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Read articles →This is a one-year ownership update from someone running a 6480 in actual contract work (topping, silage carting), not a dealer walkaround. It covers why he chose this tractor over a Valtra, McCormicks and another 6480/6490, roughly 500-600 hours logged, and real problems encountered: a blown tire, a radiator failure, and a dash warning light tied to hydraulic sensor issues. It's explicitly part one of two, so buying-decision reflections are saved for a follow-up.
Appears to be an owner-operator using the tractor in his own contracting business, sharing candid hands-on impressions rather than a sales pitch.
The owner says she has clocked about five to six hundred hours over the course of the first season of contract work.
A rear tire blew twice, the radiator failed, and a dash warning light appeared tied to rear end hydraulic oil pressure, later traced to a sensor and fixed by sorting the front suspension.
He looked at a Valtra, two McCormicks and another 6480 and a 6490, but the 6480 he bought had the right spec and features like front linkage for the money, so it ticked the boxes.
