wmonroe
Elite Member
My 5240 is about 1 year old now and I just turned over 150 hours today, so far this tractor has done everything I expected and then some. I have moved dirt, stone, brush hogged, mowed grass (finish mower), plowed snow, and probably 20 hrs on the hoe (bh92). I performed the initial service at 52 hours and that consisted of changing the engine oil and filter and changing both hydraulic filters. Only the hydraulic filters were changed and not the fluid, I know that is a highly debated topic on here but that's the way I decided to do it.
Have more backhoe work planned for this summer as well as more dirt moving and finish mowing. If there is time I want to also bale hay with it (small squares) on my place but that is all dependent on the weather and my schedule. The farmer down the road from me does it now and if I don't have time he will still do it.
My only complaint is the smoke during a cold start but when I get around to adjusting the timing that should take care of it. Other than that the machine has been flawless and I look forward to putting at least another 150 hours on it this year.
I'm not very good at typing up these reviews so let me know if you have any questions.
Have more backhoe work planned for this summer as well as more dirt moving and finish mowing. If there is time I want to also bale hay with it (small squares) on my place but that is all dependent on the weather and my schedule. The farmer down the road from me does it now and if I don't have time he will still do it.
My only complaint is the smoke during a cold start but when I get around to adjusting the timing that should take care of it. Other than that the machine has been flawless and I look forward to putting at least another 150 hours on it this year.
I'm not very good at typing up these reviews so let me know if you have any questions.