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- Thread starter Mike
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I think come August there will be ALOT of tackle going rather than coming!!!!
Certain man in Kilkeel who had a lend of a BigX650 (I think) til his new FR9080 shows up said it is a nightmare on the diesel!!!!!
See the new Fendt chopper will have six feedrollers too.
thats a load of shit BT, an FR will use nearly twice as much diesel that a similar harvester with a merc engine.
James it was Porters and Preshoes had the krone on demo.
Big Truck
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No,
they went to look at it when Porters had it and Cleet took a go and plugged it up!!!!!!!
Think there were a few comments on Uncle Hugo about it.
No,
they went to look at it when Porters had it and Cleet took a go and plugged it up!!!!!!!
Think there were a few comments on Uncle Hugo about it.
whats the general concept of the big x then BT? seem to be a few new ones knocking around ireland by the sounds of it....
BAC theres no point asking the Claas apprication socity, I'm would be a big claas supporter but in my eyes the new big x's are a well built machine, the one we had on demo was a bit short on power but other wise a very capable machine even thought BT's side kick stalled it
dont worry, me and BT have had a fair few arguements regarding what is the better machine. I am just wondering if he is finally coming round to considering that the Big X is a worthy competitor to the jags. Other manufacturers are starting to catch claas up, plenty of deere 7000's around here now
ours sometimes has to shunt around a bit but thats more that the gates are stupidly small and should be doubles!
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At the last count there were FOUR in the whole island of Ireland both North and South!!!!!!!!!
(This may not be completely accurate:whistling:)
That is not counting the three used BigX's sitting at a dealers in Co.Antrim which they can't sell for love nor money.
(two ex the same contractor!!!:001_huh:)
BAC,
you know I've always said the BigX is probably a good machine but after all this time the X700 that was here the last few weeks was the first demo machine available here since they have been on the market!!!
I have said a right bit before the problem here in NI at least will be backup AND resale and IF WJM's outfit do go for a BigX1100 if anything goes wrong they will be sitting parked til the mechanics get down from Ballymoney to Drumbo etc and she could be a beast in a wet maize field!!!!!!!
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The bossman does a wee interview in Spring 2011 Claas harvest times:
http://www.claas.co.uk/countries/ge...arvestimes/harvestime_spring11,lang=en_UK.pdf
http://www.claas.co.uk/countries/ge...arvestimes/harvestime_spring11,lang=en_UK.pdf
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At the last count there were FOUR in the whole island of Ireland both North and South!!!!!!!!!
(This may not be completely accurate:whistling:)
Now theres an admission.
At the last count there were FOUR in the whole island of Ireland both North and South!!!!!!!!!
(This may not be completely accurate:whistling:)
That is not counting the three used BigX's sitting at a dealers in Co.Antrim which they can't sell for love nor money.
(two ex the same contractor!!!:001_huh:)
BAC,
you know I've always said the BigX is probably a good machine but after all this time the X700 that was here the last few weeks was the first demo machine available here since they have been on the market!!!
I have said a right bit before the problem here in NI at least will be backup AND resale and IF WJM's outfit do go for a BigX1100 if anything goes wrong they will be sitting parked til the mechanics get down from Ballymoney to Drumbo etc and she could be a beast in a wet maize field!!!!!!!
If the dealer network is that poor then I guess it is understandable.
End of the day, dealer is more important than the actual machine. They all break down at some point. Krone have had a massive revamp of there dealer network over the last 2 years so big things should happen now
Ó hÉidin
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At the last count there were FOUR in the whole island of Ireland both North and South!!!!!!!!!
(This may not be completely accurate:whistling:)
are you including the one in louth?
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George Ross(:confused1:) is it has two in Co.Cork and its possible there could be a few others about your end of the country I hav'nt heard of.;)
Gamble Bros/Neville Rickey have the two in the North.
Its still a very VERY small number of machines when they have been about since what 2004?
robbie c
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dont think there is one yet in louth.... i know kevin magee sold 1 into the north, and had 1 on demo with a few lads around.......
Michael
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Yes ross has two of them. Who is working the one near youghal :confused1::confused1:
Liamo
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Dont know , i know one of the mechanics with Jim Power and he told me a name but it ment nothing to me .
Ó hÉidin
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i think it may be the ex neville rickey one BT speaks of, its for sale . . .
a neighbour here had one on demo at maize last year, there was an article in the IFJ
Michael
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:001_huh: Wonder who that could be. Moss Noonan by any chance. He's up around the Conna area I think. Could be totally wrong too
Liamo
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:001_huh: Wonder who that could be. Moss Noonan by any chance. He's up around the Conna area I think. Could be totally wrong too
Not Moss , he is my neighbour.
Michael
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Is he
Know the name, might have got the location wrong. His name just popped into my head. By youghal :confused1:, can't think. The contractors I know around the youghal area or thereabouts definately don't have krone's.