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| Hey guys looking at a 1996 case 5240 with 2900 hours on it. Just wondering what experiences everyone has had with them. Thanks |
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SEON | 2900 is nothing for these tractors. That is brand new. Are you sure it's 2900? IIRC, my mech told me that the hrs can be reset somehow. Ours all have 5000-7000 hrs. An older 5130 (no powershift) made it to 16,000 without being split or an engine rebuild.
Single biggest problem is the power shift if it has one (pretty sure the '96's did). We habe ~ 10 of these Maxxums but not sure what years they are.
There is a very good chance that when trans heats up to working temp that at least one or two of the power shift gears won't work. Tractor stops dead and you need to shut if off and start again...remembering not to use that powershift gear. If you are lucky, it might just be a solonoid under the seat. If not,....rebuild time. Try running through the gears with your foot on the brake to see if the trans slips. It should either power through the brakes or stall.
If they were used as a loader then maybe the front steering yoke things (one at each wheel) might be worn out. We abuse ours to move 3 hay bales at a time and even then we dont have much trouble. Look for oil leaks in this area.
Other than that, they are a solid tractor.
Edited by rank 9/2/2014 20:50
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West central IL | Just replaced 2 of the solonoids on my 5240 powershift that's been my only problem for the most part with mine close to 7000 |
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North Central OH | Have a 5250 with 6,600hr on it. The powershift issue was solved with updated pressure sensors for us. The injection pump can start to leak every 2-3k hrs around the main shaft and into the crankcase. The parking break wears out if its not turned off and requires a split job to repair, should have plenty of adjustment left with 2,900hr. The 5.9 can have head gasket issues like the 8.3's, just had ours done. Other than that its our most used tractor and pulls more than it should. |
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Saronville NE | Have a 5250 with 7400 hrs, loader tractor. Have put several transmission sensors in it, PTO seal, did the injection pump last summer. a front wheel seal, AC compressor, that's about it. Good tractor, holds up too a lot of abuse. Only downfall hyds are slower then sin on loader, our 77 4030 Jd will run circles around it loading feedwagon etc, you literally have to stop and wait for loader to go down. We have had it looked at, they say things are fine, IDK. |
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Northern CA | I had a 1997 model 5240, the last year they were built. Hands down, it was the worst piece of equipment we have owned with a manufacturing date later than 1985. Prior to that, a Massey with a V8 was the worst. My 5240 lost a power shift at 4800 hours. Lost the injection pump at 4900 hours. Air seat always leaked, cab was louder than I would like, and the darn exhaust pipe is in the middle of the hood when most tractors had moved to the side. The parking brake failed earlier and was repaired when it was split for the transmission. Also, there is no reverse in the fourth range.
The happiest tractor day on our farm was when the 5240 left and the Kubota M125 showed up. My 5240 looked sharp and clean. It was MFWD. It sat on the dealer's lot for sale for almost two years with new tires and a warranty on the power shift and a price tag of $29,000. |
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Central Minnesota | We had a 5120 MFD at one point. Was a good little tractor. Service and go. We bought it used with a ton of hours on it, and put quite a few more on it. If my memory is working correctly this morning, I don't think we ever even put a battery in it. And I think we had it for around 15 years. Maybe even more. Always had it on the rock picker in the spring, and then would take the loader off, and it ran a 13x71 westfield auger in the fall. Open station, so you could easily reach the PTO and throttle, and key all of the time. Was a handy little tractor until the end. Did have some hydraulic problems towards the end, and had to spend a little money on it. There was some spring in the hydraulics that was discontinued from case, so one had to be made up. But I wouldn't shy away from the one your looking at. At 2900 hours, if that's original and not tampered with, that one will be beggin to get some good old use out of it. |
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Shelburne Ontario Canada | Hey i got a 5250 loader is wicked fast just love it!! Pull pump off put rotating group in it out of a 6420 jd ! It exactly the same no shimming needed ! Now i have 27 gpm just awesome!! Quite a few in our area that have the refit |
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swmn | I'd like to know more about pump conversion your talking about. |
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East Central Indiana | Friend of mine had his powershift go out too. Very pricey considering what the tractor was worth. |
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DV, NV | We have one with ??? Hrs. Meter quit at 3500 years ago. I'm guessing 9-10k hrs now. Never had trouble with brake or power shift. Did injectors and pump this spring and it's like a new tractor again. Starting to see a little smoke but uses very little oil - 1qt in 200hrs
Ours has had the Case loader since new. I think it is really fast and way overbuilt considering the size of the teactor itself. Will out lift and faster cycle than neighbors 7710 + JD loader. We've raced while loading gravel from the pit and moving bales. We put around 35psi in front tires and abuse the hell out of it and it's held up to it for 20yrs.
I like those tractors. MX series are better but I would buy another one with 2900hrs in a heartbeat. |
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Shelburne Ontario Canada | Its almost too simply ! Find a burnt 6420 that trans wasnt too hot pull hydraulic pump out u need the ( rotating group) the part with the pistons that go in and out. U use ur same squash plate unless it wore replace it at that time . I got my parts from a little country mechanic that sources parts from hydraulic supplier wat ever it is (eaton or danfoss ) cant remember now cost was 12-1500 i think if i remeber rite group ,plate and seal kit . The dif is maxxum pump has 18 mm bore on pistons - one used on deere has 20 or 22 mm bore |
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| Had two years ago. Probably from around 98 year models. One had a lot of trouble with powershift. Made it hard to use toward the end. Don't remember any trouble with second newer one. I used them for bean irrigation and putting in rice levee gates. Had bucket on one and front blade on other. I liked them. You don't want one that is having shift problems though. It's tough to keep it working once it starts having problems. I actually prefer the feel of the mechanical clutch and hydraulic remotes over the electronic control that you get now on new tractors. But we work our tractors so much that we could never keep one that old. |
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