Southern Pa. | IH9300 - 7/27/2017 22:03
Had one on a loader owned it from 1996 till 2011. Had 13k hours when we traded for a 7730. Worked great very nimble very very under powered though. We replaced trans, rearend, whole front differential, hyd pump twice, and cosmeticly it was about a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. Tough tractor but not having park was a major inconvenience. Hydraulic was weak and would overheat bad when used in contiueous flow like sprayer pump. Electronic nightmare but somehow ran fine without any gauges. Tough tractor but in no way would i ever pay 30k for another one. I would buy a 9k hr 4055 or 4250 or better yet a 4450 or 4455 before I would consider a 3155 again. Take it for what it is I spent years too long in one
X100 on this. Those German utility type tractors aren't bad tractors, but they aren't built like the Waterloo tractors. They are fuel efficient for easy jobs like loader work, haying, etc. The dry clutch is a minus, especially for loader work. Underpowered is an understatement if you are used to a 466 or 7.6L. A 4250 or 40/4255 is a lot better tractor if you ever want to do some heavier work. Wet clutch to boot. Used prices will reflect this, lol. Especially the 4055. Not many of them around.
A 4250 or 40/4255 can easily run all day at 150+ hp. Try that with a 55 series utility type tractor, LOL.
I have a BIL with a 4250 2wd, PS that has run at 200 hp. for the last 25 years and 10,000 hours, ever since he bought it used at 1600 hrs. It's been rode hard and put away wet, too. Sorry maintenance and never shown any mercy. I pity the poor tractor. Still ticking!!!
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John Deere 3155
