I have a Zetor. 12145 we bought new 1986 great tractor parts are available and good price from Zetor Direct Australia l love it. Queensland Australia.

Great tractors, well under rated, and well ahead of their time 40 or 50 years ago. We ran an 8011 (80 HP, 2WD) in Northeastern UK in the 70's and early 80's. A great machine, never gave us any problems. See some around here in Canada, but lots still sold and used in the UK. Parts should not be a problem. At one point I think they were also sold as Long teactors in the USA, and painted blue. I'd but one anyday, if I needed one.

That's a 120hp tractor. Were big here in Europe back in the day, great PTO work machine. They are an underappreciated legend.

@jf-man390

9 ай бұрын

they were a good tractor but when they gave trouble they gave trouble

Great Info & research. Have no fear. Pop off the final drive with rear wheel installed. Use hay fork in front end loader. The tractor was probably upside down or at least slid down a Hill and Have done this twice. Once collapsed a piston and Bent a rod on a second. Pot. No big problem replaced only these parts. Have pulled 35 large round bales in the steepest hills loaded from tyres. It is an honest 100hp and have seen 200hp from the factory annomoly I know but the customer was senceable so we Left it there on a 16145 which has the Trans.constant mesh 3 Speed instead of the cashbox yours has. It still shifts great but it's not what you think. All Zetors I have were gotten from dealer trades and should have had more concise Dealer Prep so first thing I have found is the overide valve release to give way when the 3 Point hitch is in top position. The adjustment is near the hole for the Quick coupler set . It is a capped part on an hydraulic tube looking like a dead end. Remove cap and see a flat 🪛 stud with a hole in the center. If it is not adjusted properly the Trans. Oil will get hot as the 3point creeps up during the day and the ball restrictor needs to be backed off maybe 1/2 turn is all I needed to do on a total of 3 Tractors. Yes they were all under 5 figures and like brand new but THE PRE SERVICE INSPECTION SHEET WAS NOT DONE. THANKS

@davidbowers912

6 ай бұрын

Oh Yeah those Cabbage wagons ran Arrow straight @25 mph in tandem and had Air brakes on each wagon. Train quick coupler or drop pintle hitch that connects from inside the cab on 3 of my units.

Great tractors, we used a 16145 for 20 years on our farm. When doing field work the majority of your torque is with it wide open.

Looking forward to a series of vlogs ,I spent 3000 hrs on a 8045 back in the 80s on a hilly farm in the UK in my younger day's just out of school so good luck 👍

@thewayidoit8895

Жыл бұрын

We are in the beginnings of Winter here. I have run out of time and the tractor sits as a lawn ornament. I retired in July thinking I'd have nothing but time......Keep the faith, I will get to it!

Looks like it’s gonna be a fun project

@thewayidoit8895

Жыл бұрын

I'm just waiting for better weather. I almost went out there today but 36F or 2C is a bit cold to start the project. I surely want to see it move!

@802louis

Жыл бұрын

@@thewayidoit8895 I know what you’re saying it was cold here today cut some firewood getting ready for Maple sugaring

12145 = 120HP 4wd. Strong, rugged economical tractors with a few Eastern European foibles such as mediocre brakes and hydraulics. Very good engines - 6842cc capacity

@thewayidoit8895

7 ай бұрын

Still sitting and waiting. I'm on a project bigger than I expected but hope to get this tractor fired up in the spring!

Zetor 12145 and brother Ursus 1214 are one of the most popular tractors in Poland and probably in the Czech Republic and Slovakia too

@thewayidoit8895

5 ай бұрын

I was just sitting here thinking about how much pleasure it will bring me to see thus run. I'd like to adapt a turbo to it. Perhaps off a 2000 ford 7.3L powerstroke!

@cyprian1219

5 ай бұрын

​@@thewayidoit8895 the standard version with turbo has 155 hp but there is a different injection pump. It's probably a new type of engine, so it should be almost the same as the turbo one.

Way over 100hp. between 120 and 150 hp. With a turbo added 170/180 possible. Monumental amount of torque will pull from really quite low rpm too. Engines are bomb proof, back end less so.

@thewayidoit8895

Жыл бұрын

I'm getting excited. The weather will break soon.

i found a 6211 local to me in really good shape for 4500 but am scared to get it because i dont know how hard it will be to find parts or a shop that will work on it

@thewayidoit8895

8 ай бұрын

"Shop that will work on it" is a dirty word. Just go buy a new John Deere.... sorry....

121 horsepower, and the 45 denotes "4wd". If that was a 2wd, it'd be 12111. Renowned for their traction, some of the original hoses and seals weren't super quality, and brakes were less impressive than more modern stuff.

@thewayidoit8895

2 жыл бұрын

Great info. So the engine is 121HP (for bragging) with documented roughly 98 HP at the PTO. Thank You.

@nigelmchugh5541

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewayidoit8895 Makes zero sense to remove the brakes, and put the axle back together again... Parts are not crazy expensive.

@thewayidoit8895

2 жыл бұрын

@@nigelmchugh5541 I don't understand it myself. When you have time and $0 anything can seem expensive. It will get fixed once I prove the engine is good.

@rabaipeter8702

2 жыл бұрын

no its a 12145 zetor cristal 121 hp

@garethifan1034

Жыл бұрын

120hp with a 112hp on the PTO. These had some pretty outstanding PTO performance while using 10 gallons less diesel a day than an equivalent Ford.

In 1972 this Tractor had Isolated cab suspension, inguage on the Fly 4wd ,2 speed power shift,Radial Tyres and an on board compressor. To change Tyre pressure from field to road. Oh!Yes and a 50 kph ok r 25 mph travel speed. Great brakes if serviced properly because is came to north america with seating for Babushka in the buddie seat and two more fold down seat's behind the driver fur Sunday Gi to meeting day with your load of Cabbage. Hear the seat's were tossed abd brakes were less important when the family us not put at risk. The country had a very poor chemical and petroleum industry so hoses and fabric things are poor ad well but without petroleum the state government forced an engine that to this day JUST SIPS FUELS. the engine oil was Standard 30 And would stay Golden clean without detergents because of the centrefuge oil cleaner Rather than paper filter's . I still use standard 30 oil. Mine has a engine coolant heat exchanger on the oul Pan .

Zetor nejlepčý. :D

They’re not synchronised gearboxes well at least mine isn’t. In fact they’re quiet the opposite😂 oh and also the gearsticks are not supposed to be that short

@thewayidoit8895

Жыл бұрын

I will find out. I have seen many videos of guys in Europe run down the road shifting gears. They don't seem to be double clutching to match rpm. bad synchros can seem like regular gears. But, again, I will find out if it runs.

@adamobrien8411

Жыл бұрын

@@thewayidoit8895 yeah well in the later model the 12245 14245 etc… they had a 3 speed synchronised gearbox. But I’m 90% sure that tractor of yours is not synchronised sometimes you get lucky and catch a gear straight away

@adamobrien8411

Жыл бұрын

@@thewayidoit8895 oh and by the way your tractor has a 15mph gearbox whilst some had the option to have a 24mph gearbox which was even harder to use