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Read articles →This is a long-term owner's candid impressions after 150+ hours using his 3038E for firewood and dirt work on a wooded property, not a walkaround or spec sheet. He details modified fenders, spacer/chain setup, dry-rotted tires, dislikes for the hydrostatic transmission and EGR/regen system, fuel use, and why forks disappoint for log work. Best for buyers wanting real ownership gripes over sales talk.
An owner-operator with past John Deere dealership experience sharing unfiltered, hands-on complaints and praise from daily use of his own tractor.
The EGR emissions and regen system, which burns more fuel, smokes heavily, smells bad, and reduces power. He also dislikes the hydrostatic transmission.
No, he says forks stink for log work because you cannot see them well from the seat and cannot balance multiple logs of different lengths and sizes.
He bought it with 15 hours in 2021, it is a 2017 model, and it now has 407 hours, with over 150 put on at this property.
He added Bora spacers to fit tire chains, used Toyota Tundra lug nuts on some studs, and cut the fenders aggressively for clearance.
