This is an update on my previous review for which I can find no way to edit.
The tractor still goes as it was intended but I see now why people have clutch problems. The clutch cable adjustment can't be reached to adjust the clutch as it wears. If you can't adjust it, then it will slip and glaze and fail.
I don't feel right to give it a lower rating on account of poor maintenance access but I probably should.
I am having to cut a hole in the cab floor to reach the clutch cable yoke to adjust the free pedal of the clutch. It is impossible for me to do otherwise.
I'll add that there is no easy way to pull the lower dash cover to reach anything under there to replace the clutch cable or do anything else. After hours of looking I still can't figure out how to get the thing off without pulling the entire dash, steering wheel and instrument panel. This is an outrageous design.
The brakes on this tractor were simply not working. We purged the system and found it full of black solids. The brakes were horribly hard to reach to service. Even the bleed ports were hard to reach. Be careful if you do service the brakes and do not use DOT fluid. The fluid required is the same as BMW and has to be ordered from our parts store.
The hydraulic couplers leak like sieves. They should use quality ones like Faster like they do on the newer tractors and the loaders. This one has Fasters on the loader and they have not leaked in 11 years.