Dingeryote
Silver Member
Gent on a neighbor farm, went back to work wrangling a keyboard and leased out his operation.
That left him with equipment to liquidate, and he gave me first dibs.
I'm not a Green guy, growing up and still running other stuff, mostly Landini and NH.
He's got a 5425N with the power reverser tranny, MFWD, and every gadget and gizmo Deere could shove into the cab.
The price is too good not to jump on it, swallow some blue pride, and ease off some on the old 85F and 1920.
The thing has 670 hours and is cleaner than my coffee pot.
The bizzarro tranny with the goofy toggle, electrogizmotronic 3pt controls, and all the electronic stuff in general has me wondering though.
I'm used to levers and not solenoids everywhere, and the whole flipping a lever without using the clutch is just...well..wrong.
Whats the track record on these power reverser trannys, and all the gizmos in general?
Do they hold up worth a hoot for 20+ years? Maint. costs?
The local Deere dealer is A+++ and golden plated diamonds IMO, but he does know how to explode an inputs budget with shop rates.
If this thing is a sick bay commando, and the gizmos don't hold up, it sucks the fun out of the bargain, and there's nothing I hate worse than a 2 day window to spray, and a tractor that gets a case of the Divas.
I'm looking for opinions and folks experiences with the model before pulling the trigger.
I appreciate folks taking thier time if you don't mind.
Thanks!
Dingeryote
That left him with equipment to liquidate, and he gave me first dibs.
I'm not a Green guy, growing up and still running other stuff, mostly Landini and NH.
He's got a 5425N with the power reverser tranny, MFWD, and every gadget and gizmo Deere could shove into the cab.
The price is too good not to jump on it, swallow some blue pride, and ease off some on the old 85F and 1920.
The thing has 670 hours and is cleaner than my coffee pot.
The bizzarro tranny with the goofy toggle, electrogizmotronic 3pt controls, and all the electronic stuff in general has me wondering though.
I'm used to levers and not solenoids everywhere, and the whole flipping a lever without using the clutch is just...well..wrong.
Whats the track record on these power reverser trannys, and all the gizmos in general?
Do they hold up worth a hoot for 20+ years? Maint. costs?
The local Deere dealer is A+++ and golden plated diamonds IMO, but he does know how to explode an inputs budget with shop rates.
If this thing is a sick bay commando, and the gizmos don't hold up, it sucks the fun out of the bargain, and there's nothing I hate worse than a 2 day window to spray, and a tractor that gets a case of the Divas.
I'm looking for opinions and folks experiences with the model before pulling the trigger.
I appreciate folks taking thier time if you don't mind.
Thanks!
Dingeryote