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Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience with Long. Makes me thankful I have a great dealer that has the knowledge to service what he sells.

Never had much of a problem with the tractors but he has been there with parts and answers to my questions. The 2610 (1997) had the alternator to stop charging at 975 hours. He had a new one the next day before noon. He sold his instock alternator a few days before and that's why it wasn't one on the shelf. Primary fuel pump was replaced under warranty and he came out to the field and put it on. The Farmtrac 80 had the Hyd. filter to start plugging up right before 50 hours and he gave me a new filter for it. No questions asked. Other than that the tractors run. I have neighbors that have Long tractors bought back in the mid 70's that now have close to 5,000 hours on them now. Those have proven to be tough tractors and are worked hard at times.

There are lemons in any brand. There are bad dealers for any brand too. Hope someone in your area will pick up the Farmtrac brand and sell the product with some pride and service. From my experience with the Farmtrac it's a well made tractor and operates with ease and power. I traded in a 574 IH with loader for it and after 2 months of running the new tractor I'm glad I traded. The Long 2610 has been very reliable too. Had far more breakdowns on that IH than the Long doing the same work.

Hope things work out better for you next time.

Long 360 DTC
Long
Replies 11 Post by Raleigh

I live on the south side of Va. which isn't to far from Tarboro. When I need a part the dealer most of the time has it. I had an alternator go bad the first of May on my 2610 and he had just sold his last stock the prior friday. I called the dealer on Monday morning and he had the alternator before noon the next day. Same with a radiator cap. No problem getting parts here. A good dealer is important. I'm lucky to have one too. He raises cattle also and understands that when you need a part you need it fast.

The Farmtrac 80/with loader I bought the last of April has 70 hours on it now. All I can say is I'm impressed. Good quality at a good price.

Fair price for a Long tractor
Long
Replies 4 Post by Raleigh

Got that 80 here yesterday. Got the wheels let out this morning and put a 7'bush hog behind it this afternoon. Very impressed with the 3 pt. lift over the 2610 Long. That bush hog weighs 1,485 pounds and the Farmtrac has no problem with it.<br>
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Love that 12 speed/shuttle. It's going to be nice stacking round bales. The hyd. is strong enough that it can lift and tilt the loader bucket at the same time. It's faster than my old loader. The quick attach bucket and hay spear, well lets just say my son was grinning. He's 15 and I showed him how it worked and told him to change from the bucket to the spear. Took every bit of 5 minutes. Maybe less.<br>
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I did find 2 small hyd. leaks on the loader. Tightened those and took care of that.<br>
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That Perkins is a hoss. Got up into 8th gear with the bush hog cutting road ditch grass and it never made a grunt.<br>
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We'll soon be cutting hay here. Will get some hours on it then.

Hey chipuren Farmtrac 80 report
Long
Replies 2 Post by Raleigh

The 2610 I have has a Fiat engine. As far as I know all Longs have Fiat engines and correct me if I'm wrong please. I have a neighbor that has a 1977 Long and the engine looks just like the 1997 model I have.I think his is a 560. May be less HP but same design. The 610 Long has the same engine as the 2610. Long only made a few changes to the tractor over the years. Sheet metal for one and they added a 9 inch spacer between the tranny and rear end. Big improvement I might add too.Steering was change 3 times that I know of. Other than that it stayed the same.

I know where there's a 610 setting. I don't know why it was parked but can get in touch with the guy and see what's wrong with it. I'm in Va. and that may or may not be to far for you. I'll give em a call if you like. I'm sure the engine on it would have to be rebuilt. That tractor was farmed hard and has a bunch of hours on it. Expect you could get it cheap though.

On the reply about the Farmtrac. My new 80 will be delivered the end of the week. It has a Perkins 4 cyl. engine in it. The 70 on down have the ford type engine and those are 3 cylinder. The 2610 is 4 cylinders so they're not the same engine.

The 2610 is now 680 with new emissions gadgets on board.

Long has three different tractors now. Landtrac, Longtrac and Farmtrac.

Bigtractor if you find out what came loose in the engine please give us a report. Sounds like a connecting rod or maybe a wrist pin broke.

Long 2610 Tractor Needs engine
Long
Replies 8 Post by Raleigh

I don't know about the 360 model. I do have a 2610. It came new with paint in the top of the fuel tank that started breaking loose soon after I got it. The paint would stop up a small strainer on the primary fuel pump. If yours has a hand primer on the pump look at the top of that pump and you'll see a small hex head bolt. If you see this,you can remove that bolt and get the strainer out and clean it. The paint ruined the pump after stopping the fuel from flowing 4 times. The dealer replaced it, No charge. Haven't had any problems since. When the strainer was just about plugged it showed some similar symptoms as you described.

Ether, I never use it now. But did back in the 70's(old Dexter). The best way I found to use ether if it has to be used is spray some on a clean piece of cloth and hold it over the air intake while starting the engine. This limits to ammount that gets in the combustion chanber. For cold weather starting I use an engine tank heater. Makes it start in Jan. like July weather and a lot easier on the starter and engine.

Long 360
Long
Replies 6 Post by Raleigh

Hi chipuren.
My dealer said the loader brackets are being changed for the FT 80. Also said they are moving into the new plant. Haven't heard anything yet from him on delivery of the loader and brackets.

I saw a new loader on a FT70 and sure like those quick attach pins. My son was happy too. He's always helped me change from the bucket to the hay spear and if the bucket wasn't setting just right it could take a while with plenty of time for some choice words to be used too.(LOL) That's a big improvement on the loader.

I believe the dealer said there is a 3 years warranty on the drive train. Good to see them back the product like that too. Sounds like the new plant will increase production quit a bit. I think he said they were sending out 4,000 units from the old plant per year and would now be able to ship out 12,000 per year.

I have a digital camera and when I get delivery I'll sure post a picture. Well I have to figure that picture posting out first.(grin)

Raleigh

Longtrac Farmtrac
Long
Replies 3 Post by Raleigh

I've used Amsoil since 1989. I also go for extended drain. That's where you see the savings.

I use 15w-40 Marine heavy duty diesel engine oil in my tractors and the Hy-trans syn. also. I've had great success with it.

Got a dodge with 209,000 on it now and has had one oil change per year since 1992. It's a 90 model and had 56,000 on it when I bought it used. Change filter at 6 months and change everything at 12 months. Gear oils and grease are also great products.

Amsoil Oil do you use it
Parts and Repair
Replies 31 Post by Raleigh