Post by Foggy on Oct 6, 2017 17:41:56 GMT -6
Well.....I lost the front wheel drive on my tractor. Took it to the dealer.....and got the news today. The shaft and couplings to drive the front axel are stripped away.....and it's gonna take $2000 in labor (20 hours) and $1000 in parts to do the repairs. Also need some new boots on the front axel. All said and done, I will end up spending about $3200 to do the needed repairs. OUCH!
I suppose I could try to find an independent guy and save a few bucks.....but I gave 'em the go ahead today. "If you wanna play....you gotta pay sometimes".
I think the JD front drives are a weak link. Maybe true for lot of other brands too. One of those times when you think a guy could "trade-up" more often and get full warranty and not have these issues. My tractor is a 2006 model.....and it's only got 550 hours on it. (3320 JD)
I really like the tractor....but those costs are a bit stout.
I suppose I could try to find an independent guy and save a few bucks.....but I gave 'em the go ahead today. "If you wanna play....you gotta pay sometimes".
I think the JD front drives are a weak link. Maybe true for lot of other brands too. One of those times when you think a guy could "trade-up" more often and get full warranty and not have these issues. My tractor is a 2006 model.....and it's only got 550 hours on it. (3320 JD)
I really like the tractor....but those costs are a bit stout.
