New Farmall

[fluffyone]

Went all looked at a new Farmall today. I drove it and fell in love with it. It was a DX33. the only difference in it and last year models is the Farmall name on the grill and a decal on the Rops. The seat, plastic around controls on fenders and the guages are tan and not black. It really looks great. I think my mind is made up. Now i am getting the jitters. But boy i really like this set up

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[fluffyone]

Got so excited I can type or spell. I should have said I went over and looked at the Farmall. Must be sometimers.

 

[JayC]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Got so excited I can type or spell.)</font>

I think you're still excited. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The local Case/Cub Cadet dealer here, had a new Farmall sittin on the lot. Being it caught me off guard, I didn't get a real good look at it. I think it was the DX33. It had a FEL and R4s. It looked like a VERY nice unit! I seen it on Saturday, and on the return trip home it wasn't sittin out, so they must have put it away or it sold REALLY fast! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

I hope you make up your mind. When you do, make sure you post some pictures! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[fluffyone]

OK lets see if I can calm down now. I think I have two much information. I have numbers on weight, hyl flow, lift cap and many more running though my head. I wonder if any of this will matter when I get the tractor home? Can any one tell me about the hydro pump or pumps on the DX 33. Does it matter? One brand says yes another no? I am like Vinnie on Welcome Back Kotter (telling off on my age) I am so confused. I love the red tractor, really like the dealer, the only drawback the dealer is 60 miles away. And I know this is crazy but I like the red better than the blue, and they are the same tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[littlediesel]

I saw the DX33 Farmall this past weekend at the New York State Farm show and absolutely fell in love all over again. In a fit of heat, I went and test drove the tractor today at my local dealer.

The looks and ergonomics of this tractor is beautiful. I love the look and feel of the tractor and loader with that sloping hood, and visibilty of the front loader bucket.

Unfortunately, the love affair stopped upon testing the tractor. I thought the hydraulics were not smooth, the loader joystick was sticking, and the tractor was very jerky.

I currently own 5 Kubota tractors, but could not resist the look and feel of this tractor in the showroom. However, after the test drive, I again realize how well built and smooth the Kubota tractors are. However, I do wish my Kubota's looked liked that farmall.

Another thing to consider, that beautifully shaped and painted hood of the DX series will not last long. Upon lifting some snow with the loader, a bunch of it fell on top of the hood. The hood is not very well protected and probably will be broken in less than 50 hours.



Jon
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[fluffyone]

That is strange, my friend just bought a L3130 and I thought the hydro was sluggish on it. And the DX was great, it responded fast and smooth. Not sure about the hood, but the L3130 does not have any protection either. I dont see the difference.

Thanks
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[JayC]

So, fluffyone, did you ever decide on the DX33?

 

[fluffyone]

I am so close it is scaring me. And like the dealer said, once it comes down my drive way I will not worry about all the facts and figures I have in my head. I think the hard part is deciding which one to buy. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[JayC]

I got a better look at the Farmall I saw last week. It is a DX33 with FEL and R4s. It seemed smaller than I thought it was. But then again, what I think and what it actually is, is two WAY different things! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif It did look like a very nice machine sttin' there all nice and shiny! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Magnum]

We had a tractor with a metal hood and my son dropped a piece of firewood out of the bucket and dented it. $300 later it was fixed. The fibreglass reinforced plastic hoods will take a pretty good whack and not dent and never rust at the seams or if it gets scratched. Most compact tractors offer grille guards which helps prevent front damage from trees/dump trucks and other non-compressable objects.

I had a chance to run a Farmall DX33 and am curious what you meant by the hydraulics not being smooth. Was it too fast, not controllable, or difficult to feather? The dealer adjusted the loader joystick so it was right where it should be when I went to use it.

 

[Bob_Skurka]

littlediesel . . . personally I would prefer an ABS plastic, thermoplastic or fiberglass hood. My Kubota B2910 has a nice dent in the hood that is just large enough to bother me, but cost too much to fix. The plastic hood on my Cub Cadet has lasted over 500 so far and has taken hits from numerous branches. I can't tell you how durable the hood is on my NH TC24D because nothing has smashed it (yet) but from what I understand, the Farmall DX hoods are the same, just painted red instead of blue.

 

[littlediesel]

Magnum,
What was your impression of the Farmall DX33?
One of my biggest complaints was that you could not roll or curl the bucket on the up or down stroke of the loader.
It appeared that the hydraulic circuit could not perform 2 functions at the same time. The joy stick had to be returned to the home position before the next function could be performed.

None of my Kubota's operate like this. Again, this tractor is really nice. I am thinking about going to demo another unit at a different dealer. I would like to puchase one of these tractors.

Is there any users out there who has a lot of seat time on a Kubota who has compared it to the new Case IH machines? I would like a unbiased opinion of the two tractors.

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[Bird]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( None of my Kubota's operate like this. )</font>

Jon, on my Kubota, both the manual and a sticker on the right upright below the joystick showed to not raise the boom and curl the bucket simultaneously; i.e., pull back and left on the joystick. You would not hurt anything doing that, but since you were opening two valves simultaneously, the power would go first to the one with the least resistance. If or when that one reached the limit of its travel, then the power would go to the other one. So you could raise the boom and curl the bucket simultaneously if the resistance on both was exactly the same. I wasn't too happy about that at first, but when I understood it and got used to it, there really was no problem.

 

[BigBob]

All righty then. I have had Kubotas for the past 16 years, and got a DX33 in late Dec. Here is my opinion, just remember it may not represent he views of the management. The Kubotas were a L2250 and L2900. Both shuttle shift, the 2900 a glideshift. Both EXCELLENT tractors. Very dependable and reliable. I have back trouble, the seat on the Case sets better than any I tried on Kubota. The Case is hydrostat,(highly recommend this option). It feels like the Case turns tighter than the Kubotas, however that could be me. I do feel the visibility on the Case is much better, and all the controls are easier to get at. The Case doesn't seem as long, but I think the reason for this is the slanted hood and you set higher. These reasons are not earth shattering. I wouldn't be afraid to get either brand. Will never knock a Kubota,but my Case rides better than any of the Kubotas I tried. I also happen to be a lard-butt, which can make any tractor ride rough. Hope I helped you, but you'll probably have as hard a time deciding as I did.

 

[Magnum]

The DX33 I had a chance to operate would raise and uncurl the bucket or lower and level out the bucket even at low engine RPM. It sounds like there something wrong with the valve on the particular tractor you operated. One upgrade on the new Farmalls is the ability to use both boom and bucket function at once, and still keep the power dump and speed dump functions for the bucket.

The one thing I really like on the DX33 is the visibility. My brother had a New Holland 1920 and a Kubota L2850, and you can see the bucket side edges and over the hood so much better than those tractors. The 1920 and 2850 are great tractors, the visibility is just so much better on the Farmall when you are in confined areas.

Hopefully you can get back to the dealership and operate a different tractor or find out if they can check out the unit you drove.