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    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

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    I did a stint as a warranty controller for a large mercedes benz dealership the ad blue system  does what its suppose to do for emissions  but here comes the but! its urea /salt based and corrodes metering devices  causing sticking and repeated failures. not something that mercedes benz or other manufacturers want to warn about butits true. The other alternative particulate filtration  requires filter changes - dont know what the frequency is on commercial diesel engines but their price for a particulate filter change on a ford passenger car is in the region of £1000.

    Wow... Interesting mate.

    As far ad I know the filters are self cleaning allmost if the temperature is kept high so that the particles are burnt off. The temperature is kept high by keeping a constant loaf on the engine.

    Swing and roundabouts really...

    http://www.deere.co.uk/en_GB/info_fun/press_room/press_room/2010/jun/it4.html

    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

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    7530 is bigger than we need and wouldn't touch one with a bargepole I'm afraid but thats another story. The figure came straight from our dealer

    What's wrong with the 7530 mate?

    Hmmmmm, I think your dealer may be a bit miss informed or miss quoted.... :-/

    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    All the reports I have seen so far suggest that Adblue actually makes the tractor more efficient and it uses less fuel. Because the Urea makes the combustion process more efficient so the diesel usage is substantially less and the engine can run cooler so reducing the need for bigger radiators and cooling systems.

    Both systems have benefits and drawbacks but the biggest one for advlue is you are then subject to urea prices..... And need to set up a new fuel storage system....

    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    Yeah thats the one Simon, Boss is just worried about teething troubles with any new system after the amount of problems we've had with my current tractor

    Plus you need a new tank to hold the urea mate. And that needs to be protected from the freezing temperatures.

    Where did you get the £8000 figure from?

    If it was my choice I would take a 7530 premium with autopwr mate but I'm biased. ;) the Deere system is not new technology either. We will use a Diesel Particulate Filter that is used on nearly every diesel car. New Holland for a fact will use a Diesel Particulate Filter on their smaller engines and Ad Blue for tue larger ones so be very careful what your looking at mate.

    Also check who is supplying the technology, all I can say is the Deere system is designed and supported by Deere Power Systems not an external supplier.

    What's your latest Farm / Construction buy - 2010

    in General Hobby Discussion

    Posted

    £6 for four plants?! Cheaper to grow your own isn't it?!  :laugh: :laugh:

    Tris, i just ordered 2 packs to go infront of my "dirty" forager, pictures when they are built  ;)

    Sorry, make that 2 packs plus one packet of 42 plants..... that makes 50 plants..... Pics when they arrive....

    8)

    60 km/h tractors

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    This option i think was called eco shift??? jez??

    Yes mate it is...

                                                         

    So..... this topic has changed into a real BFF topic.... full of posts about modifying a tractor that will end up with the customer complaining about something...

    Never mind.... proving interesting reading.... :of

    60 km/h tractors

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    In powerquads with auto E there is some sort of restricter wire which therefore stops the mph on the dash to work increasing the speed, Which makes it very ropey 2 drive

    That gear box is fitted with gearing to go either 40 or 50 kph Matty.

    Only way to change it is to fit different gears or up the revs... Sorry mate but speaking from experience here.

    Nice to see all the sensible answer though. Well done you lot.

    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    that's an interesting comment Gavalar...

    Much as it warms the cockles of my heart to hear that said about a Deere... I heard the same from a local farmer I know who has had a few MF's.... each one he had (all secondhand, and flogged to death I suspect) suffered EXPENSIVE gearbox failure.  For this reason he would not hear a single bar of me singing the praised of the 7400 range... he's lost faith in the brand and that's that.  Sounds like it's the same for you on the green & yellow front mate  :-\

    I suspect people like Deere and Massey have thrown thousands of pounds at a cure for this kind of "faith loss" in the potential tractor buyer... but this is where the 'human element' comes in to play I guess.... so I'd assume the net result is... it's all down to the salesman to convince your boss (and you of course !) that the newer Deere's are a viable alternative to everything else on the market  :-\

    Thanks marky, nice to know we can all agree to disagree....

    It's a shame Gav, the 30 series really have got over the issues they had in the past and I can say that the machines rolling out from across the road to where I sit are much better and have all issues ironed out....

    And.... if you did order one I would go and make sure it was put together by the best and most special people, I would even make a personal check down the line....

    Or you can come and visit and watch it being built ;) ;)

    Now there's an offer :)

    All said and done, good luck mate!!

    At work with Gav

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    This little red thing also arrived on demo today but its too wet to do anything with it yet, will get some better pictures of it next week when its in use. First impressions of it are good though from taking it round the roads for a bit

    Did you have a deere out finally mate or not?

    60 km/h tractors

    in Farm Talk

    Posted

    A mate of mine has and 6910 50k which is powerquad plus, he took the restricter cable of the back axle and it now sits at 38-40mph at a 2300rpm

    What exactly do you mean matty?

    Having personally taken powerquad's and the A,B,C,D,E range boxes apart several times I can assure you there is NO WAY to speed up your gear box and no such thing as a restrictor cable.

    I have to say in my opinion trying to speed up tractors is a STUPID idea in my eyes.... the next thing is then you will complain that the fuel consumption has increased....

    If you want a faster tractor buy one that is equipped for the job, Unimog, Fastrac etc.

    Oh and by the way, if you do speed them up, make sure you check and prepare what ever is behind. Also make sure you check that the tyre manufacturer has designed the tyres to go at that speed. Also i suggest you change the drawbar for a more transport related one where the pulling forces and wear is designed differently, oh and then you will need to change the trailer drawbars.

    I am sorry to sound harsh but it annoys me when these kind of topics are started.

    All said and done, good luck, hope that we don't see a topic in the future where you tried something and then another topic appears talking about the tractors reliability and fuel consumption..........

    Good luck  :of

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