Where is the T5?

This is an owner's update on a real warranty repair, not a buying guide. The T5 had a banging noise in the rear end while square baling, and the owner visits the dealer mid-teardown to show the trumpet housings, PTO gear set, ring and pinion, and spider gears exposed, explaining the diagnosis (backlash on the ring and pinion) under New Holland warranty. Useful mainly for current T5 owners troubleshooting similar drivetrain noise.

Posted by an owner-operator (DLH Farms) documenting hands-on issues and repairs with their own T5 and family tractors, not a dealer or reviewer.