Wi | Virginia Veg. - 3/25/2013 21:42
John Deere engines are not as good as the Cummins engines. (which are sadly unavailable on new red ones too) They make things complex that shouldn't be complex. Ever changed a water pump on a Cummins engine, its the simplest thing on earth. Deere has to build one with steel pipes and orings, and its a general all around pain to change out, plus its 5 times as expensive. You can get a magnum water pump at Napa or the truck stop, they probably have it on site. Same thing with a fan belt. Its a pain on a deere. How about raising the hood on a 4955 compared to a 7250 Magnum. Not even close. Every Deere powershift we had back in the 40-60 series failed. I've never had a Magnum powershift fail. I know there are some that have, but the Magnums had a lower percentage failure. Deere had better hydraulics though. The new ones are probably about even, but Deere will have a hard sell with me. The old models were just better. The mid 1990s had some of the most durable machines ever built. Those days are GONE.
x2 on that water pump. Change one in the field in minutes.
We never lost an older Magnum powershift and the 8940 did see its share of time on the tanker. Mx 255 and Mx240 both had their share of tranny rebuilds. The 255 sat on a tanker and the 240 got its share of tanker time. The 240 was also a packer tractor with a blade.
Really havent been impressed with CNH lately and went to Massey. They have the technology but not the support and reliability so that leaves Fendt. |
What would you say to John Deere's tractor engineers?
