What are the most reliable tractors to own?

[tjandrews]

I love my Kubota L3130, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna sleep with it.

I slept with my Case SC once, a very long time ago, at the end of a particularly long day. Fortunately, I woke up before I drove it off the field into the woods.

 

[Fielding]

The new ones are the most reliable, until they are not.

Reliability takes maintenance, so any brand that has parts readily available and somewhat generic is the best pick.

 

[jyoutz]

Not if your tractor spends more time in the shop than on the farm, so need reliability from the getgo...

What did I say? All the modern brands are reliable and few spend the majority of time in the shop.

 

[Williy]

The most reliable ones are the ones that
are working until they crap out then*******
yikes the world is coming to an end!!!!

willy

 

[Bill Bicko]

I was looking at the best of tractors, and I came across this list as the most reliable tractors in North America..​

1. John Deere​

2. New Holland​

3. Case IH​

4. Kubota​

5. Massey Ferguson​

6. Fendt​

7. Claas​

Is this list correct or is Kubota better than John Deere or on par, and why are Case and New Holland even up there. And what happened to all the others, like Mahindra, Sonalika, etc.. or are these listed the best tractors.

I am in Western Australia and run a 80HP Massey Ferguson. Always liked MF after the demise of Chamberlain which were made here in Western Australia. Never had any problems and excellent service from my local dealer. My tractor works very hard and is used for scarifying heavy loamy soil, drilling 300mm diameter holes for new trees, heavy duty slashing, grading farm roads, loading the truck with front bucket and more. I see all of these tractors on farms in my area and my impression is that if you talk to the farmer he or she will say exactly what I have said. Service your tractor regularly, don't expect it to do the work of a bigger, heavier machine and they all do the job that they are built to do.

 

[mikester]

Or just wait for a Tesla tractor........

Sign me up! A tractor that costs twice as much as an oil burner, has limited range, does zero to 6 miles per hour in under 3 seconds with the $40K Ludicrous mode option, weighs only 1,500 lbs and can lift 10,000 lbs, and requires an internet connection to work!

 

[TIMMYDUCK]

I can attest to New Holland being very reliable .

22 years and over 5000 hours of service and never a hiccup in operational readiness.

I am a maintenance freak though.

 

[Tx Jim]

And that's certainly different than your previous comment which I replied to.

Yes it was different but my point being I can start engine on my 4255 IF I SO DESIRED disconnect battery & it will still be functional. My 4255 ""doesn't rely on electronics to function"" similar to newer tractors therefore failed electronics won't keep it from being functional. I'll add if batteries were disconnected the AC wouldn't function but tractor engine/trans would operate so I could if necessary drive tractor back to shop.

 

[FloridaEngr]

I was looking at the best of tractors, and I came across this list as the most reliable tractors in North America..​

1. John Deere​

Since the Right to Repair laws were initiated when JD only allowed dealers to repair/replace parts, I would no longer give them top rating​

 

[Torvy]

Sign me up! A tractor that costs twice as much as an oil burner, has limited range, does zero to 6 miles per hour in under 3 seconds with the $40K Ludicrous mode option, weighs only 1,500 lbs and can lift 10,000 lbs, and requires an internet connection to work!

Plenty of reasons to not want a hypothetical Tesla tractor. Many of your arguments don't hold water though. For the vast majority of tractor owners, the range of an electric tractor would be more than you would use in a day. Plug it in at night and it is good to go the next day. (You can even use regular outlets) Electric motors are ready to provide power right away, and go quite fast, in my experience. Batteries are also very heavy, so in all likelihood the tractors would weigh more than a similar diesel.