I purchased my 2305 two winters ago, specifically to blow snow. I live in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan where the snow average is 250" per year. The dealer delivered the machine ran it for 30 seconds and had to bring it back to the shop to reinstall a part or parts he had earlier robbed. From day one the blower has been noisey. At 100 hours the chaindrive went to pieces. The dealer would not honor the warranty. He said I was blowing too much snow and abusing the machine. I ordered new sprokets and chain. On disassembly I discovered the carrier for the small sprocket that the PTO shaft attaches to had a cold weld on one side. You can only see this upon complete disassembly of the chain drive. I showed the cold weld on the part and the dealer grudgenly agreed to repair it at no cost to me. The blower was returned to me and it ran well but was still noisey. During this time I was breaking an excessive amount of shearpins for the auger.
Jump to this year. I determined that I was breaking AUGER shearpins due to sides flexing, which would cause stress on shearpins. After fabricating two 1/4" sideplates and attaching, no more broken auger shearpins. Come to find out, If I had ordered the next larger tractor John Deere would have come with identical side plates for reenforcement.
This year ONLY 10 hours operating time after the dealers warranty repair, the Large sprocket fell off the shaft on the snowblower. Again the dealer said he would not cover the failure. He did tell me that John Deere used to use a #50 chain and sprockets instead of the current #40 size chain. I ordered the #50 chain and sprocket. Apon delivery the dealer's employee contacted J>D> and it was determined that there was a bad batch of sprockets and they would cover the parts. I installed the new larger sprockets and chain. I have to tighten weekly as the vibration from the pto drive shaft is beating the machine to death.
I have been looking at how to make a pto shaft that has a constant velocity joint and U joint to connect Blower to tractor. I learned today that John Deere has such an item! It is John Deere Part number AM138128 UNIVERSAL DRIVESHAFT. It seems John Deere is very aware of this problem. I brought this information to the dealer and told him I wanted it provided to me under warranty and I wanted the blown carrier bearings and shaft replaced also. I further told him I wanted the bolts holding the chain sprocket carrier replaced as they would not keep tension on the chain. The dealer agreed. I will believe it when I see it. I was given a rather nebulos time next week, maybe for the repair.
I really like John Deere, however this dealer is killing me. I should not have had to become a driveline expert to get this fixed. The dealer has been either unable or unwilling to support me. I do know John Deere does testing and research in real life conditions and is American made. That is why I bought it.
In summary, 2305 owners with snowblower driveline issues have an option AM138128 is for the pto shaft from the blower to tractor. There is a long shaft that goes from mid pto shaft splint to the front carrier bearings. It also has a constant velocity Joint in the assembly. I will post that part number a bit later. I sure hope this helps somebody.
Jump to this year. I determined that I was breaking AUGER shearpins due to sides flexing, which would cause stress on shearpins. After fabricating two 1/4" sideplates and attaching, no more broken auger shearpins. Come to find out, If I had ordered the next larger tractor John Deere would have come with identical side plates for reenforcement.
This year ONLY 10 hours operating time after the dealers warranty repair, the Large sprocket fell off the shaft on the snowblower. Again the dealer said he would not cover the failure. He did tell me that John Deere used to use a #50 chain and sprockets instead of the current #40 size chain. I ordered the #50 chain and sprocket. Apon delivery the dealer's employee contacted J>D> and it was determined that there was a bad batch of sprockets and they would cover the parts. I installed the new larger sprockets and chain. I have to tighten weekly as the vibration from the pto drive shaft is beating the machine to death.
I have been looking at how to make a pto shaft that has a constant velocity joint and U joint to connect Blower to tractor. I learned today that John Deere has such an item! It is John Deere Part number AM138128 UNIVERSAL DRIVESHAFT. It seems John Deere is very aware of this problem. I brought this information to the dealer and told him I wanted it provided to me under warranty and I wanted the blown carrier bearings and shaft replaced also. I further told him I wanted the bolts holding the chain sprocket carrier replaced as they would not keep tension on the chain. The dealer agreed. I will believe it when I see it. I was given a rather nebulos time next week, maybe for the repair.
I really like John Deere, however this dealer is killing me. I should not have had to become a driveline expert to get this fixed. The dealer has been either unable or unwilling to support me. I do know John Deere does testing and research in real life conditions and is American made. That is why I bought it.
In summary, 2305 owners with snowblower driveline issues have an option AM138128 is for the pto shaft from the blower to tractor. There is a long shaft that goes from mid pto shaft splint to the front carrier bearings. It also has a constant velocity Joint in the assembly. I will post that part number a bit later. I sure hope this helps somebody.
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