Best 100ish HP tractor from the 90s era

[Brushcutter]

John Deere 6800. 

 

Not overly electric but a nice tractor.  40kph 6 pot very smooth and quite.  Only thing i can fault is the shuttle.

[monkeybusiness]

Aren’t all the old Fords really really slow on the road? Nothing like 40k.

[Jase hutch]

I worked for a Case/ IH dealership back then so I would have to be biased and say an IH 956/1056 XL but as already said , tediously slow for road use..

You won't go far wrong with a 50 series John Deere as already recommended..

[Matthew Storrs]

22 minutes ago, Jase hutch said:

I worked for a Case/ IH dealership back then so I would have to be biased and say an IH 956/1056 XL but as already said , tediously slow for road use..

You won't go far wrong with a 50 series John Deere as already recommended..

Yes- much as I like the look of the 956 I think they are probably a bit antiquated for my needs as I need to do a fair bit of road work getting to jobs etc. Also their hydraulic performance is poor (as is the JD 3050) compared to say a Case 5150. I need good hydraulics for postdriver operations.

do you have any thoughts on the case 51 series? I believe some were 40k...

[swinny]

Mf399 91 onwards, mf6180

ford 7840/8340 not overly fussed on the Jd or valmets

 

 

[Jase hutch]

35 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

Yes- much as I like the look of the 956 I think they are probably a bit antiquated for my needs as I need to do a fair bit of road work getting to jobs etc. Also their hydraulic performance is poor (as is the JD 3050) compared to say a Case 5150. I need good hydraulics for postdriver operations.

do you have any thoughts on the case 51 series? I believe some were 40k...

The 51 series were great in their day, I would only be concerned with the amount of electrics that could potentially cause problems.

The engines though , being a joint venture with ‘Cummins’ were superb..!

[Jase hutch]

Oh and yes there was a 40 kph version..

[Husqvarna King]

On the 51 series Powershift or synchro? The synchro are normally cheaper but easier to repair, powershift nicer to drive both on and off road.

[IVECOKID]

The Case 51 series has its gremlins like any other tractor but the main one is the compersator valve on the hydraulics which is e expensive to replace if you can find one otherwise a bomb proof tractor.

 

Has for road work tyre pressures is absolute crucial on them to stop them bouncing around like a kangaroo otherwise pull better than any .

 

Valtra etc are big money.

 

Ste

[grahamc]

Why not get a John Deere 6400 ? Neighbour of mine has a 96 JD 6400 which has just over 50 000 hours on. Owned from new, and well maintained. Can't get a lot better than this for reliability.