hajameelne
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Hello everybody.
Took a decision to buy a tractor (before used friends old soviet T-25 tractor). I watched new chinese DongFeng 254 and Foton 254, but then I saw a Yanmar FX265 (they all are about the same weight class). And by first impression this Yanmar (built 1982-1992) outperforms new chineses. Yes, chineses are with mechanical gearbox and Yanmar half automatic (something with automatic clutch), but overall handling quality and engine work is much better.
And so found this forum about Yanmar tractors.
By price comparision is T-25 2500 euros (in same age as Yanmar), pure Yanmar about 4000 euros and first chineses start from 8000 euros.
What disturbs me, is engine resource. Local shop tells me, that Japanese engine resource is 10000 hours and chinese engine 6000 hours. FX265 is in best case 25 years old and about 1100 work hours counted.
Which of them (Japanese/Chinese) will help me with home work next 10 years with less repairing? I lean to Yanmar, but maybe somebody can give some advice or tell about own experience.
Took a decision to buy a tractor (before used friends old soviet T-25 tractor). I watched new chinese DongFeng 254 and Foton 254, but then I saw a Yanmar FX265 (they all are about the same weight class). And by first impression this Yanmar (built 1982-1992) outperforms new chineses. Yes, chineses are with mechanical gearbox and Yanmar half automatic (something with automatic clutch), but overall handling quality and engine work is much better.
And so found this forum about Yanmar tractors.
By price comparision is T-25 2500 euros (in same age as Yanmar), pure Yanmar about 4000 euros and first chineses start from 8000 euros.
What disturbs me, is engine resource. Local shop tells me, that Japanese engine resource is 10000 hours and chinese engine 6000 hours. FX265 is in best case 25 years old and about 1100 work hours counted.
Which of them (Japanese/Chinese) will help me with home work next 10 years with less repairing? I lean to Yanmar, but maybe somebody can give some advice or tell about own experience.