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NH TM115 Buying Advice/Thoughts

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I'm looking at a 2002 New Holland TM 115, 4x4 w/ Quicke Loader, Power Command 18-4 power shift (40km/h), dual PTOs, new rear tires, bar axle for duals, just a hair under 4000 hours. Asking price is $34K. Tractor is very clean.

I'll be using for just about everything: plowing, planting (under 50 acres per year though), and running a 13' discbine/baler/etc. Nothing too heavy duty.

Anything in particular to watch out for with this model? Pics below:

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Yes it is. Dealer says tractor is in excellent condition. I'm just not familiar with the model to know if there are any major issues to be aware of.
 
They're somewhat known to $hit the range syncro's after some use. There's one around here that had major transmission surgery around 5500 hours. Front axles are known to be somewhat light for heavy loaders as well, at least on some models of that series. Not sure on that one in particular... Probably a few electrical gremlins coming before long too with some age on it but that's pretty well standard on any color of the vintage.
Price sounds within range.

Rod
 
Thanks for the info. Any knowledge of the Massey 4200 series? There's another tractor I was looking at, similiar in price, bit more HP but less luxuries I think:

http://agdealer.ca/pages/view-listi...p;Act=EQUIPVIEW&listpage=/pages/index.cfm

I am not picky in terms of features, I want something simple, reliable, and 90ish+ HP. I was also looking at an MX110, but I believe it was at one time a snow removal tractor and I've been warned to tread carefully around those types.
 
i got a tm190. i love mine. never had any magor problems with it. mine is a 2006 with duals and 1500hrs. bought it brand new for 80000. they are good tractors but i can only tell you from from my tractor since ive never used a tm 115.
 
I have never been around a TM115 so know nothing about them but have to ask. Does it look the carboard box in the floor has been there a while or just put there by the dealer to make it look good? Reason I ask is that I know of five or six folks that keep the floor mat nice like that, most put a bean seed sack in the floor every year. Most folks who make a habit of this are very good 'bout take'n care of stuff. I helped an old neigbor of mine like this with his cows the last two winters he had them. The cows went hungry one morn'n till we got back from town in a blow'n snow storm, had to go get a bucket of UFT, tractor was almost a full half gallon below the full line.

Dave
 
The TM's were the old 8x60 series before, they seem to go high
hours without trouble in the low hp models. Neighbour has one
with 10,000 hours, 2 lift pumps and a front axle rebuild from
letting it leak dry. Sat in another 12,000 hour one on the
weekend off a chicken farm, alo loader on it too. Still ran quite
well, just very rough looking.

The MF4200 are not the same scale of machine, they are a
stockman machine, based off the MF165 castings. Good loader
tractor but not a heavy unit like the TM. And that 24x24
transmission in the 4270 linked is not my favorite, quite sloppy.
The year on that tractor is wrong too, that model was
discontinued in about 2000 or so replaced by the 4370 which
was replaced in about 2003 by the heavier 5400 series.
 
I really don't follow the MF stuff too much. There's none of that series around my immediate area. Closest thing would be the series before that... Those were a decent tractor for the most part I think. Mostly all of them will have some queer thing you don't like...

Personally in the 90 hp class I'd be looking for a NH TS110 if you want newish... or a 7710 of 8210 Ford. Either will put you in the 85-105 HP range depending on how much you twist the screw and watch the heat gauge. They were rated at 86 and 100 respectively...
As far as I'm concerned if you want fairly simple tractors that will do the job reliably those are two good canidates despite their age. Look for a low houred one... you might find one. Reason I say that.... I know right now where there's an 8210 for 15ish money. Just not telling you where...

Rod
 
I haul hay for several guys that have the TM series Ford/New Holland. They have pretty good luck with them. The only issue is some times an electrical gremlin but any brand that have many features are that way today.

Like some else posted the MF 4270 is advertised as the wrong year. They where made 1997-2001. These had transmission problems. I would stay away from them. One guy has one I do service work for. He has had shifter problems several times. Also this model of MF is kind of hard to work on.

The Ford/New Holland is a much better buy for the money. The hour meters on all new tractors are electric and will show higher hours if used as a chore tractor. The older mechanical speed hour meters will show 20-30% fewer hours. So the 4000 hours on the NH TM115 is not that many.
 
We looked at a tractor almost identical to that last winter. It had a New holland loader on it though. Was ok to drive, but we bought a deere 6400 instead......
 
You probably do... I'm told it's out on rent right now though it is 'available' if the price is met. Haven't really decided if I want to make an offer or not. Like to have... but don't need... and already spent enough this summer.

Rod
 
Ha.... no loader.
Actually, if you're doing a lot of loader work a '10' is probably not the best choice. The 16x8 transmission does not have a syncronized range/reverse shift although reverse is a straight throw from low range. It's also a right hand shift... not so desirable for a loader in my opinion.

Rod
 
Check if the pins that hold the steering cilinders have no play, even if you grease them they don t last 1000 hours, but easy to replace.
Open the hood and check if there are no broken bolt s that hold the exhaust manifold. The one closest to the cab always go first.
Great shifting tractor, if it doesn t just calibrate it, should be in manual how to do this.
Had many of these tractors, and al did over 10000 hours before we sold them. On most of them we instaled turbo s, gives better full consuption and so much tork and hp.
Good luck.
 
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