[AT] Iron and lots of it

[Cecil Bearden]

That sounds like the JX series.  It was their economy tractor.  It had a 
regular clutch and 14gpm hydraulics.   I bought a JX85, if you ran it more 
than an hour pulling the 9 ft disc mower, it would get hot.  You had to turn 
the air off.  The engine is made by Iveco and from what I heard later, you 
don't want one.  It was by far the worst tractor I ever had.  I gave 16K for 
it and put a 7K loader on it then before it got out of the shop, it had to 
have 1400.00 work on it.  The heater hoses had to be replaced and that was 4 
hrs labor and $125 for hose.  The wiring was too small for the air 
conditioner to run long hours, so it would overheat the wiring then the 
connections would get corroded.  I traded it for my TS110 New Holland, (Ford 
New Holland) and got rid of it.  I am not that proud of the New Holland, it 
is a nice tractor, but for the money, my Belarus tractors are the best. 
The New Holland is just a lot more for operator comfort.  It has the 
clutchless shuttle, and electronic shift.  I did nto want all the computer 
and electronic stuff, but it is the only thind offered in a decent tractor.

I would not buy another Case/IH

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Iron and lots of it


> What's wrong with Kubota's? I have practically no experience with them but 
> I
> did notice one of the 2 IH dealers in our area gave up the Case-IH 
> tractors
> (kept the parts contract though) and is now selling only Kubota
> tractors---and LOTS of them. I had heard the old Kubotas weren't very
> reliable/durable but thought they had changed their quality in recent 
> years.
>
> Speaking of new tractors, I was talking to a long time IH salesman last
> fall. He was showing me a new IH tractor about 50 hp or so and told me the
> price. I asked was it built as well as a 574. He said absolutely not. It 
> was
> what they sold to horse farms. If they were selling to a real farm then 
> they
> had a line that was far better built. While I have no proof, I think a lot
> of the utility and smaller sized machines are fine for "playing" but not 
> for
> serious field work.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:03 AM
> Subject: [AT] Iron and lots of it
>
>
>>     But on the running tractor deficit, I can do some things. First, we
>> have been madly repairing both modern (1980's and 1990's tractors) and
>> antiques. I can advise anyone looking at 300 series Massey Ferguson
>> tractors, anything Same or Kubota, DO NOT use them for heavy work. All 
>> can
>> be ok for some uses, but not for heavy tillage.
>>               Grant Brians
>>               Hollister, California
>
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