LS Room for improvement.

[Gary Fowler]

Mine has the creeper gear which I assume is like a two speed axle on a truck. It gives you an additional gear in each gear except for H range where it is locked out so you have 8 gears with creeper in each for 16 forward/ reverse in L and M plus the 4 in HIGH range for 20 F/R

 

[Gary Fowler]

On use of creeper gear: I put mine in L 1 with creeper once and I swear, you could get off, go have lunch and come back and have to drive a stake in the ground to verify that it moved, well maybe a little exageration but not by much. I dont know what that speed would be good for or for that matter any of the low range creeper gears.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I am likely going to be off line for a while after first of the year and perhaps for the next week. Going to take a holiday trip to Houston to see all the kids and grandkids for Christmas and then I am going to come out of retirement for a few months. My old company wanted me to take on a special assignment in Algeria for 2-4 months due to some quality issues on a project there. I dont know if I will have freedom of internet access there or even have time to look at TBN. It seems like a lot of problems to be worked out in a short period so I may be too busy to log on for a while. I will try to keep up from now till end of the year,but then it might be a few months of sporadic if any contact.

 

[lontex]

I don't think I will be using the creeper gear, sounds like a wast I would have prefered main 6 speed insted of 4. have a safe trip down to Houston, and a nice Family reunion. Algeria should be nice this time of the year maybe, when you get back should be a little warmer here.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Got to go in tomorrow for physical then do some more processing on thursday. Hope they dont really need my original birth certificate as per recent email. MORE BS everytime I do something. Been with the company for 40 years and now they want an original birth certificate. How many people carry around their original BC.

 

[Solinski]

Greetings to " I have no memory",
Thanks for your input on LS tractors! Why do you think the syncro trans. with mechanical reverser is problematic? Why is the hydraulic shuttle better? I have shied away from HST to avoid expensive repairs, save fuel, and less engine overheating, but now mechanical shuttle shift problems? I am considering purchasing the LS 3033. Anyone else have an opinion? Help!
Solinski

 

[Agent Blue]

So does anyone know what an LS tractor is ? Is it a rebranded Kioti or something ? They just didn't open a plant and start building various models. Is new Holland still involved or did they just transfer their line to Korea ? I haven't heard alot of facts about the transition. Time will tell if their components are superior or doomed for future trouble.
I have a TC55DA HSS with loader and a Bradco backhoe. I don't foresee trading for an LS and the only feature I miss is the hard cab... which I will add. I don't think I would care to jump into something recently manufactured without a track record or history. Just my 2 cents. New Holland news will never be the same.

 

[ozley]

So does anyone know what an LS tractor is ? Is it a rebranded Kioti or something ? They just didn't open a plant and start building various models. Is new Holland still involved or did they just transfer their line to Korea ? I haven't heard alot of facts about the transition. Time will tell if their components are superior or doomed for future trouble.
I have a TC55DA HSS with loader and a Bradco backhoe. I don't foresee trading for an LS and the only feature I miss is the hard cab... which I will add. I don't think I would care to jump into something recently manufactured without a track record or history. Just my 2 cents. New Holland news will never be the same.

Go to www.lstractor.com. You can go to the US site. You can go an should go to answer your ?'s to the Korean Co. site and read in English what is what.

 

[Short Game]

LS Tractors - Tractor & Construction Plant Wiki - The classic vehicle and machinery wiki

 

[Agent Blue]

Really didn't answer any of my questions.
1, Whats the tie with former New Holland compacts ?
2. Why are they marketed through New Holland dealers ?
3. No design, engineering information.
4. Says something about China. ( did they copy NH and market a prototype ? )
5. For a few bucks less would you take a chance on something with no history of reliability ?
Spoke with one dealer who ordered one... looked it over .. and decides not to sell this line.
I hope they do well...