DO NOT BUY TC40/45

[LoneCowboy]

What a piece of junk
It broke again (no rabbit/turtle)
JUNK
poorly designed, poorly built
JUNK

17 hours on it, 30 days I've had this piece of junk and it's been in the shop 20+ of those and now it's going back again
and it's never coming back to my house
ever

There's no way that I'm ever making a payment on it, they can come get it if they don't make it right.
What a piece of junk
stay FAR FAR FAR AWAY.

 

[Gatorboy]

Ok, you seem to be an expert, so I'll take your word for it.

 

[Bill Barrett]

Brian you seem to be having a bad equipment day, tractor and rotary cutters

 

[twabscs]

I've been happy with my TC40D for over four years. Maybe it's the new Cab model that is introducing many of these issues or just dealer incompentence? I'm looking to get a TC45D cab model but maybe I should wait a bit longer until the bugs are worked out.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Brian, do you keep having the same problem with your TC? If so then it is a dealer issue if they can't fix it as I have not heard of anyone else having repeated problems with their cab TC's. From your experience so far I think it is safe to say your dealers service department is the main problem.

 

[LoneCowboy]

Brian you seem to be having a bad equipment year, tractor and rotary cutters

fixed it
It's been a whole year of this, another week of working for free.
I'm sick of it, I bought new equipment so I wouldn't have to deal with this stuff (much) and it's just been constant.
Thank god for my cheap old Massey 1433, it still chugs along, exactly 2 problems in 400+ hours. Ridiculous that this TC can't do boo. (and my cheap old bushhog has zero problems vs the brand new EXPENSIVE rhino junk)

If you buy a TC45 cab after my experiences, I just don't know what to say.
J-U-N-K
Poorly designed and mine is definately poorly built.
Stay far far far away.

And don't get me wrong, I still like my NH TN75, but this TC45 is just junk.

 

[LoneCowboy]

Brian, do you keep having the same problem with your TC? If so then it is a dealer issue if they can't fix it as I have not heard of anyone else having repeated problems with their cab TC's. From your experience so far I think it is safe to say your dealers service department is the main problem.

I don't disagree that my dealer's service department is less than optimum
But none of these are setup or dealer issues.
They are all manufactuer issues.
Total wiring harness replacement. That's not dealer
new transmission housing, because the one had a hole in it, that's not dealer
The transmission not working, that's not dealer
The cruise control not working, that's not dealer.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Brian, what is the design problem?

 

[LoneCowboy]

Brian, what is the design problem?

I wish I had known some of this earlier, but this is what I've learned.

1. It's a cab model in 45hp motor. That's not a ton to begin with, and you can ONLY get the cab model with hydrostat, so there's another 5hp.
So, now you are making maybe 30hp at the PTO
Maybe.
1a. A 45hp tractor should fly with a 6' mower, you can totally bog this one down without much trouble at all.

2. Related to the hydrostat (and maybe all hydrostats have this problem, I don't know), but it's a COMPLETE DOG on any kind of uphill. I mean zippo. I mean 1mph. My other tractors (gear) might chug, might use more power, but they would keep going and you would get done, this one, nada, it just keeps slowing and slowing and slowing. It's colorado, it's hilly, why doesn't it keep going?

3. The cab is a slapdash affair, it's not well insulated (compared to the TN) and it makes a LOT of noise as it rattles around. (the cab, not the tractor).

4. The wheelbase is too short, It rides TERRIBLE. It has too much weight up high (I noticed the loaner non-cab didn't ride nearly as bad) and it's tippy as all get out (even with weighted tires). I'm a fearless guy on slopes, and this tractor scares me to death on any kind of slope, much too short.

5. The power steering pump isn't big enough, you can flat run it out just turning around, at full rpm.

 

[jimg]

Sounds like manufacturing & material problems that all converged into the perfect storm. While the dealer doesnt seem like the greatest Im sure theyre just as tired of seeing it come into the shop as you are of having it break down. Perhaps NH should just get you another that actually works properly then everyone could move on.