Buying Advice Changfa- Apollo Tractors, opinions

[DingLiming]

Changfa is different with Nortrac tractor, Nortrac 2009 model is Jinma tractor, From 2010 fall it stop sell Jinma and start with Foton, Changfa and Dongfeng in the city. their tractor looks like Dongfeng more than Jinma.

 

[TTTTTT]

changfa produce a lots engines, tractors is their new business.

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Definitely looks like Fotons. If you zoom in on the pic with the seat and cockpit, you can see the Foton label to the far left.

 

[DingLiming]

Definitely looks like Fotons. If you zoom in on the pic with the seat and cockpit, you can see the Foton label to the far left.

Yes, it is FOTON new design TE series 35Hp tractor

 

[ZacStone]

Im looking to buy an Apollo, sooo tempted to get one of them. They seem to be the best 'cheap' import tractor I think (from my research). Im in Melb and the dealer Sota tractors is about 30 mins away. Sota tractors company has been around for years, mostly selling refurbished kubotas but now importing and selling the Apollo

 

[harks11]

Did you buy it Zac. I had a look on the Changfa website and they make Apollo, Foton and Dongfeng. If you bought how is it going

 

[zonta223]

Did you buy it Zac. I had a look on the Changfa website and they make Apollo, Foton and Dongfeng. If you bought how is it going

Welcome to TBN
Sorry that information is not correct. Foton are not made by Changfa. The website you looked at probably says it is a manufacturer but is probably actually only a distributor. This is very common occurrence with Chinese companies and can be misleading.
To check out Foton go to the factory website Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd.

 

[harks11]

Welcome to TBN
Sorry that information is not correct. Foton are not made by Changfa. The website you looked at probably says it is a manufacturer but is probably actually only a distributor. This is very common occurrence with Chinese companies and can be misleading.
To check out Foton go to the factory website Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry Co.,Ltd.

Thanks for that. I must have had a distributer as you say. Tried to find where I say it and could not. What was interesting is the "big four" as they are referred to, enormous numbers of units. Thanks for the correction