Used John Deere 6430 Premium.

[Edward. S]

Hi everyone, haven't posted a thread in awhile. I have gotten my JD 5085M and its okay. I've been looking for another tractor to use on the farm. I will post the Specifications below.

95 PTO Hp
M FWD
PowrQuad Plus 16/16
Rear Tire, 18.4R38
Front Tire 13.6R28
All 4 Tires 100% in condition.
PTO 540/1000
2 sets of SCVs
Premium Cab; Air Comfort Seat; Cold Start Pkg; Delx Exhaust
275 Engine hours.

We are probably going to talk about the price and ask them to bring down the price to 55,00 OBO and if they give us a good price we will ask to throw in a front weight bracket and (8) 45 or 47 kg weights.

Pictures posted on dealership site.... Tractors - Utility (40-100hp) - 2008 John Deere 6430

The jobs this tractor will be doing is tilling. With a Maschio C 250 (102 Inches). The required power for the tiller is 80-130 Hp. I'm pretty sure this tractor will handle it. Right now its on my JD 6715 (105 PTO) I want to put the 6715 on the 637 (12' 2'') disk because its a bit heavy for the 6420 (90 PTO) and put the 6420 on wagon work because i don't have enough tractors for wagon work.

Thanks I would like to hear from your thoughts.

Edward.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Edward sounds like you have done your homework and that is one nice tractor you are looking at. Let us know when you get it or another home.:thumbsup:

 

[Edward. S]

Thanks Gale!

 

[Duffster]

Have you given any thoughts to upgrading a bit to a 7000 series made in Waterloo tractors?

If you like the 6000's you will love the 7000's.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Down here in south Texas they love those for haying. Don't know too much about using them for ground engagement.

What are you growing?

 

[jenkinsph]

Sounds like a reasonable deal to me but to play devils advocate for a moment,

have you tried out the 6420 with the tiller? Might be able to buy a cheaper tractor for pulling wagons.
Also have you considered as Duffster mentioned moving up to a 7000 series? Maybe 140 pto hp model or in that range for ground engaging work.

 

[Edward. S]

I think its too powerful for a JD 7630 our tiller isnt really that big.. its alittle bit wider than the tractor. We have a neighbor with a 7330 STD w/ the same tiller he used to have a JD 6430 STD and traded it in because some bum hole literally cut his rear axle and put a hole in his tire. I believe that's the story I don't communicate with my neighbors their our competitor. Have you guys looked at the pictures of tractor yet?

 

[Edward. S]

Sounds like a reasonable deal to me but to play devils advocate for a moment,

have you tried out the 6420 with the tiller? Might be able to buy a cheaper tractor for pulling wagons.
Also have you considered as Duffster mentioned moving up to a 7000 series? Maybe 140 pto hp model or in that range for ground engaging work.

We might need the 6420 and another tractor we are thinking about a JD 5525 its on the dealers website.

 

[Edward. S]

Down here in south Texas they love those for haying. Don't know too much about using them for ground engagement.

What are you growing?

We are growing row crop vegetables such as Romaine, Leaf lettuce, Red leaf lettuce, Spinach, Cilantro, Green onions, Radishes etc stuff you will find in a supermarket.. 40 acres in peat 40 acres in Clay / white stuff.

 

[jenkinsph]

That 6430 is a nice tractor but may be limited some by the transmission.

Alot depends on what other work you need this tractor for, if it were mainly to operate the tiller I would think a slightly used 2wd tractor at a lower cost would work well for this. Not every tractor needs 4x4 especially when you have several other tractors on hand. For operating the tiller you need pto hp, physical size and good selection of proper ground speeds.

 

[MDM]

So Kioti made Kubotas at one time and still makes castings for Kubota, and now they are making John Deere's. *sarcasm* This comes from the Kioti forum.

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[Edward. S]

That 6430 is a nice tractor but may be limited some by the transmission.

Alot depends on what other work you need this tractor for, if it were mainly to operate the tiller I would think a slightly used 2wd tractor at a lower cost would work well for this. Not every tractor needs 4x4 especially when you have several other tractors on hand. For operating the tiller you need pto hp, physical size and good selection of proper ground speeds.

Sometimes we have to use 4x4 in wet land because we irrigate the fields before planting.

 

[Edward. S]

So Kioti made Kubotas at one time and still makes castings for Kubota, and now they are making John Deere's. *sarcasm* This comes from the Kioti forum.

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What? Donest make alot of sense.... Is that site a joke about JD? Or its just in some other language.. Link doesnt make sense either...

 

[AKfish]

I think its too powerful for a JD 7630 our tiller isnt really that big.. its alittle bit wider than the tractor. We have a neighbor with a 7330 STD w/ the same tiller he used to have a JD 6430 STD and traded it in because some bum hole literally cut his rear axle and put a hole in his tire. I believe that's the story I don't communicate with my neighbors their our competitor. Have you guys looked at the pictures of tractor yet?

I guess I'm confused... Are you saying the 6420 is too powerful for the tiller and you need a 6430.. or you'll get a 5525 for the wagon's and the 6430 for the tiller? And the 6420 is leftover for... well, I'm just not getting it!

Easiest and cheapest is to hook the 5525 to the wagons and the 6420 to the tiller. Leave that shiny, bright pretty 6430 on the dealer's lot! (Sure is a good looking machine!)

From the look of the shifter handle - looks like it may have the Powerboost (sp) hi/lo shift? That would keep that tiller spinning.. even if it you hit a wet spot!

AKfish

 

[jenkinsph]

Sometimes we have to use 4x4 in wet land because we irrigate the fields before planting.

Well you know your field conditions better than I do but if you are using a forward rotation tiller it will push the tractor through slick spots. I played with my gear tractor (820) with a Howard tiller one day last year, I put the tractor in nuetral just to see what the tiller would do. It scooted that tractor across the field at a good clip.

A counter rotating tiller would be a different matter.

 

[Duffster]

From the look of the shifter handle - looks like it may have the Powerboost (sp) hi/lo shift? That would keep that tiller spinning.. even if it you hit a wet spot!

AKfish

Isn't it just the standard powerquad?

 

[AKfish]

Isn't it just the standard powerquad?

Well.. I wasn't totally sure when I posted the question/statement.. I went back and looked at the specs and it's a 16 speed -- so, it's a quad -- if it had the hi-lo it would be a 32? Yes?

AKfish

 

[Duffster]

-- if it had the hi-lo it would be a 32? Yes?

AKfish

I don't think so, but I a not 100% sure. As far as I know they have a 16, 20, or 24 speed.

 

[Edward. S]

I guess I'm confused... Are you saying the 6420 is too powerful for the tiller and you need a 6430.. or you'll get a 5525 for the wagon's and the 6430 for the tiller? And the 6420 is leftover for... well, I'm just not getting it!

Easiest and cheapest is to hook the 5525 to the wagons and the 6420 to the tiller. Leave that shiny, bright pretty 6430 on the dealer's lot! (Sure is a good looking machine!)

From the look of the shifter handle - looks like it may have the Powerboost (sp) hi/lo shift? That would keep that tiller spinning.. even if it you hit a wet spot!

AKfish

Woah woah woah slow down, im saying the 6715 has better jobs to do rather than use the tiller like run the disk. The 6430 will be on the tiller, the 6420 is on the disk and its too light and weak for it. will be doing wagons and other stuff with the 5085M, 5525 and 2 other tractors will have lots of jobs to do.

 

[Edward. S]

Isn't it just the standard powerquad?

It is just the standard powerquad 16/16 which is standard on the premiums.