For 2017 Deutz-Fahr introduced two budget basic combines for the Eastern European market. Two years later the more powerful of the two, the C5305, was also offered in Western Europe, where it was felt there were customers who preferred to use their own combine rather than rent one. The engine was upgraded to meet Stage 5 requirements. The C5000-series styling remained characteristically boxy. The threshing unit width was the same 111 cm that had last appeared on the Actor models at the turn of the millennium. Likewise, the grain tank capacity remained at 46 hl. However, there was a noticeable increase in overall length and weight.

The machine had five threshing drums. The cutting system was the Schumacher Easy Cut II. Reverse beater rotation was electrically driven. Engagement of the threshing unit and the grain tank unloading were both mechanical, as was the sieve adjustment.

The cab was the Commander Cab EVO, a simplified version of the one used in the larger models. Standard equipment included automatic reel speed control based on ground speed, automatic cutting‐height adjustment, and manual air-conditioning in the cab.

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