Buying Advice Are TYM tractors junk?

   / Are TYM tractors junk? #61  
But they do make tractors for Lamborghini and Zetor for some countries here in Europe. Two very reputable manufacturers in Europe.
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #63  
I wouldn't buy one, not much support if any around here...that I know of
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #64  
I don't think that any manufacturer sets out to make junk. Designing something better is relatively easy compared with getting it made properly. Again, it's not because anyone wants it to fail, it's just that working repeatedly to close tolerances in mass production - what we call quality control - takes a while to accomplish. It takes time and experience....along with enough profit to justify the expense of moving toward better quality.

And eventually you end up with a good dependable product being produced by what we call a "mature industry". It takes time in the game to make all that happen. That's part of why older brands should be better - not that they always are, and why younger ones are rarely as reliable - although they are often better in concept.
rScotty
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #65  
We could just forget the brand and buy from the nearest dealer like we would a truck or SxS and for the same reasons. :D

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   / Are TYM tractors junk? #66  
I bought a 2004 Branson 4020 with approx 620 hours. I've had it 4 years. I've had zero issues with in the 60 hours I have used it. It's quite a bit heavier than the comparable Kubota. I'm getting ready to trade it in for an LS cab model.

I believe these tractors are all very similar and none of them are junk. My tractor is used a vacation place so doesn't get a ton of hours on it. I don't have a trailer for it so I do all my own services. The closest tractor dealers to me are Kubota at 60 miles away. Kubota makes nice tractors but I'm not paying 10k more for a tractor with less standard features and less HP.
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #67  
I have nothing but but problems with my t554
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #69  
The dealer told me TYM is Chinese junk.
If a dealer started bashing another brand, especially with so clearly ignorant statements, I wouldn't buy free donuts from him.

Part of the job is to know the competition. TYM has been around for 70 years. It is no fly by night or startup company. It has been building tractors for over 50 years. In the CUT market, TYM builds all of its own models (though it uses other engines in some models), it also builds all RK and Bad Boy tractors. It built tractors for Cabellas, Mahindra, JD, and more. They have a current deal to make models for Yanmar. Always tricky to judge a brand based on models they made for someone else. TYM was not contracted to support Cabellas, RK or Mahindra. They just built them as spec'd out. (To be fair, there is very little difference between RK models and their TYM cousins). Judging a brand based on the performance of a rental is simply not fair. People don't treat rental equipment well. Some rental companies barely do maintenance as they churn and burn every few years.
 
   / Are TYM tractors junk? #70  
Here's the problem with brands like TYM......I actually looked at TYM/Branson a while back when Kubota skyrocketed the price of the M7060 I was in the middle of buying.

I was lured to TYM/Branson when I read in this forum how easy they are to delete. Then I remembered "we have a Branson dealer" about 2 hours from me.

So I gave them a call and was told "sorry we don't sell the any more."

And that was the end of that option, LOL
 

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