DaBear3428
Platinum Member
First off not a rant thread about they are junk and don't buy, just an attempt to track things that all of us beta tester of the new model are finding out.
For the record I love my 5145 and only wish i had bought one sooner it does everything i ask of it with ease.
so to start it all off here are the things that i have run into:
1. The fuel filter assembly is in a bad place and prone to damage (fact derive from experience not a guess on my part).
2. My front axle spider gears broke at 20 hours, I'm waiting on information back from the factory on why and the dealer fixed it no problem.
3. The 3pt lowering valve is a funky design and looks like a design mistake (it works fine and how often do you use it anyway?)
4. This thing has grease fittings everywhere even in some places that are unlikely to be greased like under the covers on the 3pt lever and under the floor mat. The floor mat thing is not to bad after you find out how to access it. I do not know that this is a bad thing but new owners should be aware.
For the record I love my 5145 and only wish i had bought one sooner it does everything i ask of it with ease.
so to start it all off here are the things that i have run into:
1. The fuel filter assembly is in a bad place and prone to damage (fact derive from experience not a guess on my part).
2. My front axle spider gears broke at 20 hours, I'm waiting on information back from the factory on why and the dealer fixed it no problem.
3. The 3pt lowering valve is a funky design and looks like a design mistake (it works fine and how often do you use it anyway?)
4. This thing has grease fittings everywhere even in some places that are unlikely to be greased like under the covers on the 3pt lever and under the floor mat. The floor mat thing is not to bad after you find out how to access it. I do not know that this is a bad thing but new owners should be aware.