Farmtrac Roll Call

[rustyanchor]

360 DTC with FEL and BH
Almost a year old with only 50 hours? I am obviously having priority issues, doing other silly things rather than tractoring.

So far no problems with the tractor or BH, I am very happy with the whole setup.

Reading other posts on new tractors in general, I think dealer prep has a big impact.

Mark

 

[NewToy]

Just turned over 305 hrs on my little 270. Everything tip-top and no problems so far. This being my first tractor I am still amazed at what you can do with these things. Go into low gear and 4WD and you can drag some pretty big stuff out of the woods. Also, it really helps keep my 500' or so gravel drive in shape. Add the tiller, middle buster, landscape rake, 6'rear blade and finish mower and I have an excuse to play with it all year long. Great investment to get a little alone time without looking like your trying to get alone time.
John

 

[jcrane]

360 with FEL. I have only put about 30 hours on it so far ...great machine

 

[edspitstop]

Dose anyone know about this kind of tractor. I saw an ad for one and I am interested in it.Wondering how they are rated and what kind of pricing they get. This one is at an auctionI have very little to go on.This is in a flyer Igot in the mail.I am looking into tractors to buy and thought maybe if price was right I would bid on it.

 

[veno]

Hello, first post, first tractor...

So I got a 535 with loader or fel you internet savvy gurus. 7 hours... can give opinion as for longevity; However, power, weight, handling, grunt, auotmatic locking rear diff., having fun. the loader is strong (digging sandy/clay dry compacted earth) will a little effort. once in to softer soil does well. good wt. to power ratio.

I can only compare it to a 8N and a 841 powermaster(with fel). of which I did not own but was let to use for a time when needed.

 

[RollingsFarms]

where's KrumpsBrothers been latley? anyone know?

 

[firedog]

OK....doing the 50hr service......changed the engine oil, greased the FEL, (actually made the boy grease it, that was a hoot) now for the hydraulic filter, had to use a strap wrench to loosen it. Got the drain pan in place and ready to spin the old one off and the new one on, with minimal fluid loss.

NOT so fast....spinning the new filter like mad only it ain't going on. yep, wrong size inlet....meanwhile fluids' running out while I feverishly jam the old filter back on.....now it's back to the dealer for a new, new filter.

 

[32Ford]

OK....doing the 50hr service......changed the engine oil, greased the FEL, (actually made the boy grease it, that was a hoot) now for the hydraulic filter, had to use a strap wrench to loosen it. Got the drain pan in place and ready to spin the old one off and the new one on, with minimal fluid loss.

NOT so fast....spinning the new filter like mad only it ain't going on. yep, wrong size inlet....meanwhile fluids' running out while I feverishly jam the old filter back on.....now it's back to the dealer for a new, new filter.

I did the 50 hour service on my Farmtrac 300DTC last week also. I ran into the identical problem with the hydraulic filter as you described. Fortunately the dealer I purchased the tractor from is less than 10 miles from my place. When deciding on a new tractor, location of a dealer was part of my decision making process. Ny Farmtrac 300 DTC has been great so far, I have not had any isues with it.

 

[firedog]

Likewise, My dealer isn't too far, either. It was just the idea of having to stop in mid-process. (didn't want to crank the tractor without topping off the fluid and didn't want to top off just to drain it again). Anyways, got the correct filter on the way home from work yesterday & installed it when I got home.

BTW, dealer said a batch had come in mismarked. Unfortunately, the price for the wrong filter was 19.95 and the price for the correct one was 49.95. Made me want to get the wrong one back & make it fit!!

 

[NewToy]

Likewise, My dealer isn't too far, either. It was just the idea of having to stop in mid-process. (didn't want to crank the tractor without topping off the fluid and didn't want to top off just to drain it again). Anyways, got the correct filter on the way home from work yesterday & installed it when I got home.

BTW, dealer said a batch had come in mismarked. Unfortunately, the price for the wrong filter was 19.95 and the price for the correct one was 49.95. Made me want to get the wrong one back & make it fit!!

Yikes!, that sounds a bit stiff for the hydraulic filter. Hopefully the price is mismarked on the correct filter.
John

 

[32Ford]

Yikes!, that sounds a bit stiff for the hydraulic filter. Hopefully the price is mismarked on the correct filter.
John

If you had a JD, you could pay $85.00 for a Hydro filter.



