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[QUOTE=SouOre;141146] I'm not surprised about India although I know the Branson is made in Korea.A few years ago I was looking for a new tractor and wanted to know where they were made. At the time, the Maassey's were made in India.The engine in my New Holland 3010S was designed by Fiat made by Iveco, I don't know who made the rest of it but it was assembled in Mexico.My TC33 had a Jap engine but now I think the Boommer engines are made in Korea or China.I am in the market looking for another tractor. I looked at a Branson a few months ago, the dealer had been open for a year, they have no shop? I asked them what they did about service and they told me they had a amechanice who traveled, came to you when there was a problem.The prices for the Branson's were about the same as New Holland models. I think I will stick with the blue paint, the dealer with aa shop & four mechanics is only 12 miles from me. [/QUOTE]

Since I posted this nearly two years ago, the Branson dealer went out of business. I did buy a new, New Holland TC-30, (no longer in production) for $12,000 with zero financing for 60 months. One thing I like about it is the hood cowling is made of sheet iron not plastic. It did not have a folding ROPs, I had to cut it off so I could get it into my shop. I added a heavy duty "Tooth Bar" to the bucket, I use my loader to turn large compost piles and the teeth make it so much eaiser, also good for ripping into hard sun baked dirt piles etc. The dealer, do to the recession is down to one mechanic but still in business but I have had no need for them as I do all my own service and have not had any mechanical problems. The heaviest work loads I put on it is with a 5' brush hog, that runs about 1.5 gallons of low sulfer diesel, per hour. I am very happy with this tractor. It is my third new, New Holland in the ppast 11 years.

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Replies 11 Post by SouOre

As I said on a previous post, I just bought a TC30 with 7308 loader today for $13,995 and -0-% interest for 5 years. This dealer is about 20 miles from me and I have bought and sold other equipment with them.
Before I made the deal, (on the phone), I called two other New Holland dealers in Southern Oregon, much further away. One gave me a price of $15,985 and the other was at, $17,++0. although I did not ask, I figured they were Hydrostatic which I did not want and one had indurstrial tires which I don't care about. I think those prices are more in line with the T-1510 or T-1520.
My dealer bought 150 TC30s last year and has only about 12 left. He gave me impression that they are no longer available, that the T1510 has replaced the TC30 for about 3-grand more. The 1510 is the same tractor except they have a "2-position" draw bar, that would be nice but not for $3,000 I'm sure there must be some other changes tho.

2006 New Holland TC30 4WD 7308 Loader Review
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Replies 7 Post by SouOre

I just bought a new TC30 + Loader today, it has a standard 9X3 tranmission the price is $12995, I financed it for 60 months with -0%- interest.
I am curious if there will be any problem with the new Low Sulphur Diesel. I keep asking this question but know one seems to know. I called NH's service line this morning to find out and the guy in Bombay India, that talkes funny, did not know either.
I did read on the NH web site last night that 80% of NH, new products, will now run on B100 but I doubt that the compacts are included and I would not even know where to get it. I just don't want to have to buy an additive for a new engine what with the price of diesel here, ($3.75) not that I am too worried about fuel consumption in the TC30, my TC33 ran about 1.3 gal per hour when working hard, my Ford-NH 3010 used 3.0 gla per Hr. under heavy load.

Hendo, 1941 9N, 1943 2N, & 2007 TC30

New Holland tc30 price check
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Replies 6 Post by SouOre

We call it the "Black Slime", it's a bacteria. In the past I have used a product to help eliminate it, "Bio-Con" but once you have it you can plan on changing a number of filters.
I met a guy in Arizona at a Flying J truck stop we were both filling up our motorhomes with diesel. He had 2, 250 gallon tanks. He told me the summer before, on his way to Alaska he had filled up at a little station and got the "Slime". Now 6 months later he was still having problems.
Hendo

New Formula for Diesel
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Replies 9 Post by SouOre