The CVT project was abandoned due to cost factors involving suppliers and engineering. It was originally concieved as being the superior technology but quickly became an electrical whodunit after a few months. Hence the ceased production on the CVT cab and the Boomer 8N. This also led to the closure of the Dublin, GA plant. It has been said that a small facility in Mexico will inherit the CVT but due to lack of funding and resources...(know how) the equipment and tooling for production still sits in the Dublin plant and awaits a new home as of last week. IMO the CVT will most likely be CNH's (Opps..did we do that?) and it will never be anything more than it already is. I truely hope your unit will give you good service as we did build them with pride right to the bitter end, In fact CIH were the only one we ran at the very end. Good luck with it.:thumbsup:
Farmall 45 CVT
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I've had the tractor for a couple of weeks now and I really like it. The transmission works great and you don't feel like your losing power like a hydro. It is definitely a superior transmission. It works great when you need to keep the Rpms up but go slow. Hopefully it's reliable. I hate to see Case go to the LS tractors, seems like they are giving up and selling out on the small HP tractors.
Its all about $ my friend. LS is yet another cheap way of production for big buisness. The HST is a proven driveline most definately. Yeah its a little noisy and can be sluggish, but its reliable. CNH would still be building them if ISM had agreed to cheapen its product, but the Japanese would not give up quality and durability to save a couple cents. Thats what drove CNH to the India based CVT platform. Graziano..(the CVT trans supplier) promised big things, but ultimately could not deliver. Niether side wanted to put better resources in to develop a better overall unit on the CVT and CNH had broken ties with ISM, so it was set to become a disaster. Im just sad it put 200 plus people out of work.
Well I can only provide the facts that I am aware of. I wouldnt want to tell anyone how to go about his or her personal buisness. It is just a sad truth that CNH has put a product out there that they may not be able provide solid support for in the comming years. You will have to weigh the pros and cons of the situation I suppose. Yeah you got a really good deal on the unit, but at what price are you willing to pay later on down the road? I can tell you for certain that we had WAY MORE PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS in the short run of the CVT than we ever had in the whole production run of the HST units. Like I said before, the HST is a completely proven product. Its simply reliable. Most all of the compact builders still use a form of HST in at least one of thier models. In fact CNH's former counterpart Shibura, still produces them for domestic sale. The supplier for the CVT has completely ceased production. i am not saying your unit will ever give you any problems, I truely hope that it doesnt, but it is a bit of a gamble knowing the origin of the product and its demise. Its a decision that is strctly up to you my friend. Best of luck with it all.