Junk Deere 2520 and 62d falling apart

[47chevy]

The arms on my tractor are supported by the cable adjusting mechanism. I put it up all of the way when I remove the deck.

It takes about 1-2 minutes to remove my deck. About 4-5 minutes to remove the loader now. Was told not to remove the loader when we bought it just remove the bucket and use it that way. We have hit the house, garage and several trees with the loader arms.

 

[kennyd]

I tie the lift arms up with zip-ties when I remove the deck. I only take the arms off in the winter when I mount my snowplow.

 

[47chevy]

Here is a picture of the pin that was partially out.

 

[47chevy]

Well the deck came out again after about 2 hrs of mowing . This time the quick detach pin came out. The dealer pick it up on 8-26. The salesman and I talked about taking the mid mount lift completely apart and check everything. The last time it was there the mechanic did not do that, just replaced the pins . They want me to trade it off, said they are going to "cut it to the bone" on the price. I am thinking about going with a zero turn mower or the X540.

 

[ddivinia]

Well the deck came out again after about 2 hrs of mowing . This time the quick detach pin came out. The dealer pick it up on 8-26. The salesman and I talked about taking the mid mount lift completely apart and check everything. The last time it was there the mechanic did not do that, just replaced the pins . They want me to trade it off, said they are going to "cut it to the bone" on the price. I am thinking about going with a zero turn mower or the X540.

What is on the other side of the pin. I thought my 62" deck on my 2210 had big springs holding them in. Are those missing? Maybe they should put a cotter pin on the other end to keep them in there.

What all do you do with the tractor?

Once you use a z track for mowing your yard - you will not want anything else.

I had a 2210 and ended up getting a 4720 tractor and a 757 z track. The ztrack is out of this world. Rugged, fast, etc.

Bagged 131 bags of grass off my yard this weekend with it. I never see going back to a lawn tractor to mow my yard.

D.

 

[47chevy]

What is on the other side of the pin. I thought my 62" deck on my 2210 had big springs holding them in. Are those missing? Maybe they should put a cotter pin on the other end to keep them in there.

What all do you do with the tractor?

Once you use a z track for mowing your yard - you will not want anything else.

I had a 2210 and ended up getting a 4720 tractor and a 757 z track. The ztrack is out of this world. Rugged, fast, etc.

Bagged 131 bags of grass off my yard this weekend with it. I never see going back to a lawn tractor to mow my yard.


D.

Mine has a spring on the inside of the pin. Yes we did talk about installing a pin with a spring clip.

Since we got the tractor back all that it has done was mow the yard twice. I do have a ditch thats about 3 ft. deep but its is wide, nice and gentle. I have mowed that ditch with other mowers and have never had any problems.

Will have to see what kind of price they are going to offer on trade before we get the zero turn mower. Time will tell what is going to happen.

Just getting tired of having problems with a 18k lawn mower

 

[tomd999]

Hi 47,

Sorry to hear your still having issues. I read your last post and had a thought.

If you decide to give up on the deck, instead of loosing a bunch of cash trading the tractor, loader and deck on either a zero turn or an X series, ask the dealer because your having nothing but issues with it, if he'll swap out the 62d mid and lift for credit towards a Frontier, woods or land pride rear finish mower.

I know it's not as easy mow around tight areas but they are built like tanks. They use the 3 point arms and have their own wheels so no more lift issues. The guy down the road has what looks to be a 20+yo Woods in back of his Ford 600. I think his kid mows rocks with it and it comes back for more every time.

As far as a zero turn, my BIL recommends either Scag, Walker or Wright, he owns a power equipment shop and those are the brands he sees least for big repairs.

Hope it helps,

Tom

 

[T185]

Hi 47,

Sorry to hear your still having issues. I read your last post and had a thought.

If you decide to give up on the deck, instead of loosing a bunch of cash trading the tractor, loader and deck on either a zero turn or an X series, ask the dealer because your having nothing but issues with it, if he'll swap out the 62d mid and lift for credit towards a Frontier, woods or land pride rear finish mower.

I know it's not as easy mow around tight areas but they are built like tanks. They use the 3 point arms and have their own wheels so no more lift issues. The guy down the road has what looks to be a 20+yo Woods in back of his Ford 600. I think his kid mows rocks with it and it comes back for more every time.

As far as a zero turn, my BIL recommends either Scag, Walker or Wright, he owns a power equipment shop and those are the brands he sees least for big repairs.

Hope it helps,

Tom

+1 on the RFM

When I traded in my 2305 with a FEL & MMM I did not buy the MMM on my 2520. Honestly the main reason at the time was the price of the MMM...I found a used Brush Hog RFM for $500 on craigs list, with the i match system I can remove the RFM in under one minute and I do not have to worry about pins, lifting arms and such...

Try that with a MMM

 

[ddivinia]

MMM mowers are nice and they the "norm", but there options.

I tell ya - it is hard to say MMMs are junk. I had a JD 2210 with the 62" MMM. It worked great for me. I was good at taking it on and off. I learned if I was not mowing, take it off or I will tear it up or put a hole in the hydrauluc filter.

I discovered 1 tractor would not do it all. So I bought a 4720 tractor for the larger work and kept the 2210 for smaller work. Then I screwed up and drove a z track. The 2210 found a new home and I mow with the z track. It is built like a tank - works great.

OK, where am I going wit this story? I sold my 2210 to a buddy of mine. He has had all kinds of problems with the deck. Some how the deck got warped. Not once, but twice. I think he is going to get a RFM instead of repairing the MMM next time. He has a bad back, so i match on the RFM would be easier for him instead of a MMM anyway.

Maybe your dealer would let you demo a RFM and see if that does what you need.

Best of luck,
D.

 

[47chevy]

I got the tractor back last night. Parked it in the garage and have not looked at it. Was at the dealer yesterday just killing time before I went to work. Found out that the replacement arm came in 8-12. They did not know this as the parts dept did not tell anyone . They also told me that they only wanted to trade up to the 2720. If I want anything else (zero turn mower) it would be an even trade.

If I knew of a place to sell the tractor I would do it.