John Deere at Ploughing 2013?

jdta · 22-09-2013 07:22PM #1

Any one know if there will be any john deeres on display at the ploughing through TFM or any other dealers??? Tkanks

delaval · 22-09-2013 07:29PM

jdta wrote: »

Any one know if there will be any john deeres on display at the ploughing through TFM or any other dealers??? Tkanks

As they have been voted the EU's most over rated tractor they have been banned from this years ploughing

Viewtodiefor · 22-09-2013 07:32PM

delaval wrote: »

As they have been voted the EU's most over rated tractor they have been banned from this years ploughing

So what make ya class as a good?

reilig · 22-09-2013 07:39PM

Big shake up in JD in this area. See that Eamonn Tinney's is gone and Johnstons in Longford have lost the dealership too. Not good if you are a JD owner relying one one of them for service!

delaval · 22-09-2013 07:46PM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

So what make ya class as a good?

If 'ain't red leave it in the shed'!!

bogman_bass · 22-09-2013 08:43PM

reilig wrote: »

Big shake up in JD in this area. See that Eamonn Tinney's is gone and Johnstons in Longford have lost the dealership too. Not good if you are a JD owner relying one one of them for service!

Lyons and burton in Kilcock too!

lakill Farm · 22-09-2013 09:27PM

bogman_bass wrote: »

Lyons and burton in Kilcock too!

They seem to be flying with New Holland. Was up that way last week

rs8 · 22-09-2013 09:34PM

meath farm machinery opened another branch in endfield to cover lyons and burton area!! is there any tractor sales figures for this year yet?

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:13PM

delaval wrote: »

If 'ain't red leave it in the shed'!!

Thata boy

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:14PM

rs8 wrote: »

meath farm machinery opened another branch in endfield to cover lyons and burton area!! is there any tractor sales figures for this year yet?

I do pass the yard most days, never really see alot going on around it

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:15PM

lakill Farm wrote: »

They seem to be flying with New Holland. Was up that way last week

They will always do well with any franchise as i believe they are savage dealers. Could never understand John Deeres plan of stripping them of the dealership

maidhc · 22-09-2013 10:31PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

They will always do well with any franchise as i believe they are savage dealers. Could never understand John Deeres plan of stripping them of the dealership

Wasn't in a consolidation across Ireland and the UK, minimum turnover in the millions etc?

JD haven't been at the ploughing in years. I don't think there was any great showing of them last year through dealers.

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:34PM

maidhc wrote: »

Wasn't in a consolidation across Ireland and the UK, minimum turnover in the millions etc?

JD haven't been at the ploughing in years. I don't think there was any great showing of them last year through dealers.

true but i seen feck all JD from westmeath to dublin that werent from there, Nearly every contactor JD was from there too. Meath Farm Machinery couldnt have out sold them could they?

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:36PM

delaval wrote: »

As they have been voted the EU's most over rated tractor they have been banned from this years ploughing

Interesting enough a year or so ago i heard they were being called the GREEN ZETORS from a few tilage lads down the south as the engines were giving alot of bother

iverjohnston · 22-09-2013 10:53PM

local contractor gone all blue in last 18 months. He claims lot less fuel system problems, and cheaper parts, when needed. Was a Deere head up till then .

Sharpshooter82 · 22-09-2013 10:55PM

iverjohnston wrote: »

local contractor gone all blue in last 18 months. He claims lot less fuel system problems, and cheaper parts, when needed. Was a Deere head up till then .

Think that will be the fashion for the near future but ive a feeling massey will be back in the picture in a short while, They are pushing hard on the tractor front

nashmach · 22-09-2013 11:57PM

reilig wrote: »

Big shake up in JD in this area. See that Eamonn Tinney's is gone and Johnstons in Longford have lost the dealership too. Not good if you are a JD owner relying one one of them for service!

Tinney's are not gone but have a creditors meeting sometime in the coming weeks according to this week's IFJ.

Both dealers have lost the JD franchise from 1st or 31st of October.

My strong opinion is that this multi million (25m I believe) strategy will back fire on JD. TFM are not even over that last year with multiple branches and very good service.

rs8 · 23-09-2013 09:31PM

id say meath farm machinery were doing double what lyons and burton were doing j/d wise

Sharpshooter82 · 23-09-2013 09:32PM

rs8 wrote: »

id say meath farm machinery were doing double what lyons and burton were doing j/d wise

Really

darragh_haven · 23-09-2013 09:40PM

JD have lost a lot of the contractors down our way, and it was nothing but JD till 2 or 3 years ago. Our own contractor is selling out the JD and going to MF. But I'd say NH is taking most of the business. He said fuel economy, cost of repairs, and the 20 series engine being troublesome were his reasons. If JD have no dealership close by, they will all change.

