Strengths Has not not been running long enough to find strengths.

Weaknesses Owned for eight months, 44 hours. Three point hitch has stuck in the up positon twice, engine smokes and looses power. Been repaired 5 times so far. This is a lemon and John Deere will not replace.

Overall Will never buy John Deere again.

Strengths Before I purchased my John Deere 5103 tractor with 512 front-end loader, I did a lot of research on-line. The tractor reviews I read were VERY helpful in allowing me to make an informed decision. I hope my review will be beneficial to other perspective tractor buyers out there. Let me first give a little background about my experience using tractors and what I was looking for in a new tractor. I am 35 years old and the only tractors I have operated on a routine basis until now are Ford N-series tractors. The vast majority of my tractor time has been spent on my late father’s 1942 Ford 9N. My family has used this tractor for over 40 years to do maintenance work on our 160 acre farm. It has been used primarily for mowing and scoop work. The 3-point hitch dirt scoop is used for moving fill dirt to eroding areas (gulleys) on our farm. When I started my search for a new tractor, I told myself I wanted something as close to a Ford N-series tractor as possible. I envisioned the perfect tractor for my needs would be a tractor just like my family’s old 9N except with a little more horsepower and greater 3-point hitch lift capacity. When I found the New Holland TT55, I thought this tractor was for me. It has the transmission shift levers (gear lever + range lever) on the floor just like the old N-series tractors from Ford. However, the TT55 levers are very short and I felt like I had to lean forward a long way just to reach them. It also felt like a big, clumsy tractor. So I continued my search, looking at everything from Kubota MX5000 to finally John Deere’s 5103. In July 2006, I bought my tractor from a local Kansas dealer. For a brand new 2006 John Deere 5103 I paid $14,250. The brand new 512 front-end loader was an additional $3,500 installed. This brought the total price for my tractor and loader to $17,750 (no tax for ag use). The dealership was less than 10 miles from my farm, so I just drove the tractor home. My 5103 has surpassed my

Weaknesses Vertical exhaust pipe tends to catch on tree limbs.

Overall Great tractor for the price!

Strengths VERY STRONG FOR THE SIZE. TURBO'S GREAT

Weaknesses A LITTLE GRIND IN THE GEARS SOMETIMES

Overall CAN'T BE BEAT FOR POWER AND PRICE BY ANY OTHER TYPE TRACTOR. PERFECT FOR MY HORSE FARM

Strengths BETTER THAN EXPECTED

Weaknesses GEARS GRIND SOMETIMES

Overall NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE

Strengths Good on fuel since it has been in the shop for for nine of fourteen days since I bought it.

Weaknesses Oil seaping into the cooling system after only eleven hours of use. Dealer REFUSES to back the product and refund my money or replace. John Deere executives non-responsive thus far and the area rep only cares to satisfy the dealer. Very poor customer service.

Overall Do not buy anything from this dealer. He is unprofessional, dishonest, and only cares about the sale.

Strengths Great Tractor, plenty of power for plowing, mowing, even pulls a large GEHL round baler with ease.

Weaknesses Bolt that holds the PTO lever keeps breaking off. It needs to have bearings and doesnt. It only costs $10.00, but you replace it about 3 times a year if you use the PTO a lot

Overall You cant go wrong with this tractor. If they would only fix the PTO bolt that keeps breaking it would be perfect.

Strengths Good solid tractor, plenty of power, have mowed down heavy brush and plowed hard ground with little drop in RPM's. 512 loader is a great addition and worth every penny, lifts almost anything with ease!

Weaknesses collar shift transmission makes loader work a bit more time consuming due to the fact that you must stop to shift.

Overall overall excellent tractor lives up to the john dere name!

Strengths Comfortable,Plenty of power great buy.

Weaknesses The gears grind where they arent syncronized.

Overall I would recommend it to anyone. Massey of New Holland cnt touch it for the price.