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| We have owned a 500 for several years, they were built for row crop work. If you are just looking at a tillage type tractor your would be much better off to look for a 750, 800, 835, etc... Our our 500 we also been converted to a 8.3l Cummins 6 cylinder, rear ends were swapped from inner to outer planitary rearends from a Versatile 145. The orginal rearends had a roll pin that would shear and take out the rear ends and we also have broke an axle on the original in the field. Transmission is different on the 500/555 series compared to the larger ones and they have a wet vs. dry clutch. It is supposed to be easier to shift on the fly, but you must readjust the brake often if you want to get it in gear from a stop (we normally end up shutting the tractor off). We have looked at changing the clutch over also but it would take some re-engineering and more space. Personally, I would look at a different model, love the old versatiles but would not buy another 500/555. | |
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