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WI | I currently have a 7220, 8920 and 8940 Magnum and I am looking to upgrade to a newer tractor with more Hp to pull a New Holland FP240 with 4 -row Kemper Head, 5000gal. Manure V-Spreader, 1100cuft vertical mixer, 25' disc and 30' field cultivator. I have been impressed with the reliability of my 8940 but I am not too familiar with the newer magnums. I am shying away from the MX series due to the numerous electrical issues that my neighbors had with them.
Concerning the Magnum 235 to 340's built in 2011 to present, how reliable are they compared to say the 8900 Series and will I be able to get the same amount of hours out of them before an overhaul? Do they contain as or more reliable motors, tranny's, electrical system, etc...?
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South Eastern ,ILL | We've had MX200,215,245,currently own a 275 & 260. No electrical issues here.Only service call
I remember was to charge the A/C up, and maybe some other minor thing. Been very dependable
tractors.i wouldn't be afraid to buy any of them again. |
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Zabcikville, TX | Kind of hard to answer. The boxcars are 25 years old, that's a long time to prove themselves. While you mention you are looking at a 2011 or newer. Only 2 years old. |
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South Central Nebraska | Hard to say for sure but letting the motors breath again using the DEF system, I would think they will last as long, if not longer than the older magnums. As far as electrical issues, the only one I know of is they have an updated wiring harness on the back of the suspended cabs to allow for more cab movement. They made them too short at the start of production. Good tractors overall...we have 2 315's. |
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Sunnyside, WA | No idea on tractors, but for the vertical mixer, I would just put it on your 7220 or 8920. I run two 1400 cu ft Trioliet mixers on JD 8110 and 8200 tractors. I would think 155 hp should run an 1100 cu ft just fine? Why put that many hours on a new tractor to run a tmr? |
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| The MX's right now are considered darn good tractors. Several greene guys going red. Although, I wonder if you wouldn't be as well of with a small STX on everything but the mixer. |
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north,ala | early mx's had some issues gen 2 mx's corrected most of them by the 215-335 they are great tractors. havnt heard of any tier 4 problem but def filter issues. |
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East Central Ia | Our MX305 has been plagued with little issues. Only somewhat serious issues where blown o rings in the transmission spool valves causkng low oil pressure in certian gears, and leaking oil pan seal. The transmission issue should have been pretty easy but with incompetent service it took three trips to the dealer to correct.
Lots of issues with the ac unit. Other things i cant remember atm.
We like the tractor but it doesnt hold a candle reliability wise to our 7250... but it has a lot more gadgets too.
We will consider another one when replacing it but will definitely consider others as well.
Edited by bleedred 3/23/2013 10:31
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Louise, TX | Our case rep worked for the testing grounds in Arizona during the development of the 71-89 series magnums. He said that if the engineers at the testing grounds said something on these tractors needed improving they got it. He said during the MX 270-285 series of tractors the penny pinchers at corporate would try to shave costs off of these tractors (IE SORRY HYDRALIC HOSES) which has reflected in the reliability of these series. These tractors are also Tier 3 which has 15% of exhaust recirculated through the engines which has also caused reliability problems.
He said Case's goal is to get the reliability of the 340 series magnums up to a higher level then even the 71-89 series tractors. By going back to a Teir 2 engine (preemission) and DEF that should at least make the engines more reliable. The Iveco engine has been out since 2004 in the 8010 combines with no major issues.
I have 7250 with 9000 hrs overhauled at 8000 due to head gasket leak, other than front planetary seals no other problems. I have 8950 with 8000 hrs and other than rear axle and planetary seals have had no major problems.
I have 2002 MX 270 with 8000 hrs spun main bearing at 7000 hrs replaced engine, and 2 injector pumps no other issues with it (was main plowing, planting tractor for 10 years never let me down).
I had 2001 MX 270 with lots of problems 100hrs ruined a piston due to slag in head. I replaced 4 injector pumps (3 under warranty), overhauled engine due to dropped valve, and lots of hydralic hose problems. It did pull a 13 yd dirt pan for 10 years in off season. Traded it on 2011 340 Magnum.
I have 1200 hrs on 340 so far and only that I have done to is is replace 1 valve for number 2 remote (under warranty).
Here these tractors are proving to been very reliable, there are still alot of issues with the 305-335 series here. The reason I bought a 340 over 335 is I wanted to get away from the emmission stuff on the engines.
Edited by DarrellS 3/23/2013 10:35
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WI | I plan to keep the 8940 on the vertical mixer because it has the large sized 1000 PTO shaft. My 7220 & 8920 only have the smaller dual PTO's. I might use the newer tractor on th mixer only in case the 8940 went down or I need to pull something else with the 8940 at the same time. |
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WI | Thank you all for the wealth of information! I was just looking up some more information on the 235 and was curious about the PTO Hp it puts out. Case claims it puts out 195 PTO Hp at 2000 engine rpm. I am not sure if that is just a conservative estimate or if it actually produces more PTO Hp than stated. Will I be lacking or be on the low end of PTO power with the 235 if I need a range of 180-300Hp to pull the NH FP240 Forage Harvestor with a 4-row(31") Dion Kemper Head?
I might have to look at larger sized magnum, like the 260 or 290 perhaps but I am trying to keep the cost as low as possible. |
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Case 8900 vs Magnum 235 - 340 Series Reliability??
