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Is anyone that has a 5045 not happy with it ?
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AKfish
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Are you looking for information on the 5045D or the 5045E?
And... you might get a better idea of whether or not the machine would fit your needs if you asked what the current or previous owner's liked about the tractor, too!! :thumbsup:
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I have the old model of your's the 5103, mine is the fwa version. I love the tractor , there hasnt been anything that I have tryed doing with it that it wont do. I do wish I would have bought one with a cab though. I have real bad allergys and they kick my but when im runnin the hog in the summer. It has good power for 38 pto hp I think. I run a frontier 6ft hog with it and does real well.
I have the old model of your's the 5103, mine is the fwa version. I love the tractor , there hasnt been anything that I have tryed doing with it that it wont do. I do wish I would have bought one with a cab though. I have real bad allergys and they kick my but when im runnin the hog in the summer. It has good power for 38 pto hp I think. I run a frontier 6ft hog with it and does real well.
Sorry folks , should have said 5045E , im looking at one with r4 tires , I now have a 4300 fwd with r4 tires & fel, that I got new in 2000 , its got 1500 hrs on it and is fine a fine tractor for what I needed then and now to tell the truth , but me got to looking around on the JD page and spyed the 5045E and the price and oh yeah the 0 % . This is more of a want then a need for more hp and weight , the dealer offered me 9500.00 for my tractor w/430 loader which I thought was fair but wanted 22500 for the 5045 w/ rear tires loaded w/beet juice .
bglz42
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I have a 5045D with a 512 loader and absolutely LOVE it! Haven't found a downside yet, or anything it cannot do. I'm currently using it with a big tiller to prep for a peach orchard I'm putting in. Big load, but it pulls it just fine. You can't go wrong with any of the 5 series tractors IMO.
Jim in Texas
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$22,500 is with a fel I hope. The reason I say that is because my 2008 5203(one size up from a 5103/5045) was only $19,500. The 5103 MFWD was 18,500.
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We traded a 4400 in for a 5045e last year. This tractor is an improvement in almost every way vs the 4400. We had lots of reliability problems with the 4400 and decided enough was enough. The only thing I have bad to say about the 5045e is the way they have the turbocharged engine tuned. It is pretty sluggish unless you get up to the mid-range rpms. Low end torque is decent but throttle response is terrible. Overall though it has been a great tractor, we've put 170hrs on it already since this time last year. The loader is very strong for a 45hp tractor, it is nearly as strong as the loader on our 95hp Kubota. Not sure if your 4300 is a hydro or gear transmission, but the 9F/3R sync-reverser trans on the 5045e is very nice. Not as fast for loader work as the hydro trans was, but it is so much more tractor you still end up getting a lot more done. Good luck with your decision. :thumbsup:
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So, your dealer is offering to drop a $100 below the JD website MSRP? Let's see... say $500 to load the rear tires - that makes it around $600 below the MSRP - that's right at 2.6% below MSRP!
If this was cards -- I'd tell that dealer - go fish...
AKfish