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| I'd say the first one had a leak on the fuel line and it was bleeding off causing it to start hard, or atleast I would check that first. The issue going into reverse is the most likely the clutch cable either being stretched or worn at the ends and could need adjusting, my 5288 did the same when it was cold because of that. As far as the other one, I'd limit a guess if it was grinding, the syncro's were on their way out, and I'd probably shy away from that one.
They are not quite to the Deere closed center flow hydraulic wise, but have a lot better system than the open center setup IH previously used. Unless your doing something super exotic that requires a ton of flow, they will handle it..................I personally like them a ton better than Deere's of the period, Can lock your handle to run a motor without a stupid ad on clip, and have flow control in the cab, not out at the coupler(That is dumb IMO). No issues with battery location here, but we keep it clean, blow it out throughout the year with air, and wash it acouple times as well. The round tube front axle is a weak spot, the HD square one is tons better, the HD can be put on though. I am considering making new knees with heavier material, then using spindles/hubs from the HD axle on them. I never had a issue with the center, but knees and the spindles are my big beef with the setup.
They are good tractors and I wish I had acouple more here sitting...........Up until recent time you could really buy them reasonable, now it seems one with MFD is more than a Magnum.............In that case it is a no brainer to go with a Magnum | |
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