Southwest Illinois | jicasedeere - 4/23/2025 10:39
Is there something wrong with these new field cultivators from John Deere? I see a lot of 1-2 year old used ones sitting on lots. I'm guessing the complexity of TruSet is problematic? Maybe it's just a bunch of MUD deals with guys trading every year.
I've always ran Case IH field cultivators with the exception of one 980 JD. I loved the 4800, 4300, & TM200. But I've bought two different TM255's & am disappointed in the frame and harrow quality. I almost traded my last TM255 off for a 2230FH, but I do a lot of road travel and don't care for the caster wheels. I also thought the electronics on the Deere would cause grief like my 1st TM255 did. Cheap flimsy harrows twisting, & something bent causing the main left tire to lean on this 2nd TM255. Changed the spindle and hub & it's still leaning. How the heck that's out of alignment is beyond me. Every thing else looks straight on it. I know Deere"s are heavy pigs, but maybe that's a good thing after this experience. Frustrating.
The TM255's are a joke. We have ran one 8 years and it has been welded on more than our 20 year old TMII that we traded. They advertise it as a 10mph machine. We wanted to go to a 50 foot and the CaseIH factory rep talked us into staying at 40 feet but pull it 10 mph. Some of the castoring wheels on the floating hitch have grease zerks and some have UMHW. The later gets dirty and needs to be taken apart and cleaned. They had issues with the walking tandems as well because the bearings are too small. Neighbor who is pretty red bought a new 2230 this spring. He had similar issues as us and his had the dual wing cylinders and that caused some issues as well. We have been debating about going to a Landoll or a Deere. We won't buy another 255 until they make some significant improvements. |
2230FH Field Cultivators
