Valtra Valmet
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AYF
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Ah good question. Didn't study that hard.
She had a good spec.
Front suspension. Hears, loader and linkage control on the armrest
Cat3 linkage
Spools were a bit far away mind you.
I noticed all the loader tractors on the stand had 200kg worth of wheel weights on the back.
Are they light on their back ends?
AYF
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Massey in different clothes?
Mf 7715
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I was chatting to a valtra sales about a demo N series that he was going to send out to me, I wanted a ballpark figure to change, salesman told me you don’t buy a valtra on price, I didn’t bother taking the demo.
ithastopay
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Peacock and Binnington, have a new
Valtra G 125 advertised in the farmers weekly.
£48,000 plus vat.
Fewer bigger demo tractors in the same add.
Valtra G 125 advertised in the farmers weekly.
£48,000 plus vat.
Fewer bigger demo tractors in the same add.
diesel power
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If that shite was said to me I'd do the same. I've no time for bullshit sales men.
was it donegal or cavan , its a fair attitude for a salesman to have.
sales is like courting, if you don't impress the customer there isn't a 2nd date or a 3rd , and obviously you didn't have a 2nd date 🙂
Mf 7715
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Donegal, i would say the Cavan men would’ve tried and sell.
that's for sure cause round here they'd tell jimmy that they were getting a keen price off mc G's regardless and get better with them in the end
AYF
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That doesn't sound right.
The one I saw was 2 yrs old, 800hrs and was listed at 65k
Or was it insanely expensive?!
AYF
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Demo Valtra landed today.
They insisted on bringing me an N 134. Said the G 125 would be too small for us.
Trouble is the N is too big!
Quite a bit bigger than the JD 115R
Haven't had much to do with it yet
But must say it's very user friendly. No screen to go through for settings.
Was mowing round a stubble field to tidy up before direct drilling and found it very comfortable. If the fuel monitor is correct then it wasn't using any more fuel than the 115r on the same mower.
Suspended cab takes a bit of getting used to at speed. The rocking mates it feel unstable.
Had a very brief go with the loader and I must say the visibility was brilliant.
The electronic joystick was a tad sensitive, and stupidly fast!
They insisted on bringing me an N 134. Said the G 125 would be too small for us.
Trouble is the N is too big!
Quite a bit bigger than the JD 115R
Haven't had much to do with it yet
But must say it's very user friendly. No screen to go through for settings.
Was mowing round a stubble field to tidy up before direct drilling and found it very comfortable. If the fuel monitor is correct then it wasn't using any more fuel than the 115r on the same mower.
Suspended cab takes a bit of getting used to at speed. The rocking mates it feel unstable.
Had a very brief go with the loader and I must say the visibility was brilliant.
The electronic joystick was a tad sensitive, and stupidly fast!
Ozzy Scott
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AYF
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Yep physically big.
It's a fair bit longer than the Deere,
Wider, but that's down to it being on 650 boots which I don't need
It's quite a bit higher too.
The 115 is just nice for pur sheds, we haven't anywhere we can't muck out with it, but It is a tight fit in a couple of pens, and would be worse yet with the valtra I suspect.
AYF
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Well had the Valtra a few days now and must say I like it a lot. Spent the day direct drilling yesterday, long old day but wasn't a strain at all. But saying that I've no experience of full suspension tractors previously, so bound to be good!
Just a few bug bares.
Door handle is far too low! Fine for getting in, but getting out is a stretch down for a tall person!
No right hand door, though I think they are an option?
Gear change is slow, in a deere if you press gear down twice, it changes gear down twice, there and then! Valtra seems to want to change one gear before you have to ask it to change again! Though ypu do get used to it, and changes are smooth to be fair.
Pickup hitch is stupidly slow extending out!!
Loader is closer to a catapult than loader, though I'm told it can be slowed down! Though a while spent playing about carrying meal troughs had me handling the joystick a bit better!
Just a few bug bares.
Door handle is far too low! Fine for getting in, but getting out is a stretch down for a tall person!
No right hand door, though I think they are an option?
Gear change is slow, in a deere if you press gear down twice, it changes gear down twice, there and then! Valtra seems to want to change one gear before you have to ask it to change again! Though ypu do get used to it, and changes are smooth to be fair.
Pickup hitch is stupidly slow extending out!!
Loader is closer to a catapult than loader, though I'm told it can be slowed down! Though a while spent playing about carrying meal troughs had me handling the joystick a bit better!
AYF
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As the deere is an R series it has good set of steps. Valtra might just beat it if not for the low door handle.
I'm told the new jd sloping bonet type tractor have a stupidly narrow set of steps, for something targeting the loader tractor market I find that poor thinking
I drive both jd and valtra. The valtra is easier to get on and off, loader speed can be adjusted , don't know about hitch. The gear changes are sh1t and are hard to get used to . I find the valtra a nice enough place to work and while it sounds rough standing beside it , the sounds in the cab is excellent
AYF
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They do sound rough don't they!
I noticed that!
I do wonder is there a way to adjust the gear change, it seems faster in auto!
For me the gearbox is the big letdown , while its smooth and all that, the delays take getting used to and the revving that accompanys range drops is annoying. It seems your never fully in charge of the box like on a jd . The powershifts are smooth compared to range changes . Have they the reliability of jd ? , I don't think so and service cost are high