5520 Anybody driving one ...

[blueriver]

My neighbor has for sale his 5520 MFWD with the 541 FEL and the John Deere # 49 backhoe all plumbed in from JD. It has 1100 hrs on it and he was the orginal buyer.

I'm thinking of buying it off him ... anybody got one and if so what do you think of them. Its 75hp he says it has every available option that JD offered when he bought it at a little over $53K ... its real clean and sharp.

 

[AKfish]

Low hours... BACKHOE! What's not to like?? Only read about one design issue with the 20 series here on TBN - fuel system - pump losing the prime, etc.

JD provided a retro-fix for 20 owner's. Should ask the current owner if his 5520 has been upgraded.

The thread is on the JD owning/operating here: Fixing Startup Problems with JD 5220, 5320, 5420, 5520 - Page 3 - TractorByNet.com

Best of luck.

AKfish

 

[blueriver]

Thanks Fish I will ask him about that ... thanks for the link ...here's a couple pic's

He stated the only reason he's selling is with his recent knee replacemnt along with a hip problem the clutch bothers him so he wants to shop for something different.

 

[Martian]

Have the previous model to it (5410) with no issues. AKfish mentioned the pump issue and that's all I've heard to go wrong as well. Tractor looks to be in excellent shape. I'd consider it a worthy buy:thumbsup:

 

[blueriver]

Have the previous model to it (5410) with no issues. AKfish mentioned the pump issue and that's all I've heard to go wrong as well. Tractor looks to be in excellent shape. I'd consider it a worthy buy:thumbsup:

Yes ... he is a stickler for detail. It is super clean and well maintained.

Thinking ... Thinking .... Thinking!!

 

[AKfish]

Looks to be a sweet machine; and it's a cab tractor!! I figured it was open-station with the backhoe..

Quite a find! Won't get one like that at a Richie Bros auction!

(Baler looks to be darn good, too!)

AKfish

 

[blueriver]

Looks to be a sweet machine; and it's a cab tractor!! I figured it was open-station with the backhoe..

Quite a find! Won't get one like that at a Richie Bros auction!

(Baler looks to be darn good, too!)

AKfish

When I showed the picture to my grandson he asked ... do you get the baler? The tractor is all plumbed for the back hoe where you just plug in the hyd hose's ... and then set a lever in the cab ... if I buy it he'll show me all about that. I really don't think I need a back hoe.

 

[blueriver]

Low hours... BACKHOE! What's not to like?? Only read about one design issue with the 20 series here on TBN - fuel system - pump losing the prime, etc.

JD provided a retro-fix for 20 owner's. Should ask the current owner if his 5520 has been upgraded.

The thread is on the JD owning/operating here: Fixing Startup Problems with JD 5220, 5320, 5420, 5520 - Page 3 - TractorByNet.com

Best of luck.

AKfish

I went over again this morning and asked about that start up issue ... he stated has never had an issue. I asked if he new if it had an electric fuel pump or was gravity ... all he said was fuel pump of course?

Then he climbed in fired it up and said I need to clean it up ... he apologized for it being so dirty and if I decided to buy it, it sure won't look so bad !!!

Well this time I need a little help from the bank ... they said no problem Friday when I talked to them on the phone and if I decided go ahead and cut the check and come on in ... thinking ... thinking ... thinking and I'm leaning that direction.

 

[Martian]

When I showed the picture to my grandson he asked ... do you get the baler? The tractor is all plumbed for the back hoe where you just plug in the hyd hose's ... and then set a lever in the cab ... if I buy it he'll show me all about that. I really don't think I need a back hoe.

Would be really easy to set all of that up. No more than a couple minutes on and off. You may think a backhoe isn't a necessity now but it adds so many more possibilities. That's one excellent set up. Largest 5000 series at the time with a cab, backhoe and low hours. If you have the use for it them it would be a really good buy in my book.

 

[blueriver]

Would be really easy to set all of that up. No more than a couple minutes on and off. You may think a backhoe isn't a necessity now but it adds so many more possibilities. That's one excellent set up. Largest 5000 series at the time with a cab, backhoe and low hours. If you have the use for it them it would be a really good buy in my book.

I know I know ... I keep beating myself up with that backhoe deal. I do have some trees here and there that could go, some stumps that could go. I could clean out the creek area going to my pond ... I could dig out my spring... dig a crave ... in case my wife kills me for buying another tractor!!