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JDknut
03-07-2006 04:14:15
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Re: 55 Series (2355, 2755, etc.) in reply to Lee Brown, 03-06-2006 15:01:51
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I have a 50 series (2350 MFWD) which is just like the 55 series only a taste older (50 series-1982-86, 55's were 1987-1992 or 1993, i might be off a bit on the dates. But same tractor, same engine, trans, drive train. Good tractor, but being wet sleeve, they are prove to cavitation erosion/cylinder sleeve pitting. When the sleeves pit thru, anti freeze gets into the crankcase. This happened to mine and I did an inframe. Check the oil after it has set a while, try to drain a tiny bit out of the drain plug and see if there is any water. If yours doesn't have it consider yourself lucky and then change the antifreeze and add additive that will prevent the cylinder pitting, you can get it at the Deere dealer. Also check the rubber shift lever boots, if these are cracked or missing, water could get in the trans and raise cain there. Price-wise, for a tractor set up like you describe, you are barking at $15 to $20K or even more depending on age and hours, these tractors do hold their value. Look for a 50 series for essentially the same tractor but lower budget. As a bench mark, I paid $8,000 in 2003 for my 1982 2350 MFWD 55 PTO HP with 7200 hours, then put in a new clutch, did an inframe, new tires, ROPS, fixed up a few other things, added a brand new JD 541 self-leveling loader so that now I have $25,000 total invested but I have a better tractor than the new equivalent (Deere 5320) at half the price. The 50/55 series is a great tractor, better, heavier built than the new ones with the same HP. You'll like it, and I wish you well, please excuse the long post.
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