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Carstairs Alberta | Anybody on this board run or own a 8250 fastrac. Just curious about them i have a few projects that require alot of road travel without being able to be loaded and hauled. any input is appreciated |
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MN | I know a person who used the Fastracs for his custom bailing operation. He ran four of them on Hesston 4960 balers. He lives in pretty hilly country. He was pleased with them, traded every few years. From what I recall they were a pretty trouble free machine. He also had an excellent dealer for service.
He did move to the Fendt tractors though. His business expanded and needed more HP.
What are you looking at using the tractor for? |
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Carstairs Alberta | Planning on spraying alot but i also have a equipment hauling business here in Alberta and last year it pretty much tied up one truck moving air drills and with the weight of the drills now i am thinking something like that might work well. Good balance and traction and brakes yet fast enough to come home in a hurry |
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Somewhereville, Earth | we have one in that runs locally here, it did 1000hours in 8 or 9 months from memory, it doesn't sit still.
my opinion is the 8250 with the fendt vario is the best JCB you can buy, they have sorted a lot of there issues with this machine, and build a machine which is the ultimate comprimise better a field machine and a road machine, i don't see any reason why this machine won't do 10000hours, the chassis is huge, my opinion is they are well built, they jam a lot into a small space thou!!......changing fuel filters can be a little pain in the but, but other then that the owner and driver like it
make sure you have a good local dealer, nothing worse then a fancy machine and no one who knows anything about it |
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MN | The JCB is a very solid tractor and should work very well for what you describe. If you have good dealer service It should be a winner.
Fendt could also work into the same scenario also. If you have the opportunity I'd give the Fendt a look too. I believe they are able to run a faster highway speed in Canada than here in the states. I guess either way both tractors are foreign. |
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| On tractorhouse, they have an 3185 model with 10k plus hours for sale, wondering who would want to buy that high hour machine. Isnt there a brand new model of fastrac, that is setup more like a conventional tractor, did you consider an agco model, cheaper then the fendt, same tranny. |
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Dalton, OH | I have run a JCB 8250 and now own a Fendt 930. Unless you have and excellent JCB dealer close by, I would highly recommend a Fendt. As far as road speed, the Fendt will soon have a 60k road speed, 39 mph, in the US if all things fall into place. They already have it in Europe. The JCB has a 65k road speed, 42mph. The Fendt is an excellent all around tractor and will do hauling every bit as good as the JCB and will excel in fieldwork. The 8250 still lacks in fieldwork and doesn't pull like a 250 hp+ tractor should. Neighbor has 3 8250's and every one has been back to the dealer for major service work. He also found out first-hand that the hydraulic system doesn't have near the output a tractor that size should. A friend of mine in the midwest had a bunch of Fendt's and 3 8250's. He says the 8250's aren't very dependable and the Fendt's just run. Feel free to post or email me with any questions on either tractor. |
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Carstairs Alberta | Thanks for the input,the 8250's here go 42 mph but a english one goes 50 mph, i have a good dealer and i do some work for him besides, i like the way the jcb is set up for roading more than the fendt plus i have heard the jcb'c s brakes are miles ahead of the fendt |
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Dalton, OH | On the brakes, the neighbor actually did a test in our area for the state highway patrol when we were working on speed identification sticker laws. The neighbor also has a Fendt. We were all shocked to find out the Fendt actually stopped much quicker than the JCB. JCB's have dual-caliper brakes which work well. Both tractors have identical trailer braking systems. English JCB's also go 42 mph, only JCB's in Germany actually go 50 mph as that is the only place it is actually legal. I'm curious what you like about the setup of the JCB for roading over the new series Fendt's? I will say it sounds like you already have your mind made up and your JCB dealer has sold you well. Must not have a good Fendt dealer close by?? Good luck with your tractor as JCB does make an excellent tractor. I was just trying to compare and contrast the differences of both. I've been to England on a JCB trip and it was an excellent trip and really good people that work there. |
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Carstairs Alberta | Its mostly the speed that sells the JCB but also the cab, if i need to haul a drill 150 miles its alot roomier than the fendt cheaper to, plus the JCB has the platform room behind the cab for supplies on the road i am shocked about the break test tho, what sort of situation was the test? |
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Dalton, OH | Brake test was get each tractor up to different speeds and see how fast you can stop, both on pavement and in the field. If I remember correctly, the JCB usually took twice the distance to stop. The Fendt could basically put a rider into the windshield, where the JCB the rider would never leave the seat!! Cab wise, yea the JCB does have a large spacious cab. After many long hours in one, I have found it a little narrow. The old Fendt cab was pretty sad, but the new one is getting close to the JCB. |
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Oakes, ND | I have JCB model 8250. I have been very happy wth it. It is two years old with 2300 hours. Cab is nice, the AGCO/ Fendt CVT is a dream along with the full suspension. The engine could use more power, but when grossing 130k pounds plus, you never have enough power. I have not driven a Fendt more than a 5 minute test drive, but I would have to say something was wrong with the JCB brakes in the brake test. On my 8250 if you touch the brakes a little too hard with an empty tractor you are thrown hard into the windshield. With a full tank behind, the JCB brakes still stop the best of any tractor I have been in.
My JCB dealer is also a Fendt dealer.
I would buy another, if I wear this one out.
Matt Folkman
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JCB 8250 Fastrac
