Zetor 5211 onboard compressor?

[pratera]

Can anyone tell me how to use the 5211's compressor, I can see it, but I have no idea where the nozzle is or how to turn it on, the manual doesn't explain anything about it.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

New they ship with the hose that screws on the to the air outlet. At the compressor the best I can remember is a lever or something you pull out to engage and you may do that with the engine off but I think you can kick it out of gear with the engine running.

It is like the geared PTO on many older dump trucks. You have to clutch or get it in gear with out the mating gear turning but you can kick it out of gear running. It has been about 15 years ago since my business ate my new Zetor and two little farms. Zetor is an awesome tractor. Mine was the low 3 cylinder model with the horizonal exhaust. I have never seen a lift system that strong on any tractor. I loved the steps and platform.

 

[pratera]

Where is the air outlet?

Is the hose unique or will any hose work? Someone stole my hose out of the toolbox years ago when I loaned it out. Can I just use any air hose?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

A life time of things have filled my mind over the past 15 years but I think it was on the lower left hand side of the engine (for setting in the seat) which is the same side as the compressor the best I remember.

I am sure a metric connector could be found. Northern Hydraulics? sold the same tractor for years but it was painted red or orange and may have being called Farm Pro or something with Farm in its name it seems.

Can you find the compressor and follow the air line?

 

[PILOON]

Outlet would probably be pipe thread, and as far as I know NPT is same for metric as for SAE.
I'll bet it is 1/4 NPT.

 

[Cline bailing]

I believe its on the front of the compressor just pull a lever out the engine can be running when you turn it on.

 

[Einar Kr]

On top of the compressor there is a small L sahped thing that serves as a lock....on the right side of the compressor is a larger L shaped handle that is the On/off switch. The lock is to be pulled up and the on thing out. The outlet is on the right side of the compressor (near the cab) and a bit lower. There is a funnel shaped object that has the outlet on the end. It is better to have the engine off when setting the compressor to On but not neccesary. This is how the unit loks and works on my 3 Zetors.

PS
The Farm Pro(Polish i think) is not Zetor (Czechoslovakian)