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| I don't totally disagree with your opinion which is why I'm on the fence to a point on whether to upgrade and if so whether to go more basic in search of reliability or upgrade at more cost for more convenience.
With what I paid for it compared to where prices are now I could recoup some of my repair costs to put towards another option. Other factors for trading I'm considering is going to a cab even a basic one for when I'm air blast spraying but unless it has functioning or repairable a/c would rather not have the cab. The power shift is nice to operate but has cost a pile on switches and labor hrs trying to figure out the absolute hack job the previous owner did to the harness that is got to be affecting the switches and sensors. It works good now but a shop bill every other year for the tranny is getting old. Love the 5.9 Cummins and it runs well but at 11k hrs not sure how long before it's going to need costly work. So far it's just starting to develop a few leaks. Hydraulics are also starting to concern with intermittant pump noise though operation seems fine. So it's basically just a lot of potential expenses that I'm debating whether to see how long it will last or walk away before I'm in it for as much as a newer lower houred option.
That being said it runs well and does what we need it to when it's working and is sized well for our tillage equipment and I have mid sized tractors for the smaller equipment. | |
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Looking for upgrade options for Case IH 1896
