Replacement Tractor (small dairy farm)

I’d forget about the loader altogether at your budget, if it’s only going to be nice to have. You’ll probably find it difficult enough to get a decent tractor without a loader at that money. Furthermore, a tractor without a loader will generally have less wear, especially on the front axle and steering components. The option to fit a loader further down the line will always be there….

OP 15k is leaving you on a very tight budget.tractirs are gone up 20-30% in the last 12 months. You will really struggle to get anything clean even without a loader. Below are two fairly similar tractors. First is a Case 4240 it has no shuttle priced fairly compeditive in present market at 13.5k. I think they are about 100hp but it down to the turbo on them. The second is a Case CX 80 would be a lower HP but everything else virtually the same but 17k but you have a fresher tractor with a shuttle.

https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/case-4240/28526313

neither have a loader, neither will lift two bales at the back but both are nice tractors at yard work

£16,700+VAT

£18,250+VAT

What are these Claas machines like? For the price they look okay. One has a just over 7k hours, but they look well maintain from a distance.

You would think " rising tide lifts all boats " but dealers dont offer too much when you try to trade in your older tractor. Have MF390 and not been offered anything like what they are supposed to be making. Are people buying at prices quoted or is it just to try and make new look reasonable?

While the photos are not great and it is not spruced up, it may be as good value that you will get for or near your budget. It one of the rare 4230 models with a shuttle. It has a tidy enough loader. Hours are modest if genuine. They are a good all around tractor. Seat looks in VGC

Front tyres are worn, a bit left on rear tyres. I do not think that the seat is the original seat. Rear end will need a bit of tidying. Inside of tractor looks a bit off for a 5k hours tractor. AFAIK the digital dash on them often gave trouble and some were replaced.

I get it well checked out if interested

The problem it seems with the case 4230 is it was a variable tractor .Some of them were great tractors and more of them were lemons .Can anyone here tell why was this difference .were the high roof ones better?

All in all the mf 390t has a far superior reputation .Keep an eye on donedeal for example for 390t with the shuttle from 1994 on .A good one will see you out bottom of doors might need to be patched but rest of them are fairly rust proof double lift pump not that you might ever need it .you would end up paying 20 k for a 390t c/w loader in garage `like said a garage will only give small money for them as a trade in probably so that is why you will get a few coming up in dd privately

I think it was the way they were treated rather than that any if them were lemons. They had to be serviced and the right oil used. It seems they were unforgiving that way. I think lads using universal tractor oil for servicing and hydraulic's was an issue. While they had more HP than a 390 the lift was not as strong so would not take the same digging a 390 would.

Another factor was the splitter switch was virtually a lot of lads first introduction to electronics on a tractor. If anything went wrong with it when they first came out it was an expensive fix.

When you are trying to pick up a tractor of that vintage I would be looking for something straight and clean rather than a specific tractor.

Know a two lads that have bought 390's that have had serious trouble from them. Both are shuttle models.

Good luck and I hope it does your job.

Ad is down, did you get a loader with it?

I didn't see the ad so apart from it being a TS110 I'm not sure what shape it was in or price. Buying a second hand tractor without a loader can be a better option as some can be worked hard with a loader and have associated problems to fix.

Well wear! 👍️