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Read articles →This is an owner-made operating tutorial on a 2013 John Deere 3520 with cab, H160 loader, rear SUVs, and ballast box, not a sales walkaround. It walks through cab controls, driving with the twin-pedal hydrostatic system, loader curl/tilt and pin removal, detaching the ballast box, and PTO operation, plus brief mention of real ownership issues (a PTO fault and a coolant/AC problem). Best for someone wanting a hands-on controls-and-attachments primer rather than specs or pricing.
Posted by an owner who has run this tractor for about five years, sharing personal, hands-on impressions rather than a dealer or professional review.
Curl it level with the ground, pull the pins on each side, then roll the loader out and down to release the attachment. Reverse the steps to reattach.
Lower the throttle, set the parking brake, then pull the hitch lever forward to lower the ballast box to the ground until it clears the top hook.
The owner had a PTO fault where it would not kick in, and a coolant and AC issue where it ate coolant and AC stopped working, both fixed by the dealer.
Push backward to go backward and push forward to go forward, making the tractor simple to operate for driving.
