Wewild - Is the top one a 4230? I'm not a JD man but I drove a 4230 with an 8 speed (?) powershift one time that tickled my fancy. The loader on the bottom tractor could pass for an old Dunham Lehr with a modified bucket cylinder.
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cfpinz":3pdc7yvh said:Wewild - Is the top one a 4230? I'm not a JD man but I drove a 4230 with an 8 speed (?) powershift one time that tickled my fancy. The loader on the bottom tractor could pass for an old Dunham Lehr with a modified bucket cylinder.
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My DT225 has air ride cab. My DT240A has both air ride cab and independent front suspension.MikeC":2cjz4nep said:Since tractors don't have springs or shock absorbers, (at least NONE that I have seen) and have the same tires, basically, the answer to your "Ride" test would have to be in the seat alone.
somn":2etn0vdu said:My DT225 has air ride cab. My DT240A has both air ride cab and independent front suspension.MikeC":2etn0vdu said:Since tractors don't have springs or shock absorbers, (at least NONE that I have seen) and have the same tires, basically, the answer to your "Ride" test would have to be in the seat alone.
seth":2cfbr06b said:I have a JD 2550 (no cab) that I purchased new in the early 80's. It has almost 12,000 hours and the engine has never been touched. It has a JD self leveling loader (245 I think) and has been started alomost every day. The down sides to it are the loader - it isn't anywhere near strong enough for the tractor and the hydraulics. The hydraulics have never worked properly. It always acts like it is starved for oil. The loader raises with a lot of vibration and it is often necessary to open up the throttle to get the loader up. Even when still under warranty the dealer couldn't solve the problem after several tries so I have lived with it.
I recently purchased an MX 120 CaseIH with a L655 loader and I love it. The hydraulics are great, the loader works very well and the tractor is convenient to use. It is essentially the same tractor as the new McCormicks.
seth":25k9yacc said:I have a JD 2550 (no cab) that I purchased new in the early 80's. It has almost 12,000 hours and the engine has never been touched. It has a JD self leveling loader (245 I think) and has been started alomost every day. The down sides to it are the loader - it isn't anywhere near strong enough for the tractor and the hydraulics. The hydraulics have never worked properly. It always acts like it is starved for oil. The loader raises with a lot of vibration and it is often necessary to open up the throttle to get the loader up. Even when still under warranty the dealer couldn't solve the problem after several tries so I have lived with it.
Brute 23":161v0ury said:I spent the last couple of days moving have on and 85 and 95hp Farm Trach and those are some nice tractors. I moved several hundred bales and I do not have one complaint. I am interested in one for myself now.
flaboy?":2krd6qel said:Brute 23":2krd6qel said:I spent the last couple of days moving have on and 85 and 95hp Farm Trach and those are some nice tractors. I moved several hundred bales and I do not have one complaint. I am interested in one for myself now.
Most new tractors operate nicely and feel good even the india units. Yes, the Farmtrac is built by Escort Group of India. These are NOT the Ford tractors of old folks.
rmcva":2tothffi said:flaboy?":2tothffi said:Brute 23":2tothffi said:I spent the last couple of days moving have on and 85 and 95hp Farm Trach and those are some nice tractors. I moved several hundred bales and I do not have one complaint. I am interested in one for myself now.
Most new tractors operate nicely and feel good even the india units. Yes, the Farmtrac is built by Escort Group of India. These are NOT the Ford tractors of old folks.
The two tractors mentioned in that post are made by SAME for Farmtrac. They are not made in India.
dun":1huvbfoj said:rmcva":1huvbfoj said:flaboy?":1huvbfoj said:Brute 23":1huvbfoj said:I spent the last couple of days moving have on and 85 and 95hp Farm Trach and those are some nice tractors. I moved several hundred bales and I do not have one complaint. I am interested in one for myself now.
Most new tractors operate nicely and feel good even the india units. Yes, the Farmtrac is built by Escort Group of India. These are NOT the Ford tractors of old folks.
The two tractors mentioned in that post are made by SAME for Farmtrac. They are not made in India.
Interesting that the local Farmtrac dealers think that there tractors are made in India
dun":1bhtnjtm said:rmcva":1bhtnjtm said:flaboy?":1bhtnjtm said:Brute 23":1bhtnjtm said:I spent the last couple of days moving have on and 85 and 95hp Farm Trach and those are some nice tractors. I moved several hundred bales and I do not have one complaint. I am interested in one for myself now.
Most new tractors operate nicely and feel good even the india units. Yes, the Farmtrac is built by Escort Group of India. These are NOT the Ford tractors of old folks.
The two tractors mentioned in that post are made by SAME for Farmtrac. They are not made in India.
Interesting that the local Farmtrac dealers think that there tractors are made in India
flaboy?":1ct8t3t4 said:Seems like I did some research on this last year. I sent Perkins an email (which I can't find now) asking about the Perkins motors in the Farmtrac's. The response was something like "we have a manufacturing plant that does some builds for Escort (Farmtrac) but that's about it. We do not supply engines for Farmtrac". Their words not mine.
I see they don't say who is making the 75+ HP motors. Seems to me as good as Perkins reputation is, they would sure advertise that fact.
I also noticed the less 75HP motors are listed as Mitsubishi but Escort India claims to make the engines for the Farmtrac product line. Wonder if they really know who makes them? :roll:
OklaBrangusBreeder":1qifcw9m said:(I also have a Farmtrac 80 and my family have been Long product owners for more then 20 years).
rmcva":3daorjjp said:seth":3daorjjp said:I have a JD 2550 (no cab) that I purchased new in the early 80's. It has almost 12,000 hours and the engine has never been touched. It has a JD self leveling loader (245 I think) and has been started alomost every day. The down sides to it are the loader - it isn't anywhere near strong enough for the tractor and the hydraulics. The hydraulics have never worked properly. It always acts like it is starved for oil. The loader raises with a lot of vibration and it is often necessary to open up the throttle to get the loader up. Even when still under warranty the dealer couldn't solve the problem after several tries so I have lived with it.
Does your loader hydraulics dump back in the remote valve block or does it dump in the filter housing?
A friend of mine has a JD (older model) and had the vibration like you wrote about. His loader was plumbed to dump in the remote block on the back of the tractor. I helped him find a hydraulic filter bowl that has a port that you can use as a return. He got it all hooked up last week and it's working like a charm now. First thing he said was "after all these years". After changing over to the new bowl he turned the pump pressure up a little and the loader works great now.