10 mph Big Baling | JCB 8330 FASTRAC Tractor

Big Tractor Power is out in the field with a 335 hp JCB 8330 FASTRAC tractor working with a KRONE Big Pack 1290 HDP XC 3x4 big baler. This FASTRAC tractor can travel up to 43 mph on the road and is baling straw at 10 mph cranking out 20-30 3x4 bales per hour. The video shares the 8330's production history, specifications and price tag.
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[@martingardener90]

Great to see a British tractor working in the States, it would seemed to have been more sensible to rake that straw into a decent windrow and bale at a safer speed but presumably the very uneven field wouldn't suit raking.

[@ericvandoorn8780]

Run two JCB 8330 at the farm that I work at. Also run Fendt and John Deere. The Jcb is the best riding tractor out there. Jcb run manure spreader, bale wagon and chopper box wagon. It also does surprising well doing field work. It pulls 11 tooth chisle plow, a 26 ft dagelman pro till and 32 ft field cultivator. The one jcb that is 2.5 years old has 41,000 miles on it. The other JCB thats 6 months old has 4,500 miles on it. They get used all the time on a dairy farm. There getting more popular around here in nothern Wisconsin. Two other farms in the area have them also. One has two and the other has four. If you got a bad back or neck and don't want to get beat up bouncing in a tractor for 10 hrs a day a JCB 8330 by far is the smoothest riding tractor.

[@kygreenskeeper8326]

Love the jcb equipment Jason... Actually learned about it from my grandson on fs22.. lol

[@andyhutch8262]

Coming from the UK, I see quite a lot of JCB Fastracs (nickname in UK is Jacobs!), just a shame we/you didnt see it perform inside its cab when baling. I operated a Fastrac back in 90s, their loadall handlers are by far the best make there is.

[@GlennFaulkner]

I still find it amazing to see these tractors running in the state's. I spent a long time driving past that factory daily and a Fastrac was one of the first tractors I ever drove

[@ChevyConQueso]

I do too and I live in the states. JCB has come a long way from their roots. I don't see any of their farm equipment here in Texas, but you do see their telehandlers and such here occasionally.

[@robertdaly9036]

Always thought that they had a Cummins engine, this has changed it seems....

[@Grover91]

@@robertdaly9036 they definitely used to. Now they use sisu engines.

[@tdolan500]

@@robertdaly9036I think they made the switch mid way through the 3000 series tractors, the later ones with the Sisu engines where called 3xxx Extra’s. Might be wrong on that though.

[@thr8061]

We have both a wheeled & a tracked version of their 3TS teleskid loaders (love them!), a 542-70 telehandler, and a 457 wheel loader.

[@bigtractorpower]

Very nice. The tele skid is very hand. I filmed one last fall filling a box spreader.

[@GRamerDim]

​@@bigtractorpoweris there a video of it?

[@ScottPykare]

Wow......both the JCB & the KRONE are doing an amazing job. That's got to be the most hilly wheat field I've seen. Very cool Jason 👍🏻.

[@bigtractorpower]

It sure has some good slopes. The Fastrac and Big Pack made short work of the hills.

[@MMID303]

Amazing and beautiful tractor! Someone who does custom farming in my area has three FasTracs. I saw them several years ago spreading liquid manure on a snowy field. This is in south central Pennsylvania. Our local CaseIH dealer sells FasTrac.

[@seeker1432]

Don't see that many if any 8330,s over here in the UK. Plenty of 4220,s though. They just to Big for for UK farm operations i guess.

[@angus4202]

thought you were in europe for a second not everyday you see this setup here in the US

[@bigtractorpower]

It was a neat find by my friend Josh in New York who filmed this JCB.

[@ChevyConQueso]

The speed on these machines is ridiculous. Definitely seems like they've carved out a niche product with them. We don't see JCB farm tractors here in Texas and I didn't even know they made them. I do see their construction equipment occasionally. Equipment manufacturing is so globalized now that it doesn't really surprise me one bit to see a British JCB with a German baler here and a John Deere pulling a Case IH in England or France. More competition is always a good thing.

[@bigtractorpower]

The Fastrac has a string following in custom farming for hauling silage and manure. The 43. Mph road speed is handy in getting product hauled to and from the field.

[@philipingram1667]

They have come a long way since I was trying to find Fastrac dealers in 1995 - price then was $70000 for a 5.9 Cummins and gear drive unit. They really do have a niche but you have to get good utilization in order the justify the price.

