Dont know why but I've always gotten the impression from lads that would be supposed to know better than me that the 50b is the better non JCB option. not entirely sure why, I think it's just down to the lack of power in the 550.
Is there much difference between the 550 and the 555?
I can understand why you are looking for a clutch version, but I'd imagine these are like hens teeth in a 550 :001_unsure:
Might be worth finding out if the torque versions in these give much trouble, and how expensive they are to repair. Clutches can go too and the torque version will be a much nicer machine to use.
I'd have thought there was more clutched fords than torque ones.
and I also thought that not all 50b's were piano levered.
If you move up the money the 655 is supposed to be great machine, it's a 7600 engine in them as opposed to 4600 in the 550 isnt it?
550 or 555 would be the options.
Max budget around €3.5k.
Must be manual 'box and come with a few buckets for the back actor.
In good nick preferably.
Didn't say it was for me ;)
Didn't say it wasn't for you...
I used the manual box, no real problems there. Can lift silage bales on the loader too, not sure of the lift capacity but that's an indicator.
Couple of good points raised my Mike, Larry and John and thanks slurryboy.
There seems to be a few of these on Donedeal for around that budget or less.
For what it would do a 655 is too new and anyway they have a four cylinder 10 series engine which is liable to go porous, at least with the 3 cylinder I have the fall back of an engine here.
Mike, the clutch version were actually standard on 550's (6x4 box) with the 4x4 torque convertor an option.
Some (not many) came with the piano levers and the block is a 4600 block so still slightly liable to porousity.
1.2t I think - will check the brochure later.
For the money, the simplicity and the fact that you have a spare engine, I dont think you can go too far wrong tbh. A digger is a very useful tool around a farm.
What's the time frame on this one? :whistling:
What's the time frame on this one? :whistling:
You are only post hunting now before next Tuesday - 100 more to go in a week!
I bought a 50 hxs here last year,it has a cone and pin hitch and its proven to be very useful about the place.Well worth having on a farm especially if you can put different implements on the front.I would opt for a torque machine myself.