LEMONS!

   / LEMONS! #11  
Bought a new Branson cab last year what a piece of junk send back to dealer 4 times
85 hours on it, finally with a attorney Branson bought it back, bought a kubota
M7040 cab what a difference
 
   / LEMONS! #12  
My neighbor has a '07 Jinma that's sitting along his back fenceline rusting into the ground. Say's it's the biggest pile of crap he ever wasted 7 grand on....
He said the fit & finish was terrible.
 
   / LEMONS! #13  
My neighbor has a '07 Jinma that's sitting along his back fenceline rusting into the ground. Say's it's the biggest pile of crap he ever wasted 7 grand on....
He said the fit & finish was terrible.

Buy a Jinma and complain about fit and finish? That's kinda funny.
 
   / LEMONS! #14  
Not really a tractor although they call it one a L130 john deere lawn tractor. The blade spindles do not have a grease zert and the tranny is good for only 200 hours and then must be replaced. You can try and remove the tranny drain it and sometimes it works sometimes it does not. What a piece of junk.

I call my L-130 the L(emon)-130. Electric clutch and switch went out at 56-hours. On my third mower deck belt, and yes the deck is adjusted properly. The thing has 75-hours on it now. If my tranny pukes, I won't fix it, it gets junked. I didn't expect a full fledged Deere; but geez this thing is disappointing.

It's to bad this is about Tractors. I have a Ford AreoStar story that would make grown men cry.

Sounds like the '83 S-10 pickup I had. That POS cured me of ever buying a GM product ever again.

The biggest lemon we own is our house...that one hurts.
 
   / LEMONS! #15  
Speaking of houses, after spending many thousands of dollars fixing the last house I bought (tract home builder) I swore never to buy a pre-built home again. I waited over a year to get the building contractor that I used to build my house, just to improve the odds of not getting a lemon. We cant do much about some things, like watching our tractors or cars getting built but we can limit our other lifes "lemon" potentials with a little extra time and thought. I have never read the lemon laws, but I thought they applied equally to anything bought in the state, not just cars.
 
   / LEMONS! #16  
I call my L-130 the L(emon)-130. Electric clutch and switch went out at 56-hours. On my third mower deck belt, and yes the deck is adjusted properly. The thing has 75-hours on it now. If my tranny pukes, I won't fix it, it gets junked. I didn't expect a full fledged Deere; but geez this thing is disappointing.



Sounds like the '83 S-10 pickup I had. That POS cured me of ever buying a GM product ever again.

The biggest lemon we own is our house...that one hurts.

So you held a grudge from 1983-2010. 27 years. Man, I'd hate to be on your bad side. :laughing:
I think all American car companies were building lemons in massive quantities back in 1983. They've improved a tad since then. :laughing:

Too bad about your Deere. I really love Deere equipment and would own all Deere if things worked out differently for me. I was warned not to buy any box-store Deere equipment. Was driving down a local road and while watching a guy cutting his front lawn, he hit a bump and broke his front axle. :ashamed:
 
   / LEMONS! #17  
I have had good service from all the tractors I have owned. A whopping 3 so not much experience. The biggest POS I have seen is a Cub Cadet ZTR that I maintain.

I have a few truck stories like the rest of us.

Chris
 
   / LEMONS! #18  
I had a cub cadet 28 hp tractor with a mmm and loader. The MM never worked right, threw belts or chewed through belts as fast as the wind changes. 2 years and about 12-14 returns to the dealer, and cub cadet gave me a rear three point to replace the MM. The first two days I owned the tractor the radiator jug cracked. The brakes went within the first month. The most aggravating thing was having my tractor in the shop for about 4 weeks. I had to pay someone to cut my field - talk about mad, boy was I. I wrote and called CC, emailed them, talked to the manager etc etc. The dealer was ok and kept trying to fix it.

I got to know the service guy really well, heck of a nice guy. He now works for a car dealership. Told me that the tractor was the biggest POS he ever saw.

Bought my kioti and have had some small issues, but all in all, it has been a totally different experience.
 
   / LEMONS! #19  
I had a cub cadet 28 hp tractor with a mmm and loader. The MM never worked right, threw belts or chewed through belts as fast as the wind changes. 2 years and about 12-14 returns to the dealer, and cub cadet gave me a rear three point to replace the MM. The first two days I owned the tractor the radiator jug cracked. The brakes went within the first month. The most aggravating thing was having my tractor in the shop for about 4 weeks. I had to pay someone to cut my field - talk about mad, boy was I. I wrote and called CC, emailed them, talked to the manager etc etc. The dealer was ok and kept trying to fix it.

I got to know the service guy really well, heck of a nice guy. He now works for a car dealership. Told me that the tractor was the biggest POS he ever saw.

Bought my kioti and have had some small issues, but all in all, it has been a totally different experience.

Heard nothing but horror stories about Cub cadet. There's a nearby CC dealer with a ~4 yr old nice CC 4x4 subcut with a 60" MMM & FEL sinking into the ground. Only has ~20 hours on it. Owner brought it back to dealer so many times for warranty repairs, they bought it back from customer. I offered to buy it from them thinking I could get it real cheap, he said it was such a POS that they have been forbidden by CC to sell it to anyone. He told me it will be picked up and crushed.
 
   / LEMONS! #20  
So you held a grudge from 1983-2010. 27 years. Man, I'd hate to be on your bad side. :laughing:
I think all American car companies were building lemons in massive quantities back in 1983. They've improved a tad since then. :laughing:

Too bad about your Deere. I really love Deere equipment and would own all Deere if things worked out differently for me. I was warned not to buy any box-store Deere equipment. Was driving down a local road and while watching a guy cutting his front lawn, he hit a bump and broke his front axle. :ashamed:

I got rid of that S-10 in '95; but yes, I hold a grudge against GM for making crap.

I'm happy with my Deere 4200, and Deere gas trimmer, and Deere rear blade made by Woods. The L-130 is a disappointment. As I might have said, I didn't expect the same heavy construction of a CUT; but geez, having the electric clutch and dash mounted actuator switch puke at 56-hours, costing me around $200 with tax included is not a good thing.
 

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