I know the feeling i took over here in 2020 and we were only part time farming before that so was all 70/80s gear witch was fine for what we were at. But trying to change up 6/8 years now every 3/4 years to meet the workload and its getting harder all the time especially when your trade is so much below what your looking at.
Really i hadn't heard of any names going or do they get swallowed by the bigger company and the name kept on?
maybe it's the latter. i heard a man say it at an auction but i don't buy the farmers journal here so i'm not sure what the situation is. It can't be good if the farmers that buy the tractors are getting broke, then you look at the situation where tracked excavators of similar horsepower are selling cheaper than tractors because they have a larger market.
They are being priced of the cost of the replacement rather than what they cost new. If you were buying a new tractor and it had gone up 15k you be expecting more for 3 or 4 year old trade too. The new cost is dragging up 2nd hands along with strong demand.
Exactly. And the buyers are setting the market really. Sellers can only charge what they can get and stuff is selling well for the moment anyway
Slightly different tractor but we bought a maxxum 125 new in 2014 with front and cab suspension and 600 tyres for €72k inc Vat
But sure who buys anything in the thought of not keeping it for decades and decades. If you’re doing loads of work with it then you’ll be keeping it fresh. Every time you go into a dealer the reality is you’re giving them €6/7k for the privilege cause like it or lump they have an awful lot of costs to keep the doors open and have to allow for stuff sitting idle etc.
So going off that is she only worth 18k now ?
A lot of people will buy tractors without ever going to look at them and they seem to be getting on okay . You would not think that there is over 8000 hours on my class but there is actually more hours on it . Modern tractors actually hold together quite well . The lift arms are tight despite doing 9 years carrying a three tonne grubber . The lift arms on the Fendt are actually more worn
Along with that it seems if you do buy it with the intention of keeping it for decades and mind it will hold its value well. Father bought a TM165 in 2014 for 21k. Must be worth most of 30k today.
I went to look at a 2019 maxxum 125 last year, cab suspension, 4 spools 2900hrs and i think it was on 540 tyres. Were asking €90,000.
Does she have the pins out under the back of the cab to store the balls? I put ones on the first t6 but the current came with them find it handy having them there, your not going routing looking for them, plus they take up a good bit of room in the box
The one that came with TM/TSa had small capacity and poor hinges that broke easily, the one that came with T6000 was bigger, better hinges and a lift out top tray, the chances are the dearer one there has the lift out tray, no benefit if you just want to store link balls.
Would one from a tm125 fit, I think I might have it in the shed.. Either in the shed or I'm wrong and it's melted 😂 if its there and would work your welcome to it.
It doesn't. It's something I might look at doing but will likely be winter before there is time again now.
Ya the TM one is same one that been used for i dont know how many years. They not massive but I did manage away with it. Its just to leave a selection of pins, r pins and linch pins mainly so dont need much fancy. I cant actually order the cheaper box possibly think its an older version or part no just. Like everything its expensive enough just to hold a few pins but what do you do.
I would appreciate photo of ball carrier. Is it a new holland part or aftermarket ?
I have tried the TM one here doesn't fit it would need modified. I did threaten it modify one. Its the bolts holding bracket on tank that are keeping it up. I would need to drill holes in bottom to sit it flush.
The Fendt toolboxes are crap in my opinion so we got stainless toolboxes made to fit on top of the diesel tanks.
Thats not a bad idea. I assume you got someone local to make it up. My problem would be someone to make it.
Yes, a local man who specialises in stainless steel work. He used nice stainless “piano hinge” for the hinges. Just gave him a sketch. As you say, getting someone to bother with small projects could be the problem.