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I decided to change the engine oil and filter, and the hydro fluid and filter at 50 hours. It's not really due until 200 and 400 hours respectively. But I figured it would be cheap insurance. Turns out this insurance really is not that cheap.

The attached bill shows a total parts cost of $220.20. The single biggest expense was the hydro filter, which is $85.49. This is not a typo. My dealer is a relatively high volume CUT dealer with two locations. They did not have this filter in stock and had NEVER SOLD ONE BEFORE! The parts guy said people don't bother to change this filter because it costs too much.

 

[KrumpsBrother]

where's KrumpsBrothers been latley? anyone know?

Still here,
Just sold my business that I've had for 7 years. Took 4 months to get the deal closed!

My future tractor projects include:
Building 2000' fence
Hauling 100+ tons river rock for driveway(on location)
Building new house
Maintaining 200 pecan trees (adding 50 every year)
Baling 50 acres hay
etc.etc.

KB

 

[NewToy]

If you had a JD, you could pay $85.00 for a Hydro filter.



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I decided to change the engine oil and filter, and the hydro fluid and filter at 50 hours. It's not really due until 200 and 400 hours respectively. But I figured it would be cheap insurance. Turns out this insurance really is not that cheap.

The attached bill shows a total parts cost of $220.20. The single biggest expense was the hydro filter, which is $85.49. This is not a typo. My dealer is a relatively high volume CUT dealer with two locations. They did not have this filter in stock and had NEVER SOLD ONE BEFORE! The parts guy said people don't bother to change this filter because it costs too much.

That must be one heck of a good filter.

 

[NewToy]

If you had a JD, you could pay $85.00 for a Hydro filter.



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I decided to change the engine oil and filter, and the hydro fluid and filter at 50 hours. It's not really due until 200 and 400 hours respectively. But I figured it would be cheap insurance. Turns out this insurance really is not that cheap.

The attached bill shows a total parts cost of $220.20. The single biggest expense was the hydro filter, which is $85.49. This is not a typo. My dealer is a relatively high volume CUT dealer with two locations. They did not have this filter in stock and had NEVER SOLD ONE BEFORE! The parts guy said people don't bother to change this filter because it costs too much.

That must be one heck of a good filter.

 

[32Ford]

That must be one heck of a good filter.

I think it's the green paint that makes it so pricey.

 

[daveman]

Bought my 360 TLB in December of 2005. Worked it like a horse and it hasn't let me down yet. Broke a couple of handles on the quick release when tearing down the barns. Dealer replaced them "FREE". Even stopped by to put them on. No complaints here. Only about 220 hours on it though. All the hard work was the first year. Now it mainly hauls manure and wood. And waiting on the snow next! Every once in a while we through the backhoe back on and dig a good hole. Next summer is the new garage and rear deck on the house. That will get her busy again!

 

[Tim D]

2006 555DTC with FEL purchased 1-07. Now has 135 hrs. First problem was injector pump leaking. Dealer fixed promptly but tractor had no power after fix. Dealer had crushed a line feeeding pump. Fixed that and then had trouble with slow hydraulics. Weak relief valve was culprit and was also fixed by dealer. Generally this is a good tractor, good power, plenty of traction, but has the noisy Ford tractor engine from that period. Good dealer service.

 

[cmuncy]

Boy it's been a few years since I've posted here on TBN.

I've got a 300DTC with 250 hours on it that was new in 05. 5140M loader, box blade, phd, brush hog, spreader, and canopy.

THis thing has been through the wringer as I use it to clear land. Now that the land clearing is done, I need to replace some cosmetic pieces like:
both plastic fenders ( yupon han tear those right off!)
engine hood ( had a tree drop on it and it musghroomed out big time!)

The only problems I have with it are:
The throttle cable which gets snagged on debrise. Needs to be replaced and protected.
The way the loader hydraulic lines are routed is they rub on the loader frame and cut the cables.
Forward and reverse shuttle lever sometimes gets disconencted.
Neutral safety switch usually has to be retightened before every season.

Other than that, I love this little tractor! Both my wife and kids have no problem driving it or using it on the farm.

I'm just waiting for Baldwin to start makign all of the filters for it so I don't feel violated when I go buy them at my dealership.