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<blockquote data-quote="BAR_R" data-source="post: 1105391" data-attributes="member: 6749"><p>I have a JD 5425 I bought new in 2008. Bought it new becasue the used tractors were so darn expensive and knew if I did not roll it down the hill I could always get my $ back out of it. So it is an open cab with the cab floor (great!) front assist and beet juice in the tires, shuttle shift and 12 gears. Dandy little tractor but seems tippy to me. I live in a place where the guys like to bale 1400lb+ bales if they can and while you get your money's worth I keep that bale low and drive slow. I have had it on 3 wheels when using the loader and some heavy bales (different story for a different time) but not a bad tractor as long as you remember its not a field work tractor and keep it on the level as possible. We buy lots of rock every year to keep the paths open to the pens where we winter the cows. So I try to keep it out of the mud. Ruts become less of a problem when you get that rock base in the ground. there are places here where you could sink the entire tractor when the spring thaw hits. </p><p></p><p>I have had it stuck pulling a grass drill early in the spring when I got too close a waterway but other than that I have not had any real problems with it. I use it all the time and as long as it's pluged in it starts on the coldest of days. I am thinking about getting a disk mower for it but don't think I could run a diskbine. I have a woods 84 that I use and the tractor pulls that with no problems. It is a snow/poop moving machine with that shuttle shift. Worth every penny.</p><p></p><p>I do not let the cows run on the pasture during the winter unless I need to clean the lots out and I did not like the results to my field where I fed had a few years ago outside of the pens. So I don't think teh hotwire feeding would work so well for me. It is interesting though if you have the room.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BAR_R, post: 1105391, member: 6749"] I have a JD 5425 I bought new in 2008. Bought it new becasue the used tractors were so darn expensive and knew if I did not roll it down the hill I could always get my $ back out of it. So it is an open cab with the cab floor (great!) front assist and beet juice in the tires, shuttle shift and 12 gears. Dandy little tractor but seems tippy to me. I live in a place where the guys like to bale 1400lb+ bales if they can and while you get your money's worth I keep that bale low and drive slow. I have had it on 3 wheels when using the loader and some heavy bales (different story for a different time) but not a bad tractor as long as you remember its not a field work tractor and keep it on the level as possible. We buy lots of rock every year to keep the paths open to the pens where we winter the cows. So I try to keep it out of the mud. Ruts become less of a problem when you get that rock base in the ground. there are places here where you could sink the entire tractor when the spring thaw hits. I have had it stuck pulling a grass drill early in the spring when I got too close a waterway but other than that I have not had any real problems with it. I use it all the time and as long as it's pluged in it starts on the coldest of days. I am thinking about getting a disk mower for it but don't think I could run a diskbine. I have a woods 84 that I use and the tractor pulls that with no problems. It is a snow/poop moving machine with that shuttle shift. Worth every penny. I do not let the cows run on the pasture during the winter unless I need to clean the lots out and I did not like the results to my field where I fed had a few years ago outside of the pens. So I don't think teh hotwire feeding would work so well for me. It is interesting though if you have the room. [/QUOTE]
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