Valtra-Valmet tractors?

[jfh0jfh]

A friend has a used Valtra-Valmet tractor ~ 70-80 HP that he bought used for almost nothing and swears by.

Finnish? Merged now with Volvo? I don't find much on the internet about them.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I am not sure how Volvo is connected but Valtra themselves is now owned by Agco. Valtra has always had a great reputation as being extremely well built. I looked at buying one a few years back but my budget just wouldn't allow it

 

[Grrrr]

I am not sure how Volvo is connected but Valtra themselves is now owned by Agco. Valtra has always had a great reputation as being extremely well built. I looked at buying one a few years back but my budget just wouldn't allow it

They are quite popular in Europe. Contractors like them because of their high spec.

I think they might just be Valtra now?

You can choose what colour they are painted in...

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I know, I have always wanted to buy one with the cow print pattern but if I recall wasn't that a promotion or a contractors special request and not a standard option?

 

[Grrrr]

I think it is still possible to get the cow print in the UK, the brochure says something like 'different colour schemes availible on request' and then some pictures of the cow print and leopard print

I can just imagine a whole silage fleet in cow print working in one field

 

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Valmet site is valtra.com

I think they are outstanding tractors! The key is of course parts and service. If you can get them I'd not be afraid of buying it. A few years ago I was charged with buying a tractor for the research organization I worked for. The valmet was the best tractor at the best price but I just could not justify the risk in terms of dealer stability meaning parts and service plus he was 40 miles away. JD and Case were just too high in price and I also considered Deutz and White. Had to go second best - New Holland - that was local. I don't recall the NH I bought but it was a good tractor about 95hp FWA with creeper.

-Ed-

PS I'm Finnish by heritagge so maaybe I'm biased!

 

[Mac624]

Volvo Tractors was sold up by Valmet.

Volvo is a swedish brand and merged with Bolinder-Munktells years ago.
Tractors had been named Volvo-BM then. After takeover, the Volvo brand dissapeared and was completly Valmet then

Valtra is from Finland and Valmet group has different businesses. They had been building Skidders and Forwarders too, other part of Valmet was making machinery for paperindusrty.

Valtra tractors have the Sisu-Diesel, also a company from Finland, part of Valmet Industries.

SisuDiesel - Company Overview

A few Years ago, Valmet sold the tractor activities to AGCO.

The forestal machinery is Komatsu, now. The papertechnology is part of Metso group. Not sure, but Metso is a kind of farmers Coop in SF.

 

[dfkrug]

I saw my first Valmet tractor on a visit to Helsinki last summer.

I chatted with the operator and he seemed to think that the company
was in the process of being acquired by John Deere.

 

[D7E]

Have not owned one in canada but had them in britian and were mechanically good,Very good engines (same as larger MF 3000 series)and trannies were good My experience was with 110-180 hp 1997-2005 tractors and we had 2 8000 series and 3 "T" series ,The 8000's were pretty good but T series were a different story ,Hyd pumps,Front axles and the big thing was non stop electrical problems and dealers were surprizingly poorly equiped and fitters were under trained ,They were poular in some areas of GB but they were very expensive new and very poor trade in's and hard to sell used but motors were unbeatable ,First tractor to run an all bio fuel engine ?

 

[MessickFarmEqu]

I was just in europe for a week, drove though farm country almost the entire time. Can't say I saw one Valtra tractor, LOTS of Fendt's, Case IH, Duetz, JCB, etc.

 

[D7E]

I was just in europe for a week, drove though farm country almost the entire time. Can't say I saw one Valtra tractor, LOTS of Fendt's, Case IH, Duetz, JCB, etc.

Yup.....This "europen" tractor craze was never in europe ? You rareley see a Deutz,Valtra,Same ,Renault ......There is a top 4....Ford,JD,MF,IH (in that order)...Period ,( you were lucky to see deutz's).Jcb is different ,An unbeatable brand and for the fastrc The only competition for it is a Merc Unimog ...No competition ?

 

[Grrrr]

Yup.....This "europen" tractor craze was never in europe ? You rareley see a Deutz,Valtra,Same ,Renault ......There is a top 4....Ford,JD,MF,IH (in that order)...Period ,( you were lucky to see deutz's).Jcb is different ,An unbeatable brand and for the fastrc The only competition for it is a Merc Unimog ...No competition ?

