Go buy the 10 before somebody else grabs it on ya. Leave the Zetor right well where it's too....
At the price of the Ford I suspect the seller knows there's more wrong with it than you're being told... unless they're discounting it to get rid of the mower. There's also the possibility that the proof meter does work and it's got 13,000 hours and not the 3000 you think it has. Given it's age that would not surprise me one bit. Check that the clutch is good and doesn't slip. If you can, pull the hydraulic drain plug and check for crap on the magnet. If not... at least drive it and make sure the brakes stop it firmly without any grinding or growling. Make sure the PTO doesn't turn when it's supposed to be shut off... Other than that... if it starts well cold and doesn't knock... go for it.
Zetor's... at least in this area were trouble for the most part. Parts were expensive and often slow/difficult to obtain. I don't believe I've ever heard of one that clocked more than 5000 hours on an engine before they needed a major overhaul. That's before you consider that a 5245 is more like a 45 PTO hp tractor as Zetor nomenclature indicates ISO flywheel power. This one being 52 at the flywheel. That generally would put it around low/mid 40's at the PTO or roughly comparable to a Ford 3910; two sizes down from the 5610.
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