Case 4230xl

[Fisherman]

Has anybody got an opinion on the Case 4230xl. Thinking of changing my tractor and have been offered one of these. I haven't come across one before and any info would be welcome. Thanks.

[mdt]

They are a bit like marmite, you either love or hate em. Goaty has one am sure he will be long shortly. The xl will be better than the lp cab as its like a greenhouse.

 

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[WorcsWuss]

They are a bit like marmite, you either love or hate em. Goaty has one am sure he will be long shortly. The xl will be better than the lp cab as its like a greenhouse.

 

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Quite right.... short, light, bouncy, quite powerful for their size, 82-ish hp [?], LP is noisy in the cab and gets bloody hot in the sun but does offer great visibility. Shuttle is 'abrupt' but functional! Think it's basically a re-styled & updated 895, so good pedigree.... Personally I'd prefer an 856 though....

[Scott Walker]

We have one with loader and grab on with fransguard 4ton winch on the back had it around three years no probs as yet I think we had a good buy with it as its really tidy and seem to have been well look after always service it regular. the beauty I find with it plenty of power and not to big so get on most tight work sites with her.

 

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[Goaty]

Mine is LP(greenhouse version) Had it from new its done around 2400hours. Mostly light work. It did pull a two leg subsoiler. That cost over £4k in damage to transmission, because the diff lock is on a switch near gear levers and gets knocked in anytime when on the move. It is the stop moving, press clutch and engage type diff lock. Its now disconnected. The damage was started before the subsoiling.

 

Also the main driveshaft that comes from the clutch sheared which happens to all brands of tractor. (But ours a P reg 1996 model not the pro version.) That cost just under £1k to do it myself in parts. It was a split in half job that cost me days. I fitted the updated beefier shaft. (Case realised the original wasnt up to it. Mine never snapped in warranty.)

 

I think ours is a lemon/ friday afternoon special, our Case IH trained fitter finds it unbelieveable how much its failed big time. He always has other case tractors in his workshop when mines in that have done 25,000 hours and only needed replacement clutches:cursing: the difference being they the maxums and 956 types where built in Germany, the 4200 series Doncaster.

 

Also it has always burnt oil.

Muguards are rotten.

 

But it is a compact yard tractor we have a loader on it. Also use it for fencing with a Bryce Suma 2100kg post driver. It needed another assistor ram on to lift this despite the operators manual saying it was capable and our fitter tweaking the hydraulic valve.

 

We do plod on with it due to not being a money making enterprise.

 

If you buy one I reckon the pro models are better, gremlins ironed out beefier back end flip up bonnet and better fuel tanks etc.

 

Its a problem getting a decent tractor in this price bracket if your not loaded.

 

I also have the workshop manual, It was written in a half missing dopey student style " Ooooh yeerr, I fogor that bit"

 

 

After probably putting you off we plod on with ours.

[Fisherman]

Thank you for your replies. I had a chat this afternoon with a farmer who has got one and he has had a lot of problems, much like you Goaty. Think I might give it a miss.