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Port Sanilac MI | Does anyone know anything about these tractors. Looked at one on the weekend and peaked my curiosity. I also see there is one coming on a Ted Everett sale in February |
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Southeast Florida | What I do know they're made the same people that built the MF 4WD's and I think they're basically the 5200 MF. They offered them with a 60 series Detroit or N 14 Cummins and an 18 speed similar to the truck transmission and dry clutch. The MF 4WD tractors are legendary for their durability also.
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McLeod County Minnesota | A few of them were sold in my area and the only complaint I have heard is one guy had trouble with the cab door seal. He had it replaced with an updated seal under warranty. |
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Seneca Kansas 66538 | We have an 8360 which is the same tractor but less horsepower. We had to put an axle seal in because a piece of twine got picked up and wrapped around the axle. Other than that no problems with her in over 4000 hrs. The Agcostar had a Roadranger transmission, same as a semi tractor or heavy truck. Shifting to get to full road speed is just like shifting a truck transmission. When you in the field just find a gear that pulls well and go with it, they have plenty of umpth to pull through the tough spots it seems. These tractors also have great hydraulic capacity. If your interested in it and could buy it reasonably, you wouldnt go wrong I dont think. Most parts are common truck parts on this tractor. Could you put a link to the sale up, I am curious myself. |
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Alberta, Canada | The neighbor has two, each seem to be very good machines.
He's had one for years, and liked it so much he bought a smaller, 8425 model a year or two ago. They use them for pretty much everything, farming close to 6,000 acres. They seem very reliable and well-built machines. Easy to work on, and easy to operate. I believe I've only used it once, his first one, when we got our semi stuck. Our combination of the TM125 & 7710 pulling, and TV145 pushing wouldn't work. His AgcoStar had couldn't do it either at first, because of the ice, but once we dug down to bare dirt it had no problem. It was so weird bringing it in the yard, with the huge duals and everything. Had to be careful not to run over one of the tractors without noticing.
I think so far he's had only one problem in each tractor, 1 was part of the drive line on his first one.
-Josh
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Pittsburg, Kansas | Quite a few years ago I had a Steiger ST251 that had the Fuller transmission in it. I also was under the impression it was simply a truck transmission. When it started jumping out of one gear I called Inland Truck in Kansas City to get it rebuilt. Talking to the mechanic he explained that although it was built in the same manner and shifted the same as the truck transmissions it was built much heavier in the shafts and bearings to take full load continously in the lower gears. He explained that truck transmissions don't spend much time in the lower gears and a tractor spends most of the time there, so the transmission is designed with that in mind. If you put a regular truck transmission in one it probably would not last long. I am not absoultely sure but I would suspect the Agcostar is the same situation - looks like a truck, shifts like a truck, but made for HD off road application. I don't recall what it cost for them to rebuild it but do remember the splines on one shaft was worn and I think one gear. Cost wasn't too bad - seems like $2500 or so - 10 years ago.
John
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| "sonny" don't those two girls let you sleep
I see the newer "red"ones are nicer to look at
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| I have a 251 and beleive the transmission is a spicer here you can get a rebuilt for arund $1600 exchange or practically free in the world of modern tracto repairs. |
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53590 | Silver Shoes - 1/22/2007 09:40
We have an 8360 which is the same tractor but less horsepower. We had to put an axle seal in because a piece of twine got picked up and wrapped around the axle. Other than that no problems with her in over 4000 hrs. The Agcostar had a Roadranger transmission, same as a semi tractor or heavy truck. Shifting to get to full road speed is just like shifting a truck transmission. When you in the field just find a gear that pulls well and go with it, they have plenty of umpth to pull through the tough spots it seems. These tractors also have great hydraulic capacity. If your interested in it and could buy it reasonably, you wouldnt go wrong I dont think. Most parts are common truck parts on this tractor. Could you put a link to the sale up, I am curious myself. So I know this post is old but I was on tractorhouse just browsing and saw a couple 8360's and was wondering about them so my searches lead me here!! I have a couple questions though!! Is there an air compressor to run splitter or are they electric? When turning on ends can you split a gear? Is an 8360 pretty good on fuel? (seems like it would be, big cubes lower hp seems would make plenty of torque!) Did any of them ever have pto? Are the cabs pretty nice? (seem about the same as my new holland 9282) 18 speed would be nice and they are cheap to O.H. in truck application so seems they would be in this too!! Thanks for any info! |
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