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Western South Australia | Thoughts on powershift vs powerquad transmissions. |
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south Central La between Alexandria and Lafayette | Mine is the power shift,5000 hrs only one solenoid ever replaced, very satisfied. Whichever you get make sure it has a reverser, mine doesn't therefore big regret |
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Walnut Grove MN USA | My Dad has a powersh$t 7810. I hate it as much as his 8100 and 8300. He traded a 7800 for the 10 series only because of the shift and it is only slightly better. Going into or out of 17 you had better be hanging on. I found the best way to shift from 17-16 is to pull the throttle back so the load is pushing the tractor and then shift. It will then slide the tires so I don't get pushed into the steering wheel. Ok it's not that bad but it jerks pretty hard. I know a lot of guys that have those 7800/10 powershifts and love them but I'm not one of them. I'm not a Deere hater either. I have a 4020 and had a 4560 and was looking for a 4440/50/55 earlier this year but won't consider a 7-8000 series. I will go New Holland or Cat or Magnum if looking at a newer one. |
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| If at all possible, get a powerquad. I have a 7800 with the ps, and I formerly had a 7710 with the powerquad. The powerquad is more efficient, and in my opinion it is faster and handier, as well as probably less costly to buy. I am not a big fan of any powershift although I have two tractors with a powershift. |
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Princeton, MN | I have operated many 6 and 7000 series with power quads and absolutely love them. The only powershifts I have ran of this series has been when I have worked on them, not in the field, but driving around the yard they seem jumpy as can be. The PowerQuad is extremely smooth and will last a long time. The 7810 we have at the farm now has almost 14000 hours on it and the hispanics that operate it havent been able to destroy it yet. In my opinion the 55 series were the best powershift Deere made. |
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Nth New South Wales Australia | Good to see you here Michael. Cheers Mike. |
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NE SD | I have a hard time endorsing the Power Quad transmission. I've only driven one 7810 with a powershift for a short period of time. Seemed like it shifted fine. I have doubts that a person could have that much trouble with an 8000 series powershift unless it was a '93-95 model. We had a 7810 with a powerquad and if you're going to use it for field work only it probably isn't the transmission for you. C-range was too fast for most field operations to allow for any down-shifting on the ends while B-range had you running full throttle to get the speed up where it belonged. Pulling a grain cart with it we constantly had to cross ranges. Dump in C-range and then jump up to D-range to go to the truck or catch another machine. What a pain in the rear. If you're going to use a loader they are the best(with exeption to IVT of course), but I would sure be looking for something with a powershift or IVT for extensive field work. |
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Hoisington, KS | We have a 2WD 7810 PQ and that's a heck of lot better grain cart tractor than QR 4650. C1 is like low 4-5mph and C4 can get up to 9 mph and that's all you need with a grain cart in the field. The only complaint I have with the 7810 is how rough it rides compared to the old 4650. I've been looking for a 82-8300 but maybe that's not a good idea. What are their problems? |
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DE | I've got a 7810 power quad with right hand reverser. Nice smooth shifting. My complaint is that reverse is too fast. If I'm not mistaken, on the earlier '00' series instead of having a forward/reverser lever they had a single 1-4 forward and 1-4 reverse lever with adjustable stops. Seems to me that is a more accommodating setup with one less lever to get confused over. When ever backing up in the field or in the barn yard, I'm constantly shifting from 3rd or 4th forward to 1st or 2nd reverse plus having to move the forward/reverse lever. Oh the agony!! considering my grandfather had to walk behind a horse all day! |
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NE SD | 9 mph isn't fast enough one one or two machines are sitting still. A combine sitting has damn poor productivity. |
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