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Read articles →An owner-driven critique covering eight specific gripes: the exposed low-mounted hydraulic filter, rough cold-weather starts and a workaround for glow-plug cycling, stiff range-shift and four-wheel-drive engagement, poor ground clearance, the narrow four-foot bucket, a basic unsprung seat, and the inability to run two hydraulic functions simultaneously. Real-world context throughout, including comparisons to his work equipment. Most useful for shoppers weighing a CS2520 or any sub-compact tractor purchase.
An owner-operator sharing candid impressions from personal use, with no apparent dealership or brand affiliation.
It is mounted underneath the tractor, sticking down lower than anything else, making it the first thing likely to hit obstacles and crack, causing hydraulic fluid loss.
The owner cycles the glow plugs twice, turning the key on and off until they time out twice before starting, and keeps the throttle pushed forward slightly instead of all the way back.
Not well. You can force it by running RPMs up to 2500 to 3000 and positioning the lever carefully, but both functions move so slowly it is pointless.
The bucket is only four feet wide and not even 20 inches deep, sized to match the loader's lift capacity but moving less material per pass.
