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Read articles →Distinctive for its candid buyer's-remorse framing: the host paid $14,000 at auction for a 2011 JD 3520 with 3,630 hours without inspecting it first, then shares what ten hours of actual use revealed. Covers hydraulic valve fixes, minor body damage, seat condition, PTO and third-function valve confidence, a steering wear concern, and cost-per-hour figures. Best for used-tractor buyers weighing high-hour machines.
An owner-operator channel focused on compact tractors and family projects, with no dealership affiliation evident, expect a candid, self-deprecating perspective rather than a sales pitch.
Yes. The host did not stop to look at the 3520 before the auction and calls it an example of how not to buy equipment, since he overpaid without checking it.
Push in the valve a little with a screwdriver to free the electric solenoid, a method shown in detail in a referenced video by Ken from Bolt-On Hooks.
The host says it costs $2.73 per hour to run, and suspects it may actually be a bit less than that.
Yes, the host says he is confident the PTO is solid and the third function valve is solid after using a box blade and six-foot tiller for ten hours.
