Sold a ton of those back in the 90's.
Here's what I can tell you.
Engines are Rock solid, as long as it's CLEAN. It's air cooled, so any oil leak will clog up the cooling fins and can cause hot spots in cylinders. So, try to pull the side panels off, and there is a plastic air box cover to take off and look at the side of the sleeves to see if it's clean. Dust and dirt are fine as long is there is no oil for it to stick to.
Transmissions are pretty good, but all mechanical...So, with a loader on it, see how the clutch feels. Clutches take a beating with loader tractors, and with 5000 hours, it should have already been replaced. The clutch is hydraulic like a truck, so they can be a little tricky to work on if the flywheel has been cut, but not impossible.
I've never worked on a front axle or rear end, as long as it has oil in it, no problems. Same with the hydraulic systems, but we have changed a pump here or there. 2 separate pumps, one for steering, one for the rest of the hydraulics...both external, and not ridiculously expensive.
Here's the weak point...Electrical system. Tractor was built in Italy, and if you know anything about Italian electricity, it's crap. If everything is working great, if it's not, usually you start re wiring it. However, it is a later tractor, and could have GM style fuses, so look in the fuse box and see if it looks American or has goofy Italian fuses. Not a killer, but if you want to keep everything working expect to do a bit of wiring work.
As for handling that baler, it's 63 PTO HP new....will that run a small square, ABSOLUTELY... Will it run it as fast as you can drive, no. But if you want to bale it will absolutely run it, and do a fine job. Will also be very frugal on fuel. Can it be turned up, sure...but that's a bit tricky. It has 1 injection pump per cylinder (unit injection) and each one would have to be adjusted.
I prefer undersized HP on balers vs throwing a ton of power to them...makes the baler a lot happier, and lets parts live longer. I can look at a baler and tell you how much tractor was on the front of it by how things wear.
What else would you like to know?
Chris
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