Posted by Ldwallace on November 14, 2023 at 08:41:45 from (50.25.163.107):
My question is not about yesterdays tractors, so I apologize if some of you think my question is inappropriate for this forum, but I suspect many of you will have some very thoughtful opinions.
Background:
I am looking to buy a new compact tractor. Almost all brands use the "common rail injection" system. The common rail injection (CRI) systems all have an ECR (computer brain) to run the tractor with over 20 chips. Supposedly the CRI is more efficient. The efficiency of the engines is part of the reason the engines are tier 4 emissions compliant.
One brand has a 10 year warranty. A dealer that sales that brand told me the tractor power train is a "rock". The only warranty issues he has are generally operator error or chip failure. But the chip warranty is only two years. Chip failure shuts the tractor down.
The one exception is Branson. Branson kukje engines use old school mechanical injection with only 7 or eight chips. My understanding is the chips can fail but that failure doesn t necessarily shut the tractor down
I like the Branson tractor for a lot of reasons. The one negative I have seen is weak dealer support compared to other brands. The Branson dealers in my area seem to be mostly lawn mower dealers branching out into tractor sales. Most have very few tractors on their lots. Most advice on other tractor forums seem to say, "buy the dealer".
But I digress,
My question is: Am I over thinking my tractor purchase? Should I be so concerned with CRI systems vice the mechanical injection of the Branson tractor?
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