Is Ford still the top brand in Europe?

I don't expect it is in the UK. Deere seem to be getting more and more popular where we live. You are hard pressed to find anything painted a different colour.

 

[D7E]

Is Ford still the top brand in Europe?

I don't expect it is in the UK. Deere seem to be getting more and more popular where we live. You are hard pressed to find anything painted a different colour.

I havent been there for 2 years but we were in potato country with fleets of 5-30 tractors and it was very volatile and colours changed every couple of years where we lived in Monmouthshire/herefordshire 1960's were JD and MF , 70's were ford and JD ,80's were ford and IH ,Early 90's was all ford with a few JD and IH (40 series fords every where) ,2000's went a little JD then IH mx's but ford TM's took the stage eventually ,A lot of valtras came and went in the last few years i was there and these went back to fords or deeres but i hear bad things about 20 series deeres of my old gang .MF was a strange animal All the way through there was a good spread of 2000 series ,290's ,698T's,390T's and 3000 series (all the best models),The 3000's were the killer for a lot of people(3080 transmissions) but i had a 3120 that was excellent and 600's and 8000's never caught on .(I still have a 390T) in canada with a loader and nothing could replace it and i hold a high flag for the old 2680 but MF was for "MF lovers" and could not get a grip .From what i hear now ther is a lot of deeres because they are trying cash in on the "supposed" split up of NH and IH and are doing some nice finance terms .It won't last...**** that green brianwash ?

 

[Grrrr]

In my part of the country it is all Deere and MF. Nothing else around really. Does help that there a lot of MF and Deere dealers.

A lot of it is image. No one wants to be seen driving a Zetor or a Belarus or anything less than a 2000 reg.

I like the look of the new McCormick's

There owned by ARGO (who isn't now) but seem to be gaining some popularity over here. Maybe they will come down our way soon

 

[Heywood Jannockitov]

I think it is AGCO that owns practically everything, or at least they are trying to. I was told by a dealer that AGCO only was interested in Valtra in order to get SISU Diesel. I believe they are now putting SISUs in all MFs starting with the 3600 series on up. The odd Valtra I see for sale used around here are not cheap. With the Valtra (Valmet Tractor) plant in Finland on the same latitude as Yellowknife, then one would expect them to be well engineered for cold weather operation! Anything built with the logging industry in mind must be pretty tough.

 

[JoeinTX]

AGCO bought Valtra several years ago.

A strange feller who haunts the tractor internet and goes by the name of "Le Beef du Bois" swears by them....and he's got some street cred'.

Valtras are known for sound design and construction. If you have any type of dealer/parts support in your general area then I'd think you'd be just fine especially at a fire sale price.

A lot of makers produce good tractors even if you're father never heard of them or would by that "foreign" junk.....

 

[D7E]

AGCO bought Valtra several years ago.

A strange feller who haunts the tractor internet and goes by the name of "Le Beef du Bois" swears by them....and he's got some street cred'.

Valtras are known for sound design and construction. If you have any type of dealer/parts support in your general area then I'd think you'd be just fine especially at a fire sale price.

A lot of makers produce good tractors even if you're father never heard of them or would by that "foreign" junk.....

There are but a few "Junk" tractors but we leave that to the east europeans .
Valtra is far from junk but is not without their problems ,..Poor quality of cab components , Hyd pumps ,But (Uneccessary )eletrical problems and poor resale value were the killers(even in england).
Engines and transmissions are great though..?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

There are but a few "Junk" tractors but we leave that to the east europeans .
Valtra is far from junk but is not without their problems ,..Poor quality of cab components , Hyd pumps ,But (Uneccessary )eletrical problems and poor resale value were the killers(even in england).
Engines and transmissions are great though..?

I have been hearing the T series has been having a lot of electrical problems and the contractors in Europe quit buying them in favor of other brands. I do hope what ever the problem is they get it fixed as the T series is a beautiful looking tractor compared to most of the other brands. It also has some great features.

 

[D7E]

I have been hearing the T series has been having a lot of electrical problems and the contractors in Europe quit buying them in favor of other brands. I do hope what ever the problem is they get it fixed as the T series is a beautiful looking tractor compared to most of the other brands. It also has some great features.

It was T series i had bad experiences with......?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

It was T series i had bad experiences with......?

I had heard this on another board I visit also.