who like the 8n boomer tractor

[stan elliott]

who like the 8n boomer tractor or the old 8n ford!me i like the old 8n ford
i do not like 8n boomer electronically modulated CVT transmission

 

[DemcoEd]

what don't you like about it?

 

[stan elliott]

what don't you like about it?

you can't shift it in to 1th2th3th4th Manual if you get in the mud

 

[jinman]

you can't shift it in to 1th2th3th4th Manual if you get in the mud

Stan, do you know what the 8N and Boomer 8N have in common?

Answer: They're both NOT being made anymore.

 

[JC-jetro]

It is old 8N for me all the way. I just wished it came with Diesel engine and live hydraulics, although probably it would not be a major issue to keep the carb going for a long time. Non of us will be here to witness how long a new typical 8n will last but doubt seriously if it would be a match for the old 8N.

JC,

 

[LMan1967]

Why did they quit making the Boomer 8N? Poor sales?

 

[sixdogs]

Why did they quit making the Boomer 8N? Poor sales?

My guess is price. When I first thought of buying one I recall the price was going to be in the twenties range. Much later when one came in I took a look at it was a shocker in the middle thirties. Seems I could get a Kubota that would have better resale value and more of a track record for a lot less. Seems like the new 8N would be a great tractor with the CVT and all.
Guys that liked the old 8N--like me--admired the low price, easy access to parts and reliability. Plus it was easy to work on. The new 8N had none of those features and the anticpated transformation of old owners into new tractors never happened.
So my two cent guess is price was not what the market expected or buyers were willing to pay.

 

[jinman]

Gents, the Boomer Assembly Plant in Dublin, GA was closed during the 1st quarter of 2011 as a "business decision" by New Holland. It corresponded with New Holland's discontinuing the OEM relationship with Shibaura in Japan for the Boomer line of compact tractors. New Holland is just selling existing inventories of those models and is moving to a rebadged tractor line from LS and attaching the Boomer name to those tractors.

Parts support will continue with Shibaura for the existing products, but the CVT transmission and retro-features of the Boomer 8N have been discontinued. Also as has been pointed out in another thread, the line of Boomers with cabs has also been discontinued and no cab is currently available for the LS models.

 

[ksshooter]

Jim..do I understand you correctly in that the Boomers that are out there now were built in Georgia with Shibaura engines but the new ones (that are not out yet) will be rebadged LS tractors? Looks like the LSs are Korean tractors with Daedong or Mitsu engines. I hope my parts stay around for awhile

 

[wrenchguy]

Jim..do I understand you correctly in that the Boomers that are out there now were built in Georgia with Shibaura engines but the new ones (that are not out yet) will be rebadged LS tractors? Looks like the LSs are Korean tractors with Daedong or Mitsu engines. I hope my parts stay around for awhile

Not Jim but the LS built product is already out there. The Georgia built units have the Shibaura engine.