Good old Zetor.

[diyfarmer]

back to looking at old zetors. https://www.donedeal.ie/tractors-for-sale/zetor -crystal-8011-with-turbo/18425804

See this is still for sale, they did a lot of work to get it to that standard, but there's a few things I would have done. Like the seat is a cheap version, the one that was in it originally would be sprung the one in it now it would be depend on how much padding you have on your a**e.

 

[you_know_me_]

woo do you see the price 8 grand the 14145 is cheaper

 

[diyfarmer]

Well if you want another project 14145 be the one or buy one already well painted whatever the inners are like, be interesting to see.

 

[you_know_me_]

that's the thing well painted doesn't always mean well repaired

 

[diyfarmer]

Oh I can second that, I saw a lad complaining to a sales man for a big slurry tanker company, he had purchased a reconditioned tanker that was very well painted but was leaking when he was trying to fill it. The sales man apologize but didn't give much hop.

 

[you_know_me_]

that's the trouble back to old zetors did you see the one on dd with a perkins engine not a bad looker only bit wreaked

 

[diyfarmer]

Did you see the 11245on DD today a bit of tidying of this ZTS and be grand

 

[you_know_me_]

ya a full set of tyres straight away you pull a zip with those tyres

see the 7211 on dd 8k with loader i know where that is
my father had one like that for years i think it was 8 k pounds new

 

[diyfarmer]

Ya it's steep for that ok, it makes the 14145 good value unless it's wecked altogether, oh I see it's gone off DD, your not keeping something quiet

 

[you_know_me_]

no it's not me himself didn't fancy his and her tractors but someone got a bargain luckly i have my one

 

[diyfarmer]

I kept the pictures of it on my computer. One time I would have loved ones like that but since I've gone to Forterra I haven't been eager to buy any more crystals

 

[you_know_me_]

aw that's a pity forterra's must be good so what other tractors have you got

 

[diyfarmer]

I have 100hp Case c/w loader but there's more on the home farm. But I have the only Zetor , went from 6 to 1.

 

[you_know_me_]

aw that must been terrible sad to see the zetors been replaced was it your decision to go away or did ye have a falling out with them

 

[diyfarmer]

Ya I father was devastated to see them go but the new boss was gone Italian and the nail was in the coffin but I was always red

 

[you_know_me_]

aw that's sad the poor man got very attached to his tractors you had a few aswell in the past ?

 

[diyfarmer]

aw that's sad the poor man got very attached to his tractors you had a few aswell in the past ?

Oh yes every thing from 8011 to 12245. Zetor and ZTS now 2 Forterra.

 

[you_know_me_]

were the zts much different to zetor or were they a different brand altogether

 

[diyfarmer]

No they are the same brand, only difference was the cab, some of electrics, gearbox but I changed back to a crystal type, biggest difference was the hydraulic clutch.

 

[you_know_me_]

the cab was more square was it much different inside