Thoughts on boomer 8n

[luc2121]

Thinking of buying a a new leftover boomer 8n, i currently have a tc45 thats been great but now that most of the rough work is over i'm looking to trade it in on something new. The prices of the 8n have come way down, only concern is how long will new holland will continue to have parts for these ? Or even the tc45 now that they switched to ls tractors. Any thoughts on this ?

 

[deadshort]

I just bought a new Boomer 8N. I too was very cautious and skeptical. Legally New Holland has to provide parts for ten years but even after that they would'nt abandon the 8N it would be to hard on their reputation. If all else fails the Chinese will build repair parts.

I was concerned about several things with this tractor that pretty much were non issues once I got it and used it a little. Most of the negative things that you read on line are simply not true and are presumably written by someone who has never actually owned or operated an 8N tractor.

Buy it and enjoy it, it is alot of tractor for the money.

 

[luc2121]

I went and tried it out on friday for about 45 minutes and it took me about 10 minutes to get the hang of it, at the moment i have a tc45da and the 8n puts more power to the ground. Rather if it had 2 pedals instead of reverser but maybe takes 1-2 seconds more but the thing is just as fast in reverse as in foward. Witch more than makes up for time lost using reverser. If you try to work it from an iddle it acts rough almost the same way as the tc45 does, set hand throttle to 1500rpm and it accelerates so smoothly and quietly. No annoying hydro wine. I was trying to find reasons not to buy one, but now that i tried it i would have a hard time not buying it.

 

[farmall40]

You WON'T be sorry you bought it.

 

[WM75Guy]

I like mine over my wife's TC40DA.

 

[MiserableOldFart]

That's a very cool machine, and there might come a time when they are collectors' items as well..

I had lots of reservations about the transmissions, but after asking questions about them and seeing them answered here, it pretty much points to them being better than a hydro. The one and only thing about the 8n that I didn't particularly like (aside from the fact that I could never afford one, lol) is that when they have a loader, which to me would be a requirement, the really cool retro look isn't as pronounced..

The issue of parts that is mentioned is extremely scary to me. With the profusion of so many different models over the years, it just seems logical that parts are going to be hard to find for our tractors a few decades down the road. I'll be underground by then, but would like my tractor to hold value for whoever ends up with it. I have seen already, and with a lot of frustration, that it has become almost impossible to find parts for my practically-brand-new 87 Dodge pickup and I have to regretfully keep an eye out for a replacement even though she hasn't turned 100,000 yet.

 

[Jamming]

I looked at a boomer and it was my first choice but ended going with a smaller JD3005, but I love the look of the 8n and it's abilitys, was just out of my price range. I hated he sound and constant high rpms of the hst so was only considering a manual tractor, very happy with my choice but still look at the boomer quite often, will buy one after my JD is paid for.

 

[TMR]

Good Morning...curious if anyone has been following the current "best" price with loader? Not sure how many "new" are left but I last looked about 6 months ago and the prices had fallen quite a bit?

Anyone up to speed on current pricing w/loader?

Thanks...TMR

 

[luc2121]

25000 with loader in canada new with warranty, a used tc45 still gets 18-20k here

 

[deadshort]

I paid $22,500.00 for a new one with a loader and a 3 year warranty, delivered too. Like I said in an earlier post--it's alot of tractor for the money.