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Had the upper linkage to the 3PH lever freeze up and ended up breaking off the lever. Took it in--shop foreman said he had seen several of the 5000 series with the same problem. The shop went ahead and drilled, tapped, and installed grease zerks which will solve the problem going forward. Is hard to get to to grease but definitely worth the trouble.
I told the him I really liked my 5203. Thought it was interesting that he commented that the 5000 series was the first good small utility tractor JD ever made. I left the farm in '68 and the 5203 I bought two years ago is the
first time I have used a tractor since leaving the farm. Don't know the history of all the JD tractors.
I told the him I really liked my 5203. Thought it was interesting that he commented that the 5000 series was the first good small utility tractor JD ever made. I left the farm in '68 and the 5203 I bought two years ago is the
first time I have used a tractor since leaving the farm. Don't know the history of all the JD tractors.