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farmermn

Posted 6/23/2017 19:52 (#6086658) Subject: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

SC MN

I am looking at maybe updating tractors.. what do you think of the new holland T8. Series tractors?? The one I'm looking at is a T8.390.
I want the good, bad, and the uglies! !
Thanks hinfarm

Posted 6/23/2017 20:07 (#6086684 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Amherst WI

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Overall I think they are good but they did have a few issues with the DEF system if they weren't worked hard. roush9799

Posted 6/23/2017 20:15 (#6086700 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

West Central IL

Had one for a 1 year lease, then a t8.435 the next year. The 90 had the power shift. Nice tractors. We're green people, we leased a versatile this last time. B4620M

Posted 6/23/2017 21:06 (#6086796 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Nc Indiana

I wouldn't recommend one. The air conditioner is about the only really good thing. We have had a cvt T8360, it was just a big disappointment, wouldn't do pull our ripper as good as our 8320 deere, tranny just slipped. We now have a T8410 with smarttrax its a powershift. It is an improvement over the cvt but still leaves a lot to be desired. It's got no guts to it, won't lug down much at all or it just falls on its face.

3 point hitch raises fine, till you turn on a remote to run the pump on the applicator, after that it's got to be half throttle or more to make it raise.

3 point hitch, and powershift clicker buttons don't work from time to time. You can hear the button click when you push it but nothing happens. Sometimes it takes multiple clicks to make anything happen. And besides all the above stuff I listed, the tractor is hideous to look at. There is a good reason used ones are so cheap.

gtfinc

Posted 6/23/2017 21:58 (#6086922 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Have a T8 390 for 2 1/2 years now. Had a red one go down during planting season and demoed this one. Ended staying on the place. A couple of things are different as far as controls but use to them now. Great fuel efficiency, reliable. 69roadrunner

Posted 6/24/2017 07:08 (#6087245 - in reply to #6086922) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

North of Iowa

Very good tractor. Have had a couple with no issues. There were some CVT units that were shipped with wrong parts in them. Guessing it was a vendor issue and not NH. Basically same tractor as red one with a few different designs or control features. matterhan

Posted 6/24/2017 07:30 (#6087277 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Mount Upton NY

My family had two different T8 tractors. NH had to buy them back they were so junky. Got an AGCO now. Much better. olivetroad

Posted 6/24/2017 08:40 (#6087395 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Kingdom of Callaway - Fulton, Mo 65251

We have a T8.300 and like it. We use it mainly as a planter tractor and pulling a scraper. Good visibility. My son prefers it over our T9 for tillage in smaller fields and road travel. The controls for the three point and especially to tilt the quick hitch are not very user friendly. The only downtime was the engine lost power - ended up having to replace some stupid humidity sensor under the cab. To their credit, as soon as the tech plugged in his laptop, it immediately read out the problem. We like the front duals - very stable.

codydfarms

Posted 6/24/2017 11:42 (#6087628 - in reply to #6086658) Subject: RE: What's your opinions on a new holland T8.390 tractor??

Same as a red one, but will turn shorter, ride better, and have a little different cab layout, tier 4a lacks in lugging power, tier4b/final will lug much better