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Central Minnesota | I bought a Zetor 4341 3 years ago. Equivalent to a JD5325 size. Fuel consumption is about 1 gal per hour. Only warranty repair was the dealer replaced the battery. Rubber nubbies in sub zero temps on the brake light microswitches would stiffen up and light the brake lights in the barn. Took the nubbies off & no more problems. 16.9x30's with wheel weights, added a 55g drum filled with concrete on the 3pt last Fall & helps to keep the tail down. I pull a JD3600 4x18 on land hitch plow, no problem with power just loose traction when snagging roots & boulders. Cab heat & AC is excellent. I put a Pioneer 200W CD radio & speakers in it. Drawbar & PTO matches up with our JD A for implements. I have the Zetor loader plenty strong with quik tach and multiple buckets and a 3rd function grapple. Loader attach is drive in & out longest task is hooking up the 6 hoses. Has a ground speed PTO so can get 540 just above idle. Zetor has far more 3pt lift capacity. Parts & service binders cost me $35 each
Anyway last week had my first failure... no clutch after sitting in the barn since Oct. turned out to be the clutch slave cylinder. Took about 5 mins to remove it. A new part was $47 and UPS'sd next day to the barnyard. Another hour & had my snow clearing machine back before that 20" dropped!
My next tractor is going to be a narrow width 53/54xx open station. If Zetor makes a narrow version I'd buy in a minute. | |
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Deere 5325
