Jon P said:
Thinking of buying a 5254L Told there was a problem with the drive shaft pinion gear not meshing fully and wearing down the teeth. Have anyone had this problem?
Thanks for any comments on this tractor
Please take a very long look at this tractor. Search for old posts on the 5234D. There is a history of broken front axles, and major transmission problems with these tractors. The problems were not limited to the 5234D. The other 5000 Series tractors share the same transmissions and other components, just the engines are different.
If you must have this tractor, strongly request that the dealer
give you and extended warranty.
These 5000 tractors are MTD built with outsourced engines. MTD built the problem plagued transmissions and most of the rest of the tractor.
MTD has decided to let Yanmar build the replacement to their 5000 series because MTD could not get it right and they are spending a fortune on warranty repairs.
Buy the Yanmar built Cub tractor or buy a JD 2305, same Yanmar tractor but in green instead of the Pittsburgh Steelers color theme. You may be able to find a good deal on a used JD 2210, again, same Yanmar built tractor.
Also, if you go to sell the Cub 5000 Series tractor you will take a bath on resale. Just check E-bay. I have seen quite a few new and used Cub 5000 and 6000 Series tractors go unsold.
Good luck and happy shopping.