Hi crop for hay?

[LukeD]

There are several JD 7410 hi crops for sale locally for between 8-10k. This looks so good, it must be too good to be true. Has anyone else tried this? I'm guessing there's an issue with the drawbar and lift arm height? Could it work? Any personal experience? I'm getting tired of being burnt out at the end of the day on the ole 3020. That cab and a/c would be so nice!

 

[Leejohn]

There are several JD 7410 hi crops for sale locally for between 8-10k. This looks so good, it must be too good to be true. Has anyone else tried this? I'm guessing there's an issue with the drawbar and lift arm height? Could it work? Any personal experience? I'm getting tired of being burnt out at the end of the day on the ole 3020. That cab and a/c would be so nice![/QUOT


You should reread you post, but wait until around noon.

 

[Tx Jim]

Normally if something advertised for sale "sounds too good to be true" it usually is a SCAM!!!!!!!! I bet a 7410 HC cab tractor will go to salvage yard for close to $8K or more.

 

[LukeD]

There are several JD 7410 hi crops for sale locally for between 8-10k. This looks so good, it must be too good to be true. Has anyone else tried this? I'm guessing there's an issue with the drawbar and lift arm height? Could it work? Any personal experience? I'm getting tired of being burnt out at the end of the day on the ole 3020. That cab and a/c would be so nice![/QUOT


You should reread you post, but wait until around noon.

I think it makes sense.... I'm looking at upgrading to a specific tractor for a specific use, but realize there may be some troubles with what I'm wanting to do. Is it feasible, and has anyone else ever tried this

 

[stuckmotor]

Have you personally seen these tractors or just an advertisement?

 

[Leejohn]

Sorry boys I went back to bed and now just reread. I was the one all messed up.

 

[LukeD]

These are local tractors. I know the farmers, and some of them I trust. They claim the reason for the price is because they are hi crop, and people don't want that. And that's all they would get if they traded them in. There's just a lot of cane farmers here, so that's why there are plenty of these for sale. My biggest concern is whether or not my cutter will hook on the 3 pt, and whether or not my baler will work with a taller drawbar. I know that I can't put a loader on it. But I just want it for the cab and for the age, relative to my current tractor.

 

[DT86]

Pretend for a moment this was a standard configuration 7410. Will your implements be suitable for that much more tractor? Probably not.

 

[Catchad81]

I've seen ho crop pull regular implements mainly drawbar pull. It can work.

 

[airbiscuit]

Oh man, I want one of those!

 

[motownbrowne]

Oh man, I want one of those!

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Yeah, if I hadn't just dropped 8 Gs on maple syrup equipment, $8,000 for one of them would be awfully tempting!!

 

[farm boy00]

Yeah, if I hadn't just dropped 8 Gs on maple syrup equipment, $8,000 for one of them would be awfully tempting!!

Is that similar to what you looking at

 

[stuckmotor]

Does the tractor have a wider wheelbase to compensate for the added height? It gets mighty scary when I find a stump by driving on it with one rear wheel.

 

[LukeD]

Is that similar to what you looking at

That's exactly it. Except they don't look that new anymore

 

[LukeD]

Does the tractor have a wider wheelbase to compensate for the added height? It gets mighty scary when I find a stump by driving on it with one rear wheel.

Wheelbase width is the same. I went by one of them and measured the drawbar height. It's about 28". The height is a little scary, seeing how I've flipped (and survived) 2 different rollovers!

 

[LukeD]

The local mechanic thinks that the biggest concern would be the possibility of a rebuild due to it having a lot of hours

 

[Catchad81]

The local mechanic thinks that the biggest concern would be the possibility of a rebuild due to it having a lot of hours

One thing in that model tractor is that the air filter box had plastic taps that either break or don't hold causing the cap to loosen, filter to loosen, then let dirt into the engine. There was a bulletin on them at one time. Obviously this is a problem in dusty conditions. Deere paid for half one of our engines because we where not notified of the bulletin. The other tractor we rebuilt the engine as well but not solely for the same reason. Outside of that and with it corrected that is a pretty reliable series.

 

[LukeD]

One thing in that model tractor is that the air filter box had plastic taps that either break or don't hold causing the cap to loosen, filter to loosen, then let dirt into the engine. There was a bulletin on them at one time. Obviously this is a problem in dusty conditions. Deere paid for half one of our engines because we where not notified of the bulletin. The other tractor we rebuilt the engine as well but not solely for the same reason. Outside of that and with it corrected that is a pretty reliable series.

I'll have to look at the air box. Worst case....if I bought it and had to rebuild it, about how much was it to rebuild yours?

 

[stuckmotor]

Wheelbase width is the same. I went by one of them and measured the drawbar height. It's about 28". The height is a little scary, seeing how I've flipped (and survived) 2 different rollovers!

You asked whether it would work and I don't know the answer to that. Knowing that you've been in two rollovers I could give an opinion on whether a hi-crop tractor would be a good idea, but you didn't ask that. What ever you decide I wish you good luck.

 

[motownbrowne]

You asked whether it would work and I don't know the answer to that. Knowing that you've been in two rollovers I could give an opinion on whether a hi-crop tractor would be a good idea, but you didn't ask that. What ever you decide I wish you good luck.

I was kind of thinking that myself...