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My humble apologies, glenn_g. So much for truth in advertising. However, Their bold claim of being "The Manufacturer" seems to be outright fraud. This is why I have become very cautious of ANYTHING Chinese. I wonder if it is painted with a lead based paint?

Well, I am still on my quest for body parts, have been for over a year now. Things that no stateside reseller keeps around or seems to be able to procure. 1, the molded plastic/vinyl mud guard attached to the fenders. Caught a tree while sliding down an embankment. the left gaurd and the plastic/vinyl tail light assembly where scraped off clean. It is shown on the cover page on the tractor I own but is not listed in the manual. 2.The Tachometer has not worked since 3 months after purchase and 3.the headlights and turn signals stopped working shortly after that. Gee, if only I had a dealer to work with me.

If you just have to buy a foreign tractor, my highest advice to everyone is: make sure the dealer is sound! I would also be very skeptical of any brand that does not have a U.S. representative and parts warehouse.

Spent some time comparing part numbers on-line last night at Circle G tractors, they have many identical looking and part numbers for the 300 and 400 series, as my Leopard 354 if it starts with a "FT 300.xx.xxx " it appears to be the same part.

Circle G, (no I don't work for them) has helped me out with a broken steering tie rod (original was sorry metal full of voids and snapped like a twig) and an oil filter adapter replacement. They seem to have the most viewable parts of all the tractor suppliers I have been able to find. I'm sure the board is familiar with this site but Justin Case, their link is below.

Only major problem I have had is loss of the 4 wheel drive due to a snapped axle (while driving over straight and level terrain and no load). The original drive shaft was made of a thin wall pipe that snapped clean at the rear spline. Luckily my local mechanic made me a new one out of solid bar stock.

Don't get me wrong now, the Futian is a decent tractor but it isn't suited very well for the purpose that I bought it for, that is clearing trees and building a small pond (50x100). My (out of business)dealer told me It would be perfect for that (oh yeah truth in advertising). It has been great for leveling the gravel drive, leveling out the yard and hauling brush and tree debris. Love the Hog hanger, the box blade and the rake attachments.

FOTON TRACTOR Review
Jinma Farmpro Agracat Nortrac
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As an owner of one of the affore mentioned tractors (as described in the lawsuit) I can tell you for a FACT these tractors have as much in common with New Hollands as a Buick has with a Mercury. Except, they do have similar hood line, somewhat similar blue paint scheme and cheesy vinyl white lettering. Any other semblance is that it is a tractor with 4 wheels and is blue. Not even the Ford/New Holland blue. The Futian/FOTON/Jinma/DongHueng, chinese fung-shwei whatevers and several other names being imported into the U.S are nothing at all like a New Holland. By the way (Ford)New Holland, is now going to a yellow paint scheme watch out Catepillar!

Futian Foton tractors
Jinma Farmpro Agracat Nortrac
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