question Need a new tractor - Zetor maybe?

[abby]

Hi,
AM CONSIDERING PURCHASE OF A NEW 3341 OR 4341.WOULD BE DOING A FAIR AMOUNT OF LOADER WORK BUT MOSTLY MOWING/RAKING/DISKING/ AND MOVING HAY.
WILL THE SMALLER 3 CYLINDER ENGINE HOLD UP?IS IT AS GOOD AS THE LOCAL DEALER CLAIMS?ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 3341 LUGGING OR STALLING.THEY SEEM LIKE A REALY STRONGLY BUILT TRACTOR.ANY HELP APPRECIATED.
LOOKING FOR A NEW TRACTOR IN SOUTH TEXAS.

 

[Renze]

Hey,

anyways, a 3341 will do o.k. as long as you can buy them new.
You can turn them fuel pumps open from 45 to 55 hp without excessive smoke. We have a 5245 with teh same engine, no problems in the field, cultivating, plouging or subsoiling. Just in transport work, the step from 4 to 5 is too big.

the new Proxima is out, with a 5441 three cylinder turbo, 60 hp, with a torque backup of 30%.
It also has a 12/12 shuttle reverser transmision, which has better spread gear ratios

 

[hogi]

We have also 5245. That 3-cyl engine is really good. Torgue in that engine is something between perfect and heavenly... Maybe one of the best engine build by zetor ever...

 

[Renze]

well the absolute torque backup in %, is not extreme, but the engine picks up smoothly from under 1000 rpm...

 

[barryinmn]

You are getting accurate good info here. I bought a 4341 1/04 & love it!! Get the passenger seat & take a little sidekick along.

 

[rajiv]

Hi.

You could go in for the Zetor 4922. Its a cool 50 h.p Tractor (3 Cylinders), with great features. Very low on price as well.

Let me know for further details

Regards
Rajiv K. Ahuja - Bombay, India
espee@vsnl.com

 

[chipperman]

Hey, you forgot your CapsLock !!!

anyways, a 3341 will do o.k. as long as you can buy them new.
You can turn them fuel pumps open from 45 to 55 hp without excessive smoke. We have a 5245 with teh same engine, no problems in the field, cultivating, plouging or subsoiling. Just in transport work, the step from 4 to 5 is too big.

the new Proxima is out, with a 5441 three cylinder turbo, 60 hp, with a torque backup of 30%.
It also has a 12/12 shuttle reverser transmision, which has better spread gear ratios

Renze
I have seen your reference to the 5441 a few times. To the best of my knowledge it does not and will not exist. I believe I never said that it would and I know I have mentioned at least once that I do not think Zetor is not going to build it. I can tell you for sure that regardless they are not building any 3 cylinder "Proxima engines" in the foreseeable future. Let me know if you know something different.
Happy Tractoring
Chipperman