[@leonardconlon9319]

Good video. Nice to see good that’s not green.

[@kennethgreen2829]

Its great to see a british tractor pulling a german bailer somewhere out in the depths of rural USA. Its a fierce combination and about the only ting that would beat is is swapping the Krone out for a Claas Quadrant large square baler. These machines can eat acres at speed they really can.

[@bigtractorpower]

This pair is in New York. I have filmed a CLAAS big baler in Kentucky. It was pulled by a John Deere 8295R early version. That farm had a Challenger 1038 tractor on a grain cart with a Lexion 750TT harvesting the wheat. That farm just traded the Challenger 1038 for a Fendt 1050.

[@kennethgreen2829]

@@bigtractorpower JCB is based about a 80 - 90 minute drive from me so I am biased but the sound of one with the older Cummings engine with a straight pipe pulling a Quadrant is just amazing, the grunt and little puff of black smoke as the ram enters the chamber when on a thick swarth. I really pleased for you that you have been able to see one working (in the flesh so to speak) and, get to feature it on BTP. Great Video Jason.

[@SimonKL11]

You don't see a setup like this everyday👍😉 very nice video👍👍

[@NHRA_FREAK]

I knew JCB did construction equipment. Didn't know they did ag equipment as well. We have a JCB dealer here in st peters MO.

[@bigtractorpower]

JCB is an ever growing brand in the US. My local McCormick/Deutz/CLAAS dealer just picked up JCB. They are selling a bunch of the construction equipment.

[@NHRA_FREAK]

@@bigtractorpower the one here in st peters is owned by Sievers equipment. Out of Illinois. It's the only Missouri location they have.

[@bradmeacham6982]

What really amazes me is that the Krone bailer's pickup real could pick up the windrow at 10 MPH 😲and that it can process that much material coming in that fast.

[@JohnSmith-bz3zx]

I agree

[@planeiron241]

looks like the straw is very thin, not much there watch Farmingfixin fabing and see some real wheat straw being baled, big windrows and many bales

[@kennethgreen2829]

German engineering my friend.

[@Grover91]

It's because there was barely a windrow there. Put a heavy crop through it and it would soon have to slow down. 👍

[@kennethgreen2829]

@@Grover91 Put a heavy crop through any bailer and it would slow it down but I can tell you from personal experience that both machines are GREAT machines and on a bailer the JCB hands down beats John Deere, Case IH or any other brand except maybe for Fendt. JCB's may not have the grunt and torque of high horse power Deere's (for example) for heavy cultivation but having said that we use them for ploughing over here and they do it with ease.

[@JS-1983]

In Finland i see Fastracs mostly on front of some kind of wagon hauling gravel, potatoes, sugarbeets, or front of flatbed-trailer with excavator on it or at snowplowing. Sometimes, but not so often at farming jobs too.

[@404nitro]

It's rare to see anything like that here in MI, at least here in the southern half.

[@bigtractorpower]

There are custom outfits in Michigan using fleets of Fastracs for manuals application and silage hauling. The 43 mph speed makes the 8330 and 8290 great for contract work. .

[@404nitro]

@@bigtractorpower We travel thousands of miles all over the southern half of lower penn and have yet to see a single one

[@robertdaly9036]

Joseph Cyril Bramford, a great British engineer.. Great video as always btp... 👍

[@bigtractorpower]

JCB has accomplished allot from humble beginnings. I am exited this is the first Fastrac I have been able to feature. I showed a teleskid last November.

[@robertdaly9036]

@@bigtractorpower The one thing, it had an AGCO engine, always thought it had a Cummins engine, how wrong I was. Keep up the good work btp.. 👍

[@robertdaly9036]

@@djstuc didn't know that, they'll need his goals to stay up this season..

[@robertdaly9036]

@@djstuc Has he got the same spelling in his surname I wonder...?

[@outbackladas]

Is that a tractor and bailer working in a paddock or is it a super car on the racetrack? Unbelievable speed, good video 👍.Regards from Down Under.

[@Andy-ln6oe]

The design of the Fastrac really reminds me of J.I. Case’s Traction King and International’s Rigid Frame 4100 series tractors.

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes it is a similar set up. A whole lot more horse power than a 2470 or a 4166.

