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[kenstrac]

I have to agree with Soundguy, what they are building today is not the same ruggedness as the old tractors and they won't last as long.

 

[Egon]

what they are building today is not the same ruggedness as the old tractors and they won't last as long.

Are you saying that an L head 8N engine based on 1920's design is gonna outlast the diesel engine in a Kubota on a regular basis???

 

[kenstrac]

Are you saying that an L head 8N engine based on 1920's design is gonna outlast the diesel engine in a Kubota on a regular basis???

Did I say 8N But a Ford,IH,JD OHV engine will and I know that the rest of the tractor will also last.

 

[kthompson]

This is funny...for canopy you need metal for fenders plastic is better..based upon comments from more than this thread. So far I have replaced the plastic part of both fenders on my Kubota M6800 and have the second to replace on the right side now. Sure rather it was metal. At same time have had no issues with fiberglas canopy.

There are many factors that come into play on the life of anything. Tractors no different. Even sitting time counts. Even if in garage things do age.

 

[Egon]

kinda like going down a hole after a snake...

Here I thought you were scared of Garter Snakes Soundguy. Thought they were always coming fur you!


Must have hit on some facts by Gar, the derogatory remarks are starting.

Just consider me "The Voice Of Reality" soundguy

 

[sandman2234]

A 70 horsepower tractor built 20years ago will have a longer lifespan in actual working hours than the same manufacturers tractor built today that probably won't still be working in 20 years due to the electronics being obsolete and not replacable. Isolate just the parts required to do the work, bypass the electronics and you probably still won't have a chance, as they just aren't making them to last. A good example is right of way maintance, as they are rough on equipment and the new stuff isn't lasting as long as the old tractors did.
Anyone who believes different is a fool, and I don't care who you are or where your from.
David from jax

 

[Egon]

YouTube - Hruska Farms 2009 spring seeding

YouTube - Harvest at Kristiansborg Farm

Mr. Sandman; time moves on! In many farming areas there has been a change to equipment which is better suited to the business of farming. The farming business is about making money and what is required to do that. If those new tractors weren't making money they would not be out there.

As the business changed so to did the equipment. And with the new equipment just as with the old there is finite life span involved. This means a life span that is measured in more concise increments than years. Hours seems to be the unit of choice for most.

Now how many 8N's could a farmer wear out doing the work that one tractor shown in the video will do before it is worn out??

I readily admit to being fool but the greatest fool of all is one who does not know he is a fool!

 

[banjodunn]

G'day guys i'm going to throw my hat in the ring with this one. I live on a 1200 ish acre farm born and bred in the bush, however for the last 20 + years have scratched out a crust fixing all types of machinery ( not alot under 50 hp though) and they both have their advantages, old girls easy to work on and fairly reliable not alot of creature comforts though, new rockets again pretty easy to work on ( so long as you have a computer degree ) and reliable and very nice when you are spending 14 - 18 hours in the saddle, however it is horses for courses when I want to bench up some wood or pump a bit of water I don't hook up to my TM 150 i use my old fordson super major, likewise when i have to go and rip up a couple hundred acres I use the TM much nicer to be in with air ride seat , air con and a few tunes on the rock box (oh and the full powershift very handy in the hills). But i have just as much fun on the fordson as the TM as far as farmers not still using 50s models tractors for everyday use we did not use the quantity or the potency of chemicals in those days ( I like my TM cab with charcoal filters for this), like you soundguy i do not think i will have TM in thirty years ( hope not any way drought gotta end before then ) but hope to still be using super major



Jon

 

[kenstrac]

YouTube - Hruska Farms 2009 spring seeding

YouTube - Harvest at Kristiansborg Farm

Mr. Sandman; time moves on! In many farming areas there has been a change to equipment which is better suited to the business of farming. The farming business is about making money and what is required to do that. If those new tractors weren't making money they would not be out there.

As the business changed so to did the equipment. And with the new equipment just as with the old there is finite life span involved. This means a life span that is measured in more concise increments than years. Hours seems to be the unit of choice for most.

Now how many 8N's could a farmer wear out doing the work that one tractor shown in the video will do before it is worn out??

I readily admit to being fool but the greatest fool of all is one who does not know he is a fool!

IS the 8N the only tractor you know? Ford also built other tractors so did IH ,JD ,AC ,CASE!

 

[Egon]

I have seen a few tractors other than the 8N. In actuality they were not all that popular in the area where I grew up.

Cockshot, Oliver, Minneapolis Moline, McCormick Deering could be added to your list also.