Belarus Tractors

1130Leo

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I am looking at one of these, it is a water cooled
diesel, about 50hp, not sure of year, but it has
under 1000 hours on it, seems in decent shape,
what are the good, bad, and the ugly on these? I
know it is russian built, and parts may be an
issue, but do they at least usually run decent and
around what hours are they pretty much scrap
price?
 
Not sure what they go for, but usually cheap. I have a 530 2wd w/loader that I bought new in '95-6, very rudimentary (ugly) but has never failed on me. I like to attribute it to the 60's tech- no computers or advanced tech, so it's not hateful to work on- in the few times I have. Did go with a Delco alt and a 2nd battery for a little more oomph in the winter. Easy on fuel, not the best power steering.
Bigger factor would be look for a reasonably local source for parts and mechanical expertise/advise.
Ugly...oh, yeah. Catch a lot of crap from other people and there purty colored tractors...yep. I just smile, brand new it cost less than a ragged out loader tractor of any other color (which I was replacing).
Oh, and my MF or Ford don't complain when they're park side to side.
 
There are some that have had good luck. I had an 822(?) 4x4 and cab. The 4x4 was the weakest I've ever seen and the air never worked for more than a few days. It was a POS in my opinion. We had a good dealer but because most people disliked them he went out of business. They advertised that they would start in the coldest weather and they were cheap on fuel. that was true if you could keep everything else together. Unless somebody gave me one I wouldn't want it but like I said before some like them.
 
Good to hear they do not fight with each other as my Massey's, International and my Deutz all cozy up with each other in the winter, would not want to start a brawl in the shed... LOL.
 
How many hours does it take for the cheque to clear the bank? Answer that and you know when scrap value sets in...
The only good thing I can say about the 520 we had... is that it was easy on fuel. That was good because you started it with a chain in the morning and never shut it off. You also never lost you way because there was always a trail of oil to lead you back home.
I wasn't sorry to see it leave. I think we got 1500 bucks for it... from a breaker that bought it.

Rod
 
Had a 5125 (Canadian model) it was a pretty decent tractor for what it cost. They leak oil. Are challenging to shift. They leak oil. Was a nimble little tractor to pull a grain drill with. Ours broke in half, but it was not meant to be a loader backhoe, which is what it spent most of its time doing. Did I mention they leak oil?

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I got to drive a new 840 4x4 in the 90's for about eight hours one day stacking round bales. Thought about buying it but I talked to one of the mechanics and he said they had a lot of trouble with the gaskets leaking. Only thing I didn't like about it was the steering wheel was offset about two inches from the centerline of the seat. Made my arms ache by the time I was done driving it. It was also a little hard to shift into gear.
 
http://www.mtzequipment.com/

if its mtz built then parts should not be a problem and seem to be reasonably priced.
 
Several of my neighbors had them. Basic opinion was they were okay for the money, but crude, and lousey shifters. Most of them didn't keep them very long. One guy commented that if they built their missles like they built their tractors, we didn't have much to worry about..................
 
They had a heck of a deal on the 925 MFWD with cab and loader in the mid 1990s. You could buy the entire package for $25K new. There where 8-10 of them sold around here to guys with livestock. The buyers told everyone how great it was to have new over an old worn out tractor for the money. Within 4-5 years every single one of them had been replaced. There are none that I know of left.

Weak MFWD

Slow hydraulics

Terrible parts availability ,think that has gotten better.

Cab was a good wind break at the best. The AC never worked very well and did not last long. The heater was not too bad.

The electrical system was a nightmare. Odd fuses and weak alternators. Most guys rewired them with Delco Alternators and regular fuses.

The market prices things pretty well. The Belarus tractors are "cheap" for a reason.
 
(quoted from post at 17:34:43 10/27/14) [b:d8cb48b6b1]They had a heck of a deal on the 925 MFWD with cab and loader in the mid 1990s. You could buy the entire package for $25K new.[/b:d8cb48b6b1] There where 8-10 of them sold around here to guys with livestock. The buyers told everyone how great it was to have new over an old worn out tractor for the money. Within 4-5 years every single one of them had been replaced. There are none that I know of left.

Weak MFWD

Slow hydraulics

Terrible parts availability ,think that has gotten better.

Cab was a good wind break at the best. The AC never worked very well and did not last long. The heater was not too bad.

The electrical system was a nightmare. Odd fuses and weak alternators. Most guys rewired them with Delco Alternators and regular fuses.

The market prices things pretty well. The Belarus tractors are "cheap" for a reason.
have a BeIarus 800 i bought used with 1500 hrs on it in 86 for 5 grand. I put over 14000 hrs on it since with very IittIe probIems, it is stiII used as backup tractor .It starts in a spIit second even when sitting for months at the time.
I bought a 93 BeIarus 925 with 800 hrs on it for $4000 tree years ago, it too has proved to be a good tractor as i had not a singIe probIem with it yet
 

Bizon, I never have owned one. Just worked on a few 10-15 years ago. Had trouble getting parts as none of the local dealers that had sold them where still in business. The main issue with the 925s around here was the front MFWD axle. They would break right at the spindle. That usually wiped out a bunch of the MFWD driveline.

They ran OK and seemed to be easy on fuel. The controls where really different. I never did figure all of them out. LOL
 
At scrap price it might work for you. bear in mind, they are far from perfect, most of what people say about them is true. I have a 825, and it has become a single use tractor now, we just use it for spraying. They seem to use little fuel and the MFWD has got me out of some slippery conditions. But the electrical system can be a nightmare. They leak oil and I could never get the 3-point to work like I would like it. They are a different breed. I can always pull-start it if needed.
 

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