DO NOT BUY TC40/45

[schmism]

They were referring to the TC35 which is a class III machine

so they would put the bypass valve from the class 2 in just ONE class 3.... youd think they would build the same chassy and just drop a diffrent motor in it... but what do i know

 

[Ford850]

Wow! The same switch three times? On two tractors? What are the odds of this? How is it that we aren't hearing of many other people with the same problem? Surely there would other dealers/customers experiencing the same problems. I'm not there and I should not be too quick to judge, but every ounce of troubleshooting experience in my blood says that the failed switch is the symptom rather than the real problem. I think Brian is the victim of bad setup or bad repair technique. This is just too big of a coincidence for me to accept at face value. I think something's awry more than this switch...just a gut feelin'.

I agree it sounds like the switch is a sympton. If I read that right, Brian got a brand new loaner and the switch went bad, they replaced it with the switch off his original new tractor and that switch went bad, so they replaced it with the switch off ANOTHER loaner. 3 switches all failing on the same tractor? If they all came from the parts dept I'd say it was a bad batch, but they came off 3 differnet machines. The dealer is not looking for the cause of the problem.

 

[hazmat]

so they would put the bypass valve from the class 2 in just ONE class 3.... youd think they would build the same chassy and just drop a diffrent motor in it... but what do i know

Nope the same valve in the 35, 40 & 45 HP class III boomers. Thus Jinman can't make use of his extra 10 HP (as far as drawbar pull is concerned).

 

[Robert_in_NY]

so they would put the bypass valve from the class 2 in just ONE class 3.... youd think they would build the same chassy and just drop a diffrent motor in it... but what do i know

As Hazmat explained, the bypass valve is the same in all class threes so the TC 40/45 has no more pulling power then the TC35. That is what everyone has been talking about before that I think you were originally referring to. You just mixed the TC33 up with the TC35.

 

[jsborn]

No disrespect intended but I sure am glad I live in Georgia and Lone Cowboy lives in Colorado cause what ever he has may be contagious and I sure don't want to catch it. Although I have been trying to dig about 500 feet of trench with a rental trencher for over a week now and so far I have gotten 100 done. But on the bright side I do get to rest driving back and forth to the rental center for repair.

Maybe Colorado is closer than I thought?

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[Chuck_Lind]

"LC" stands for the Lone Cowboy. Brian starts some of the longest, most interesting, most controversial threads revolving around use of tractors in a small business environment.

Dougster

Thank you, Dougster, for the information. Just read the following post by "LC"...this poor guy needs a "tractor-fix"..if there is such a thing.

Should we start a tractor group therapy session? If I were in LC's situation...I would cash-out and move to a small island in the Bahamas and never come back.

 

[Dougster]

If I were in LC's situation...I would cash-out and move to a small island in the Bahamas and never come back.

I personally prefer the French West Indies... ...but it's the same basic idea!

Far more realistically for my dwindling bank account, I plan to move to a large, rural property way up North in the land of "Live Free or Die" and never come back... but I think they still need and use tractors up there!

Dougster

 

[Bob_Young]

As to the NH/Kub dealers pushing customers toward Kubota, that happened to me as well. Asked the previous owner of the dealership about it (We're friends; he'd turned the business over to his sons). He said that people who buy Kubotas are rarely seen again until they want to buy another Kubota. That happened to me also.

Can't remember many 'L & C' threads like this over in the Kubota forum. Last one was the famous L2800 ratcheting PTO clutch thread. Don't know of any other.
Bob

/Bolts for the door.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Can't remember many 'L & C' threads like this over in the Kubota forum. Last one was the famous L2800 ratcheting PTO clutch thread. Don't know of any other.
Bob

/Bolts for the door.

9 pages concerning "Important information for all new M series owners" seems that Kubota sent tractors out without dash warning lights working and bad loader hydraulics. ALL makes have their problems, none are exempt.

 

[8561]

Not to lift the thread, but the predominant dealer in my part of the world (I think he owns 5 or 6 dealerships) is also both Kubota and New Holland. The very first trip I took to look, I wanted to learn all I could about all brands to make as educated a decision as I could. I have an uncle that used to sell New Holland farm equipment, so I went with a positive impression of NH. When I arrived, I was escorted to the Kubotas for the standard sales pitch. After a good long listen, I said "OK, now talk to me about the New Holland." He told me I was crazy to look at NH, and that I would not be nearly as happy. Mind you, I was looking in the 24HP range which meant that the TC24 was a very viable option for me. I made him explain some things to me about them, but he was reluctant.

A few weeks later, I was at a large fair where this same dealer had a tent display. Talked to a different salesman. He told me if I bought the NH I would be sorry and he wouldn't let me blame him. I ended up buying the Kubota, but from a different dealer many miles away. I had no respect for the first dealer, because I knew then and I know now that the TC was a good tractor that would have made me just as happy.