Hiw many tiimes has your tractor been in the shop?

[cat fever]

Kioti RX6620PS cab model.

Mine has not seen the shop/dealer since I bought it. 250 hours. I do all the minor/maintenance work.

 

[MF283]

Guess I'll be the odd man out. Currently at 300 hrs. Bought Jan 15 I think. Been in the shop 8 months out of the last 18, approx 20k in warranty work and dealer has put around 50 hrs on it testing it. There's a reason I ordered a new 5100e. This one has been a nightmare but I think all the bugs are worked out now.

Deere 5055E cab h240

Brett

Do you like the 240?

 

[rustyshakelford]

Do you like the 240?

H240 loader is fine. It blew out both curl cylinders while digging some sand. That was a surprise. New tractor will be coming with the h260 though

Brett

 

[ovrszd]

Guess I'll be the odd man out. Currently at 300 hrs. Bought Jan 15 I think. Been in the shop 8 months out of the last 18, approx 20k in warranty work and dealer has put around 50 hrs on it testing it. There's a reason I ordered a new 5100e. This one has been a nightmare but I think all the bugs are worked out now.

Deere 5055E cab h240

Brett

Brett, I immediately thought of you when I saw this thread......

 

[rustyshakelford]

Brett, I immediately thought of you when I saw this thread......

Lol. When I read the title I figured I'd be the top loser in it. I love reading how many guys are having great luck and problem free tractors. I'm hoping I'll be able to come back in a year and mirror the comments about mine being problem free.

I honestly think mine is good now but at this point I can't trust it. It's already cost me a bunch of money in lost work this year so something had to change

Brett

 

[N80]

Well, "been in the shop". I don't think any of my farmer friend's fleet of 8-10 tractors (some 40 years old) has been in a dealers shop. But they've been in his (large) shop many times.

My Kubota L4400 went back to the dealer a few days after I got it (10+ years ago) to replace a faulty o-ring in the rear remote. All other repairs have been done by me. Those were all due to rats, abuse or neglect. None due to poor workmanship or design.

 

[TractorGuy]

Guess I'll be the odd man out. Currently at 300 hrs. Bought Jan 15 I think. Been in the shop 8 months out of the last 18, approx 20k in warranty work and dealer has put around 50 hrs on it testing it. There's a reason I ordered a new 5100e. This one has been a nightmare but I think all the bugs are worked out now.

Deere 5055E cab h240

Brett

H240 loader is fine. It blew out both curl cylinders while digging some sand. That was a surprise. New tractor will be coming with the h260 though

Brett

That much trouble and you ordered a new Deere? :confused2:

Neither of my machines have been in a shop since I owned them but I'm thinking one day I will have the backhoe taken to the dealer to have the brake cylinders resealed. Taking that rear axle apart isn't on my list of things I want to tackle.

 

[rustyshakelford]

That much trouble and you ordered a new Deere? :confused2:

Neither of my machines have been in a shop since I owned them but I'm thinking one day I will have the backhoe taken to the dealer to have the brake cylinders resealed. Taking that rear axle apart isn't on my list of things I want to tackle.

Yeah...my wife thinks I'm crazy. Dealer gave me what I paid for trade if I stayed with them. Decided to roll the dice and feel good about this one. It's made in america and feels like a whole different class of tractor. Time will tell!

Brett

 

[ovrszd]

Yeah...my wife thinks I'm crazy. Dealer gave me what I paid for trade if I stayed with them. Decided to roll the dice and feel good about this one. It's made in america and feels like a whole different class of tractor. Time will tell!

Brett

Just had a conversation with a friend today about this. Seems your JD tractor may or may not be made in America. But it gets worse. May or may not be made in a multitude of countries dependent on model. I hate that. Not flaming JD at all. Many brands do this. Just hate to see JD do it.

I'm betting on you Brett. Here's hope that it all works out fine!!!!

 

[rustyshakelford]

Just had a conversation with a friend today about this. Seems your JD tractor may or may not be made in America. But it gets worse. May or may not be made in a multitude of countries dependent on model. I hate that. Not flaming JD at all. Many brands do this. Just hate to see JD do it.

I'm betting on you Brett. Here's hope that it all works out fine!!!!

My 5055e was built in India. My 5100e is built in Augusta Georgia....atleast I hope. Since I still have so much time maybe I need to check on a factory tour! Would be neat to see it come down the line

Brett

 

[ovrszd]

Brett, that's what I'm talking about. Not picking on JD at all. Seems they sell so many tractors that they "farm out" the factories to keep up with demand. I personally don't have a problem with that if they would simply enforce standards. But they do not. This is not something that's JD specific. It's rampant.

I have confidence in your purchase and am betting on many, many successful years of use!!!!

 

[Maxify55]

I blew a fuse from a wire too close to the muffler under the hood. Melted the coax and grounded out.

That happened over two years ago and I can't afford to pay them for service work like filters and fluids.

So, like the other guys, I bring it into the shop and get the creeper and air comp., going.

 

[N80]

My B-I-L is a farmer. Strictly JD. Apparently some JD's have transmissions made in Germany? He seeks those out.

 

[wmonroe]

I bought my 5240 in February 2012 and to date has not been in the shop or needed any repairs here at home. Only About 496 hours on it now.

 

[joe04785]

I purchased my ck35 hst new in November 2014 and has been to the shop for quite a few things. First was the quick attach levers wouldn't hold up on there own. Next there was the rubber seals around the cab coming out twice. After that was the sticky hydro pedal, which dealer never fixed that time. A few days after that the console where the instrument cluster is was cracking on each of the sides. Most recent thing at 90 hours is the sticky hydro pedal, in which the dealer replaced the dampeners with no luck. They then replaced the hst unit and that fixed the sticky hydro pedal.

 

[Dead Horse]

my Hesston 100 - 90 has been in the shop once, recently for a clutch replacement. I didn't have time and my hired hand was down with shoulder surgery. Otherwise I service it myself........


2900 hours............... 1990 model.

 

[check]

2009 Kubota BX25. (The first year they came out with that model.). About 650 hours now, and no shop time except when I bought a snowblower and had it installed, and the 400 hour service.

However, the front tires leaked, so I filled them, and the seat is getting a bit cracked even though I store it indoors. Starts up every time, and the weather up here at the cottage it gets down to -30°C in the winter (-22°F). I do have a block heater, however.

All in all, a very reliable tractor. Sure, I would like to have a bigger tractor now that we purchased an additional 25 acre property, but the cost to upgrade is way too much, and the B2650 just feels too big to me.