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Post by little farmer on Oct 8, 2002 19:52:42 GMT 1
The Rolls Royce eh {i dont think so}. I have the Fendt since june and to say i had some earlier niggles with it would be fair, but it started to grow on me and for every bad point i found a good point. Then one morning it started to go a bit wrong the spools started to play up, and after a lot of phone calls and buzzers pissing me of they came and put a new slice on [out of warranty price £800]. Since then ive had quite a good run till this month and wait for it. The tractor now has 1100 hour on has done another spool slice and has now been out of operation for 10 days with the head gasket gone, now would u want the tractor back. I love Fendts me He He Ha Ha.
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Post by GWB on Oct 9, 2002 17:24:52 GMT 1
One assumes you've gone berserk at the sales guy/dealer? Failing that, a well-placed call to FENDT Germany always works...
GWB
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Post by eppie on Oct 9, 2002 19:40:53 GMT 1
I told it before, but it goes with Fendt as it went with Harley Davidson in the 80's : They relied on their image and ego, and were thinking they had all their cult followers already in their pocket.
My brother works at a contractor, annex Fendt dealer.
They all run older 600 series. The newer 514 blows head gaskets, and the lame 411 won't pull and worn it's first engine within 1000 hrs.
Fendt quality is become like Same quality: If you get one as good as they promise, you're just a damn lucky guy. The age of the 600 series is gone.
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Post by Xavier on Oct 9, 2002 23:32:29 GMT 1
Hi Renze is there a new generation tractor that could be at least equal better than the last generation?
Seems that all new is bad.
DX better than Agrotron
600 better than 700
5100 better than Maxxum
JD?
Is anybody going up?
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Post by eppie on Oct 10, 2002 16:44:22 GMT 1
I think you know the one i have in mind ...  Besides, Valtra and MF also improved the reliability of their new tractors. Valtra is just good, and MF is getting a little better, after some years of making scrap. Those who fight for their market share make better stuff than thoise who rely on their Ego. (MF doesn't fight for it's market share, and is not really the best. ) By the way: Why do they need to make new generations of poor constructed tractors?? There might be a small 3-5% productivity advantage for a 700, but the 600 will take its position back because it makes more productive hours. |
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Post by Bart VD on Oct 10, 2002 18:33:39 GMT 1
New Holland :
TM better than M - M better than Winner/10-serie.
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Post by eppie on Oct 10, 2002 19:02:31 GMT 1
The winner was no NH product.
And besides, the 40 series was worse than the 10 series.
About the TM, i have no idea. I havent worked at the Ford/NH driving contractor for 3 years or so.
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