Bertilak
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I originally ordered a 4110 and I was very surprised when two weeks after placing the order that no one could tell me the status of my machine--neither the dealer nor big JD. I really needed a tractor, so I decided to upgrade to the 4115 which my dealer had in stock. Everything arrived yesterday except the 60" MMM. The dealer doesn't have a clue when the MMM will arrive but he generously loaned me a 72" 3-point mower to use while I'm waiting for the MMM. So far so good.
Unfortunatly, I had some problems with the tractor the first day it was delivered.
After operating the tractor for about an hour I noticed continual (1-2 minutes) whitish-blue smoke coming from the exhaust. I shut down the machine and called the dealer and their service guy told me to "check the oil" and to "keep an eye on the exhaust." When I went to restart the tractor, I counldn't get it started. After about three hours of trouble-shooting I discovered that I appear to have a short in the part of the wiring harness that tells the tractor that the brake is depressed. By jiggling one of the wires I was able to get the tractor running again.
I put about six more hours on the machine this weekend without further incident.
After spending nearly $20000 on a machine is it unreasonable to expect that it should operate correctly the first day? Starting to wonder if I should have went orange . . .
For those interested, here are the specs and final prices (not including tax). The $1200 discount is applied to these numbers:
4115 with/R4s--$13427
410 FEL--$1899
60" MMM--$1749
60" Landpride BB--$575
Unfortunatly, I had some problems with the tractor the first day it was delivered.
After operating the tractor for about an hour I noticed continual (1-2 minutes) whitish-blue smoke coming from the exhaust. I shut down the machine and called the dealer and their service guy told me to "check the oil" and to "keep an eye on the exhaust." When I went to restart the tractor, I counldn't get it started. After about three hours of trouble-shooting I discovered that I appear to have a short in the part of the wiring harness that tells the tractor that the brake is depressed. By jiggling one of the wires I was able to get the tractor running again.
I put about six more hours on the machine this weekend without further incident.
After spending nearly $20000 on a machine is it unreasonable to expect that it should operate correctly the first day? Starting to wonder if I should have went orange . . .
For those interested, here are the specs and final prices (not including tax). The $1200 discount is applied to these numbers:
4115 with/R4s--$13427
410 FEL--$1899
60" MMM--$1749
60" Landpride BB--$575