Sharpshooter82 · 23-09-2013 09:43PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

JD have lost a lot of the contractors down our way, and it was nothing but JD till 2 or 3 years ago. Our own contractor is selling out the JD and going to MF. But I'd say NH is taking most of the business. He said fuel economy, cost of repairs, and the 20 series engine being troublesome were his reasons. If JD have no dealership close by, they will all change.

i do think JD are after snookering themselves

rs8 · 23-09-2013 09:49PM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

Really

I mean navan and cavan branches, not in the endfield branch

Sharpshooter82 · 23-09-2013 09:50PM

rs8 wrote: »

I mean navan and cavan branches, not in the endfield branch

never would have thought that but how and ever

reilig · 24-09-2013 08:11AM

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

never would have thought that but how and ever

Meath Farm machinery have sold a lot of JD's down our side too. There seems to be no territory agreement among dealers. Guess that's what put the pressure on Johnsons.

Viewtodiefor · 24-09-2013 08:15AM

delaval wrote: »

If 'ain't red leave it in the shed'!!

I love the zetors too! They don't make them like they used to though!!

delaval · 24-09-2013 09:02AM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

I love the zetors too! They don't make them like they used to though!!

Massey is classy but Zetor is better!!!

grazeaway · 24-09-2013 09:17AM

there are still a huge amount of JD's round here but not that many new ones. i know a good few lads that had massive issues with the seris 20's with gearboxes and engines. the common consenses with teh lads i know with them around here was that the 6610 and 6910's were the best yokes JD made in the last 25 years, and the 6930 is a good yoke too but the 20's were a pile of sh*te. there are still huge numbers of seris 10's working around here. I know a copuple of lads that have kept their 6610's as the 6620 and 6630 were not worth trading up to.

most of the new contractor tractors i see tend to be NH, case and massey and reapperaing again too. there are still plenty of new class's and fendt too from the loacal dealers.

the lad that does a good bit of my cotacting has NH and massey. he wanted JD's as that was what they had at hoem and what he was used to but was priced out of it so went for a NH instead and is delighted with it. got a massey last year as it was cheaper then the equivlant NH or JD and finds it lighter then the NH on juice. was using a 6920 during the summer and reckoned it was using 20% more juice then the massey and 10% more then the NH doing the same jobs.

grazeaway · 24-09-2013 09:17AM

delaval wrote: »

Massey is classy but Zetor is better!!!

that ford blue always rings true

Viewtodiefor · 24-09-2013 09:52AM

delaval wrote: »

Massey is classy but Zetor is better!!!

Like massy myself! Thinking of upgrading d John deere and at their current pricing I just can't justify another one! Any idea what the new masseys are like say around 110hp?

vanderbadger · 24-09-2013 09:59AM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Like massy myself! Thinking of upgrading d John deere and at their current pricing I just can't justify another one! Any idea what the new masseys are like say around 110hp?

i think there is a new 66 series for that range, probably at ploughing

Viewtodiefor · 24-09-2013 11:51AM

vanderbadger wrote: »

i think there is a new 66 series for that range, probably at ploughing

Any idea of prices?

vanderbadger · 24-09-2013 11:55AM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Any idea of prices?

fraid not

Dont be daft · 24-09-2013 03:27PM

Viewtodiefor wrote: »

Any idea of prices?

6125r with 50k, front and cab suspension, front loader and a good few other "Goodies" is came in just shy of €100k list price. Madness.
The Loader alone was €9.5k.

A lot to be said for a ould yoke that owes ya nothing.

But in the small chassis 4 cylinder models (JD 5R series) the Massey is €7-8k more than the John Deere 5100R.

Viewtodiefor · 24-09-2013 03:37PM

Dont be daft wrote: »

6125r with 50k, front and cab suspension, front loader and a good few other "Goodies" is came in just shy of €100k list price. Madness.
The Loader alone was €9.5k.

A lot to be said for a ould yoke that owes ya nothing.

But in the small chassis 4 cylinder models (JD 5R series) the Massey is €7-8k more than the John Deere 5100R.

Mad is right!! Won't be buying one of them!

John Deere at Ploughing 2013?

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