Who has the oldest/most hours on their Ch tractor?

[Catch95]

My Jinma 204 has just under 600 hours on it. So far I've had to replace the fan which shattered, the radiator cap, upper radiator hose, and thermostat and gasket. Probably reflects the heat it operates under here in Australia.

Would definitely buy another Jinma - but with a bit more power than the curent one - and would get a sprung seat!

Mark

 

[JINMA224XR]

My Jinma 204 has just under 600 hours on it. So far I've had to replace the fan which shattered, the radiator cap, upper radiator hose, and thermostat and gasket. Probably reflects the heat it operates under here in Australia.

Would definitely buy another Jinma - but with a bit more power than the curent one - and would get a sprung seat!

Mark

Hey Mark,

Got a picture of your 204? What Model year is it? What is your engine max rpm's?

We've got a member over in the Owners Club, that has over 500 hours on his Jinma 254.

I've got a Jinma 224, which may be the same tractor. Engine Y380T, 3 cylinder, 20 hp on the engine plate.

My engine came set at 2350 max on the rpm's, but saw where they were advertiseing the Y380T engines with 27 hp at 3000 rpm's.

Since no one would be so kind, as furnish me with a Torque/RPM/HP chart, I decide to do a little experiment.

I upped my max rpm's to 2450, just to see. It was an easy adjustment at the throttle limit set screw. Mine definitely has more pulling power now,, no question about it. I figure, mine has the 22hp as advertised now!!!!

How's the weather in Australia? It's pretty warm down here on the Gulf Coast.

Have a nice day,
Joe

 

[Catch95]

Joe,

Attached is a pic. It is called a Workhorse 204. Mine is a TY290 engine. By the way I don't spray out sideways - its just how I carry my little boom to get it through gates etc.

Fairly cool here at present - middle of winter. Up where my hobby farm is it doesn't snow and sits around 65 degrees F during the day dropping to 32 overnight. Gets pretty warm and sticky in summer though - up to 105 or so.

My place is undulating so the little tractor has to work pretty hard when I use a mulcher, but basically I've been very happy with it. Parts are a bit of a hassle but I can usually get them within a few days.

Mark

 

[DavidWarring]

've got a 22hp 2002 Jm200 with 330 hours.

Gernal workhorse on our 20 acres... brush-hogging, grading, hoeing....
Does everything we need, never skips a beat.

 

[jswisc]

Just looking back at my previous post of 10/05. My 205 had 210 hrs. then. 300 now. Pretty busy spring!

 

[chattery58]

I have a Farm Pro 2430 with the Y395 engine and a Accutec 4L loader. It's just a little over 2 years old and has 275 hrs. No problems yet. It's put in a lot of hard hrs since "Katrina" hit and still going strong!!

 

[Carld]

I have a NorTrac NT254 2001 that has about 450 hours on it now. Have had only minor problems. I love the little bugger.

 

[Sweden-Art]

Well, 3 years from last post regarding hours on Chinese tractors. How are the tractors doing today? Hours?

 

[3RRL]

I bought my 55hp Kama 554 about 4 years ago....a 2005 model.
Today it has 675 hrs on it. My hour gage tracks via engine rpm. So it would register 1 hour running the engine at 2300 rpm. I rarely run the rpms that high (almost never). If you run less rpm, the clock registers less hours. (I timed it on several occasions) I usually run between 1500 and 1800 rpm. I imagine those hours on the meter are only 70% of the real hours on it. On top of that, I also operated it for 2 months (about 40 hrs) when there was an electrical problem and the instruments were not registering at all.

I bought my wife a 2008 Jinma 284 in Jan of 2008 to help with the chores.
Today she has 184 hours on it. That hour meter reads correctly. I would buy again ... strike that, I did buy again.
Rob-

 

[lakespirit]

KAMA TS254 with more than 1,000 hours. Have broken many things, but for the most part, it has been pretty good to me. I abuse the poor little guy beyond what it was designed for, including digging with the loader. My 10 acres are heavily wooded and I have used the tractor to pull trees out of the ground, mow them over, etc. I am actually surprised I haven't had more down time.