Hattat tractors

The Cuban · 06-04-2014 06:59PM #1

I`m in the market for a new Tractor, what do yee make of them hattat tractors lads, they seem really good value. I cant find another new 100Hp tractor within 20k of the price. €36,000 new :eek:
The few dealers Ive seen all accept trade ins, Whats the catch i wonder?

vcshqkf9rpzgoe · 06-04-2014 10:07PM

Check out Tumosan tractors

131spanner · 06-04-2014 10:12PM

Perkins engine in them, might not be too bad of a job. After looking at the Hattat website they seem to be pairing themselves with Valtra?

exercise · 06-04-2014 10:22PM

Depends on what your doing, would last for years at just basic farm work, like any other good tractor,
Start mowing silage, baling, ploughing, drawing silage, mixing slurry, these jobs wear a good tractor down, but keep it maintained, should be alright,
I no someone has one of these tractors, he is very pleased with it, looks good as-well.

MickeyShtyles · 06-04-2014 10:26PM

Have a look at Farmtrac.
Made in Poland...... I think! Grand yokes, shocking simple!

moy83 · 06-04-2014 10:29PM

MickeyShtyles wrote: »

Have a look at Farmtrac.
Made in Poland...... I think! Grand yokes, shocking simple!

A mate of the fathers has one a few years now , I couldnt fault it really . Now it has never got any hard work at all but its never serviced or minded either and nothing major has gone in it yet

MickeyShtyles · 06-04-2014 10:42PM

Yep. There's one here in work. Grand yoke. No cab.
Tis used for all the planting work!

Timmaay · 06-04-2014 10:57PM

Do all them low cost tractors come with just a basic manual gearbox? I'm looking for a cheap tractor, but it needs a proper f/r shuttle.

moy83 · 06-04-2014 11:04PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Do all them low cost tractors come with just a basic manual gearbox? I'm looking for a cheap tractor, but it needs a proper f/r shuttle.

The farmtrac I was driving had a basic manual gearbox with a manual shuttle on the dash , I found the shuttle a bit stiff but maybe that would loosen out with time

Reggie. · 06-04-2014 11:09PM

I know a landini 5H was going for around 40k with a new Ross more loader

Greengrass1 · 06-04-2014 11:22PM

Reggie. wrote: »

I know a landini 5H was going for around 40k with a new Ross more loader

40k? I priced one for 51

Reggie. · 07-04-2014 12:05AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

40k? I priced one for 51

Was it the 5H or the power mondial

It was a deal they were doing when they first came out 2 years ago. It was better value than any other machine out there and a lot of 5H were moved due to it. The deal must not still be on if you got priced that much

Sam Kade · 07-04-2014 12:12AM

If you were only doing handy work why would you need a new tractor?

Farmer Pudsey · 07-04-2014 12:17AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

If you were only doing handy work why would you need a new tractor?

Shh do not go there Sam you will get your head eaten off by the tractor jockeys and the machinery addicts. Been there done that have questioned the finances etc. They will be on in a while.

Ps I am a Luddite as well. There are one or two more around but the addicts get very antagnoist about it

Reggie. · 07-04-2014 12:32AM

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Shh do not go there Sam you will get your head eaten off by the tractor jockeys and the machinery addicts. Been there done that have questioned the finances etc. They will be on in a while.

Ps I am a Luddite as well. There are one or two more around but the addicts get very antagnoist about it

You called!!!!! :cool:

mf240 · 07-04-2014 12:38AM

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Shh do not go there Sam you will get your head eaten off by the tractor jockeys and the machinery addicts. Been there done that have questioned the finances etc. They will be on in a while.

Ps I am a Luddite as well. There are one or two more around but the addicts get very antagnoist about it

But there sooo shiny!!!

moy83 · 07-04-2014 12:43AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

If you were only doing handy work why would you need a new tractor?

I wouldn't buy a new one myself but I suppose some people like a newer yoke that should be trouble free for a good few years and give them a bit more comfort to operate in . Which to me is a fair enough reason if they have the dust to buy it with .

Sam Kade · 07-04-2014 12:48AM

moy83 wrote: »

I wouldn't buy a new one myself but I suppose some people like a newer yoke that should be trouble free for a good few years and give them a bit more comfort to operate in . Which to me is a fair enough reason if they have the dust to buy it with .

Until the electronics start to give trouble nothing like a lever to turn on the pto

GrandSoftDay · 07-04-2014 12:49AM

moy83 wrote: »

I wouldn't buy a new one myself but I suppose some people like a newer yoke that should be trouble free for a good few years and give them a bit more comfort to operate in . Which to me is a fair enough reason if they have the dust to buy it with .

I'd prefer a good second hand tractor from more proven lineage for the same money myself with a bit more of a spec on it. Wouldn't like to be trying to trade one down the road either.

moy83 · 07-04-2014 12:55AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Until the electronics start to give trouble nothing like a lever to turn on the pto

Ill probably never change the tractor unless she dies but one thing I would like to treat myself to would be a push button PTO . I would feel like a king if I had one of those in the cab !

moy83 · 07-04-2014 12:58AM

GrandSoftDay wrote: »

I'd prefer a good second hand tractor from more proven lineage for the same money myself with a bit more of a spec on it. Wouldn't like to be trying to trade one down the road either.