[@Andy-ln6oe]

@@bigtractorpower I really wish International had kept the rigid frame with the 88 series. But there again, I guess when you think about it, they did away with that to bring in the 2+2 series. Now this is my opinion, but I think if Tenneco would've made a Case IH Magnum 2+2 way back when, I think that set up would be very popular today. Imagine a 435 hp 2+2. And with all the technological advances in the agriculture world since the IH and Case merger in 1985, they could be some of the top tractors on the market.

[@hiddenspringsfarmandtransp4920]

Not a fanboy of any specific color machinery , have 2-8330s at work could never have been more disappointed with a piece of equipment the red and green machines run circles around the jcb except running down a flat road empty

[@HerrHalmakenreuter]

In the first seconds i thought this was JWB Farmservice 😁

[@craigsibley8161]

Nice one big T 👍👍👍 The JCB and KRONE big baler looks like a winning combination...

[@truckercowboyrobertharris6787]

Wow a JCB. I've seen a JCB telehandler but not a tractor. Great Video can't wait to see more. Those JCB tractors are the Speedy Gonzalez in the agricultural tractor wise.

[@gregj3515]

expensive combo, both look good thought...

[@bigtractorpower]

They make short work of a field of straw.

[@RedDeadSpearhead]

We do custom baling with case 334r balers, usually running around 6mph, we knock out 40-60 bales an hour at 7 feet. And I'll tell you, it's fast enough

[@SirJeeens]

Krone German Power😀Greetings from Germany.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching 👍👍

[@tctoytractors9325]

I keep hoping Krone will come out with 1/64 toys. Great video as always!

[@bigtractorpower]

Me too.

[@MagnumCamNZ]

Unfortunately being European siku has the license for them

[@markreetz1001]

They really haul the straw with that equipment. Thanks Jason!!

[@faustocaporalini9581]

but where is the straw?

[@rossnolan2883]

Wicked British built tractor 🚜🇬🇧🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@bigtractorpower]

It sure does a nice job.

[@AgriCHR]

Bel video. Bravo. Bei mezzi. 💪💪👍👍👋👋🚜🇮🇹🔝

[@bigtractorpower]

😁👍👍👍

[@paulcoulter7181]

Love watching OLF with his big pack bailer

[@bigtractorpower]

Yes. It is neat to see his Krones and to see him work on them.

[@carloscordova6934]

👍💪🚜👍

[@carlfalt174]

You can't run equipment at that speed and not have breakdowns

[@bigtractorpower]

I see break downs baling at 1.5 mph. Krone builds a stout baler that is built to run fast. No doubt their is maintenance and repair but I see it in tillage, planting and harvesting at all speeds.

[@carlfalt174]

@@bigtractorpower personally experienced that myself with baling at slower speeds but less likely to have stuff break down if you handle equipment at a proper speed

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Insane speed

[@bigtractorpower]

The Fastrac is built for speed with ease.

[@nepaoutdoors8536]

Looks like europe!

[@bigtractorpower]

It does. European farm equipment is becoming more and more competitive in the United States. Especially in hay and forage.

[@77BenWells]

A great tractor.....and holds the speed record for a tractor I believe (see the Guy Martin video he did in a modified Fastrac) at a silly speed... But I'm not surprised this one's baling at 10mph......there's next to no straw in that swath......

[@farmboy5622]

I know that a lot of people want to bad-mouth John Deere,.....but I find it funny that a lot of other colored tractors and combines have the green and yellow John Deere globes on top of their equipment. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?!?!

[@Zero01k]

Only because with Deere's setup you just need a monitor and a globe, that's it, easier to setup. Out of all of them I'd say Trimble is the best as far as accuracy goes and can handle curved guidance lines better, but you need a monitor, globe, and your gyroscope box mounted in the cab somewhere. Of course with both you need a steering valve or device to control the steering wheel but those are a given.

[@fleshvesselxx]

I’ve always wanted one of these just because of how good they are to drive, but that pricing is insane. Might as well get a Deere instead

[@bigtractorpower]

Tractors from 320 to 370 hp are really jumping in price. A John Deere 8R 340 with IVT that runs at 26 mph is $531,429. They are a big investment with way.

[@ThomasAnselmi1337]

@@bigtractorpower would be neat I you did a video showing the tractor options at different price bands (e. g. Tractors under $250k, under $500k, over $500k etc. Discussing their specifications, etc.)

