hours just under 8000,

The 6810 without giving it a second thought.

Nekarsulm

6810 for me, anyway.

LeoHughes

Sugarbowl wrote: »

What kind of price are they going for?

what you think? both have 80 per cent tyres and tidy

mengele

LeoHughes wrote: »

what you think? both have 80 per cent tyres and tidy

15 private or 20 in a dealer? Hours are a bit on the high side though

cute geoge

Would it not depend on which tractor was in better nick ,almost impossible to get either of them with only 8k hours .the jd 6810 with a powerquad box would be considered the better of the 2 but like i said check the hours

LeoHughes

White Clover wrote: »

The 6810 without giving it a second thought.

6810 is powerquad but old type, there no lever with the buttons, is that the semi powerquad or something

White Clover

LeoHughes wrote: »

6810 is powerquad but old type, there no lever with the buttons, is that the semi powerquad or something

That's a power quad. Power quad plus had the Power quad buttons on the range lever.

LeoHughes

cute geoge wrote: »

Would it not depend on which tractor was in better nick ,almost impossible to get either of them with only 8k hours .the jd 6810 with a powerquad box would be considered the better of the 2 but like i said check the hours

its a private farmer who has time, both are original

8340 is 19000 and 6810 is 17500

Reggie.

LeoHughes wrote: »

its a private farmer who has time, both are original

8340 is 19000 and 6810 is 17500

The 6810

charolais0153

LeoHughes wrote: »

its a private farmer who has time, both are original

8340 is 19000 and 6810 is 17500

6810 not bad money for a tractor of its size

LeoHughes

what makes the 6810 so much preferred

Nekarsulm

Easier to work on if you need to go into a gearbox etc, most parts of the hydraulic system are on the outside of the tractor.
Chassis frame so you don't need to split it.
Cab tilts over to one side to get at drive train, if required.
Pretty reliable gearbox.
Only common problems are a head gasket every 5 or 6000 hours and the cross shaft that raises the rear arms wears.

Ford 8340 is a fine thing too, and the Powerstar engines are bullet proof, but it's a more aged design now.

Mad_maxx

LeoHughes wrote: »

what makes the 6810 so much preferred

JD better than Ford and that JD series were a Picasso

Ps

Thought the 10 series started in 1999?

LeoHughes

the old farmer selling them would rather drive the NH Tractor, prefers it over the JD

Reggie.

LeoHughes wrote: »

the old farmer selling them would rather drive the NH Tractor, prefers it over the JD

Ah but he's not a machinery man

selectamatic

The 8340 would be faster on the road if thats of any addition to ya.

But as said above at the money the 6810 would be hard look past. Also it's a tractor that'd in general command higher resale value. So from an economic perspective its probably a better buy as well.

LeoHughes

Mad_maxx wrote: »

JD better than Ford and that JD series were a Picasso

Ps

Thought the 10 series started in 1999?

Even better news as he said both are 1998, both are on NI plates so do bit checking,

older by the day

Were the brake disks done, on anyone of them 8000 hrs