Same as that . But I suppose anyone buying one of the cheaper models will know this when buying and will probably be expecting to drive her into the ground before selling

Timmaay · 07-04-2014 07:24AM

Greengrass1 wrote: »

40k? I priced one for 51

48 for the basic spec one, no ac, narrower tires etc. If it was 40k I'd have snapped up one a yr ago.

reilig · 07-04-2014 09:20AM

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Shh do not go there Sam you will get your head eaten off by the tractor jockeys and the machinery addicts. Been there done that have questioned the finances etc. They will be on in a while.

Ps I am a Luddite as well. There are one or two more around but the addicts get very antagnoist about it

If you have 25 acres, make 100 bales a year, have a transport box and a bale lifter, then you couldn't be without a 100 HP 4wd with a loader. You can buy machinery to suit it after. If you're pushing up towards 50 acres and 200 bales per year then you ought to be considering a new 150 HP machine as well as a teleporter for feeding.

bogman_bass · 07-04-2014 09:26AM

Oh no! I have no food with me to give the troll his breakfast :rolleyes:

Reggie. · 07-04-2014 09:32AM

bogman_bass wrote: »

Oh no! I have no food with me to give the troll his breakfast :rolleyes:

Tut tut

reilig · 07-04-2014 09:55AM

The Cuban wrote: »

I`m in the market for a new Tractor, what do yee make of them hattat tractors lads, they seem really good value. I cant find another new 100Hp tractor within 20k of the price. €36,000 new :eek:
The few dealers Ive seen all accept trade ins, Whats the catch i wonder?

Seeing as I don't know anything about you, i'm not going to come on here and tell you that you can't afford a tractor!

The one thing that I do know is that when you look at value, you normally cannot only consider the purchase price - you also need to consider the depreciation and the trade in value. Tractors like these come along every few years and they are very tempting to some people. I know a lad that bought a Farmer tractor - traded it after 7 years with 2500 hours on it and it had devalued by 70%. In fact, the Farmer dealer that he bought it from would not take it as a trade because he said that he had no sale for second hand tractors.

Perkins engines are the only good selling point about them - but don't forget to look at other tractors that have a perkins too. The perkins rarely gives bother but every other part seems to. Every month there is a thread here about landini's and their electrical problems. Ursus have perkins engines too. I don't see people flocking to buy them.

If I was sinking that kind of money into a tractor, I'd prefer to put it into something that has known reliability, that has a good resale value and most importantly, something that I fairly confident I will still be able to get parts for in years to come.

Greengrass1 · 07-04-2014 10:54AM

reilig wrote: »

Seeing as I don't know anything about you, i'm not going to come on here and tell you that you can't afford a tractor!

The one thing that I do know is that when you look at value, you normally cannot only consider the purchase price - you also need to consider the depreciation and the trade in value. Tractors like these come along every few years and they are very tempting to some people. I know a lad that bought a Farmer tractor - traded it after 7 years with 2500 hours on it and it had devalued by 70%. In fact, the Farmer dealer that he bought it from would not take it as a trade because he said that he had no sale for second hand tractors.

Perkins engines are the only good selling point about them - but don't forget to look at other tractors that have a perkins too. The perkins rarely gives bother but every other part seems to. Every month there is a thread here about landini's and their electrical problems. Ursus have perkins engines too. I don't see people flocking to buy them.

If I was sinking that kind of money into a tractor, I'd prefer to put it into something that has known reliability, that has a good resale value and most importantly, something that I fairly confident I will still be able to get parts for in years to come.

Very true. You get what you pay for.
We've had 2 landini's here and there a great tractor for the money you pay but there cheaper for a reason. The quality isn't there.
As it is now I have to get under my landini and press the solenoids to use the lifts
Its bloody dangerous to say the least.

OP I'd try my best to get a decent second hand tbh.
We have looked for second hand here but anything that is around has highish hours normally 5k.
And I don't really want to leave Leinster looking g at tractors because if I've a problem I either have to wait for a mechanic or drive an hour or two

Sam Kade · 07-04-2014 04:52PM

reilig wrote: »

Seeing as I don't know anything about you, i'm not going to come on here and tell you that you can't afford a tractor!

The one thing that I do know is that when you look at value, you normally cannot only consider the purchase price - you also need to consider the depreciation and the trade in value. Tractors like these come along every few years and they are very tempting to some people. I know a lad that bought a Farmer tractor - traded it after 7 years with 2500 hours on it and it had devalued by 70%. In fact, the Farmer dealer that he bought it from would not take it as a trade because he said that he had no sale for second hand tractors.

Perkins engines are the only good selling point about them - but don't forget to look at other tractors that have a perkins too. The perkins rarely gives bother but every other part seems to. Every month there is a thread here about landini's and their electrical problems. Ursus have perkins engines too. I don't see people flocking to buy them.

If I was sinking that kind of money into a tractor, I'd prefer to put it into something that has known reliability, that has a good resale value and most importantly, something that I fairly confident I will still be able to get parts for in years to come.

I could do with a second tractor and was I was looking at one for 3.5k but I would rather spend it on something that will give a better return like dairy stock.

reilig · 08-04-2014 09:13AM

Sam Kade wrote: »

I could do with a second tractor and was I was looking at one for 3.5k but I would rather spend it on something that will give a better return like dairy stock.

Maybe the op is buying the tractor for to use it on something that will give a return on it.

Who are we to tell him that he can't afford it - especially when he didn't come on here asking that specific question?

jfh · 12-10-2018 07:15AM

Anyone actually get one of these? Have to admit I'm tempted, just don't know anyone with one

Reggie. · 12-10-2018 07:23AM

jfh wrote: »

Anyone actually get one of these? Have to admit I'm tempted, just don't know anyone with one

There's a few around here. Auld farmers bought them. Seem to be doing ok

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