[@paulofrancisco565]

👏👏👍👍👍👌👌💪💪🚜🚜🇧🇷

[@paulofrancisco565]

👏👏👍👍👍👌👌💪💪🚜🚜🇧🇷

[@davidschollenberger6871]

Boy that was a rolly Polly field

[@SlipShodBob]

The only thing when going that quick is when someone breaks or something goes in and causes a mess. Though worse is when you come to an un-braked sudden stop when a burrow collapses and the front end drops 2 to 3 ft into the ground, that just hurts.

[@paulofrancisco565]

👏👏👍👍👍👌👌💪💪🚜🚜🇧🇷

[@lfjm100]

Se equivocó de vehículo

[@wcooman1694]

Central NY? Whereabouts? I'm near Rochester.

[@bigtractorpower]

Waterloo area.

[@wcooman1694]

@@bigtractorpower If I'd have known you were that close, I'd have baked some cookies. 😆

[@stiegerstx500]

They use a fendt transmission we run 2 8250s there great machines but the ac system leaves a lot to be desired

[@bigtractorpower]

What jobs do you use your 8250s for?

[@stiegerstx500]

@@bigtractorpower manure hauling pulling rear unload chopper boxes mostly and I rake with one of them to

[@joelawrence56]

and Sisu engines too

[@bigtractorpower]

@@joelawrence56 the AGCO Power engine is the Sisu engine. AGCO acquired Valtra tractors in 2005 for their engine division.

[@stiegerstx500]

@@joelawrence56 8.3 Cummins in ours

[@1oddtech]

I love the irony of that tractor using a Deere guidance system

[@bigtractorpower]

It seems like Deere’s star fire is popular. I have filmed it on Case IH, CLAAS, Challenger and Fendt.

[@Zero01k]

Deere has a good guidance system, namely having the gyroscope in the globe instead of another box in the floor of the cab with wires running to it

[@luisnunes7933]

Hello! This is a singular high quality machine...

[@bigtractorpower]

It is a stand out tractor.

[@luisnunes7933]

@@bigtractorpower👌

[@marcelocunico5341]

Great vídeo Jason.

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@felixfreire369]

Nice video 👍

[@bigtractorpower]

Thank you for watching.

[@misterhipster9509]

Million bucks of equipment to bale straw, wow.

[@bigtractorpower]

It bales straw and hay through the year. The Fastrac tractors are popular for manure application in the spring and fall for their speed. It is definitely not a single job tractor.

[@misterhipster9509]

@@bigtractorpower I stand corrected, it pulls a baler and spreads poo. Definitely faster than the Ferguson 30 I grew up with.

[@golfy808]

$500,000.... you're joking

[@peewee.3138]

And another $300k for the baler

[@aubreywilliams6153]

Hope you have a good dealer, they are not that reliable, and the black paint falls off in about 3 months. Enjoy, they do pull like crazy though.

[@bigtractorpower]

That is pretty much getting to be the price on 320 to 370 hp tractors now. Industrsil sized jobs need the investment.

[@IG10705]

The higher the horsepower tractor the more they cost.

[@williamgreenway9893]

Still looks like a Fend !

[@Blackwellll3066]

I like the tractor they are cool lookin but in the video seen it Struggle a couple times just makes ya wonder how it compares to other tractors of same size.

[@bufferbridge]

compares with other tractors very nicely,with the added benefit of comfort

[@Blackwellll3066]

@@bufferbridge yea but can it do same work as other brands cuz baling straw isn't that big of a test

[@IG10705]

@@Blackwellll3066 I've some videos of them doing tillage work and they seem to hold their own. All you gotta do is look here on KZbin and you'll find them.

[@Blackwellll3066]

@@IG10705 yea they are cool I just think that they do have their limits

[@IG10705]

@@Blackwellll3066 all tractors do. That's why they're pushed to that point and see what happens in testing of the machine before it's sold

[@ArmpitStudios]

Driving around a field with the strobes on. 🤪

[@bigtractorpower]

But then people get upset when I show a tractor pulling out on the road with them on so I guess this one balances it out 😁. Seriously though to me filming at sunset is a challenge with lighting in the field. Having the lights on and the strobes helped because you can see where the tractor is in the glaring sunlight and longer shadows.

[@ArmpitStudios]

@@bigtractorpower It’s akin to those people who drive for miles with their turn signal on.

[@mfreund15448]

@@ArmpitStudios Or drive on the interstate with four way flasher on!