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I have a 7030 New Holland with loader. Its the same as a Puma 180. Only problems I encountered so far( mine has 3600hrs) are joystick( replaced 3 times at $ 900.00 pc) , had to replace front wheel seal on one side. Air seats a piece of crap. Make sure it has shocks under cab.
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Thanks for the feedback everybody. Does anybody have any experience with Case Puma 180 tractor's ? Found one that has the right price tag .
If you’re buying new get electronic controls they allow you to keep your arm on the arm rest and a left hand reverser I run a JD. 6430 with those options and everyone that runs it likes it
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Take a look at Kubota if you’ve got a good dealer close by. Got a 110 hp with loader. Handles big bales just fine. It’s a little light on the back end but you could just get some wheel weights. More reasonable than green.
Case IH mx120 or mx135 are perfect loader tractors. Reliable, simple to work on, and will run forever if you maintain them. Lower HP than you're looking at but they handle a loader just fine. They are an older tractor by now but are superior to the newer ones for a loader because they have a longer wheel base making them smoother riding and they are so easy to work on yourself. Put fluid in the re...
We’ve run John Deere loaders forever and love them, in our opinion they are a better loader assembly and better loader tractor then Case. Agreeing with ******** first post, 7810’s are work horses, we’ve had ours for 20 years and it had 13,000 original hours on it before it’s first overhaul last winter, we still almost use it every day. The 6Rs are really good to and have feature that make them han...
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New Holland Bi- directional TV6070 or similar model is very handy moving bales of all kinds. We have 300 acres of alfalfa. Being a hydro changing directions and speed is very easy. loader controls are foot pedals leaving your hands free to steer and run the hydro. It is also very gentle on the seeding driving in the field. It has a lot of reach and lift we stack 3x3x7 square bales three at a t...
We have a 6150M that has been a great loader tractor. The Rs are nice too, was just more than we needed.
I just bought a 6430 premium IVT that we’re going to use to load straw in the field this year that I’m pretty excited about, but I have no experience with it yet. It’s also way below your HP.
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If you are looking for used a John Deere 7810 before all electronics. Do not buy a 7030 series go to an R they are built heiver then a case and the new loaders are incredibly tough. Also if you get a Deere make sure it has the heavy duty front end. We haul 2 bales across pastures with our Deere's all the time no front end problems yet after 10000 hours. Neighbor has broke housing twice on his c...