Leyland-270 said: (quoted from post at 03:33:50 02/18/10) If you are asking about comfort, power, handling, ease of operation, fuel consumption, or the number of cup holders......then I would say yes.
As far as maintenance and repairs, the new ones are all pretty tough, but they can be abused to the point of becoming a lemon pretty fast.
We run mostly John Deere. The oldest Deere is a 4020. The newest is an 8220 or maybe the 9520T about the same year anyway. We also have a 6400 and I think it is the one we repair the most. That said, I suppose the 4230 will throw a rod while running the grain vac tomorrow, but the 6400 also has 12,000 hours on it and it gets used about everyday feeding cattle. So you could say it is all in perspective to use.
So it's kind of like newer cars then. Impressive performance but a real pain when it comes to repairs and maintenance.
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