nunyabinis
Gold Member
While pushing a couple of tree limbs into the edge of the woods something went "pop". I stopped and started backing up and something didn't feel "right". I looked down and the right front wheel was turned 90 degrees to the right. The whole wheel assembly had come loose and "fallen" from the front axle. I was at the Hunt Club with no access to large tools so I called the nearest Deere Dealer who, to their credit, got a mechanic on site in the middle of nowhere within two hours.
The wheel assembly is held on by a large snap ring. The snap ring seems to have either snapped in half or come out of it's groove and fallen into the wheel drive gears. Both bearings on that wheel and all the seals will have to be replaced. I am VERY frustrated. This machine only has 269 hours on it.
Has anyone else either seen or heard of this? I asked the Service Manager to please check with Deere to see if there are any Technical Service Bulletins or Tech Alerts that address this issue. I've had the machine for 2.5 years so it's technically out of warranty.
Thoughts?
The wheel assembly is held on by a large snap ring. The snap ring seems to have either snapped in half or come out of it's groove and fallen into the wheel drive gears. Both bearings on that wheel and all the seals will have to be replaced. I am VERY frustrated. This machine only has 269 hours on it.
Has anyone else either seen or heard of this? I asked the Service Manager to please check with Deere to see if there are any Technical Service Bulletins or Tech Alerts that address this issue. I've had the machine for 2.5 years so it's technically out of warranty.
Thoughts?