Help! 3 problems and just 11 hours in. Warranty? Insurance? Me?

[AKfish]

The dealer may be resisting the wider wheel width because his trailer is not wide enough to transport. I ran into this exact situation a few years ago when buying a new tractor. The dealer set the wheels in the widest position and when the service/delivery guy couldn't get it on the trailer because the trailer wasn't wide enough they called me. It would've been a problem any time the tractor had to be transported for repair/service so I gave in and said just go to the next setting which resolved the issue.

That's a possibility... although, a 5083e is a big enough load that trailers with sufficient capacity are usually deck-over trailers without fender wells to deal with. And, the decks are usually 102" at least.

AKfish

 

[gocards1177]

That's a possibility... although, a 5083e is a big enough load that trailers with sufficient capacity are usually deck-over trailers without fender wells to deal with. And, the decks are usually 102" at least.

AKfish

Yep.

 

[gocards1177]

If you want to run the edge of the rear wheels outside of the fender - your dealer should just go with it - not his call! Heck, if he was thinkin' ahead a bit - he might be able to interest you in those fancy, black fender extensions! :thumbsup:


AKfish

I think he was just trying to be helpful. You never know what you'll like till you try it. Are the fender extensions pretty easy break. Seems like they'd be just hanging out there but I guess no more so than the fenders themselves are now.

 

[AKfish]

I think he was just trying to be helpful. You never know what you'll like till you try it. Are the fender extensions pretty easy break. Seems like they'd be just hanging out there but I guess no more so than the fenders themselves are now.

Well... you can break anything if you really work at it!! I was worried that with cold temps and tree branches whackin' 'em they'd crack, etc. but they've been holding up for 2 winters just fine. I've got my 16.9-30's set as far out as they'll go without wheel spacers.

Those extensions have taken some pretty good smacks and no problems. Mud is all on them, too - not on my cab!

AKfish

 

[greg_g]

Mine are in their second year also, they're pretty resilient. Poor fit at the bottom, leaving an annoying gap between the extension and the fender that would regularly catch grass and brush. I resolved that by employing a pair of sturdy hitch pin clips (as clamps) to close the gap.

//greg//

 

[Verticaltrx]

1. You can probably safely transverse much steeper hills that you think even with the wheels in their current settings. Our two larger tractors 2550 Deere and M9540 Kubota are only 7' wide total and we take them on some very steep terrain. I'd get a little more seat time before you call the dealer back to change the tread settings.

2. Probably shouldn't be that way, might just need an adjustment, but that is something the dealer should look at.

3. Sounds about par for the course when operation a 10' pull-type mower. We have a 1008 Deere 10' pull-type and it operates in a similar fashion. Digging in and stalling out the tractor isn't uncommon if you run it over a berm, down into a ditch, etc. The slip clutch may be working fine, it just won't slip before the tractor stalls out (but probably would if you hit something completely immobile). If you were running it with 100 PTO hp then you'd probably slip the clutch when it dug into the dirt. There should be instructions in the manual for proper slip clutch adjustment. As for the vibration, start it back up and run it all the way up to speed for a few seconds and it should smooth out. The blades probably aren't quite swung out fully making it out of balance. We bottom out, hit stumps, rocks, etc many times with our 1008 and it's never had a problem.

 

[gocards1177]

As for the vibration, start it back up and run it all the way up to speed for a few seconds and it should smooth out. The blades probably aren't quite swung out fully making it out of balance. We bottom out, hit stumps, rocks, etc many times with our 1008 and it's never had a problem.

The blades were sticking out when I looked. Also, I ran it twice for about 2 minutes (as long as I could stand) at full speed and it didn't smooth out. I haven't had a chance since I started this thread to look into it again. In hind site, the difficulty of removing the PTO shaft from the tractor spindle has me concerned. Once it's disconnected from the tractor, shouldn't the shaft slide apart into to pieces pretty easily? Mine wasn't.

I contacted the dealer yesterday about the PTO not engaging. They're supposed to call me back today.

 

[Verticaltrx]

The blades were sticking out when I looked. Also, I ran it twice for about 2 minutes (as long as I could stand) at full speed and it didn't smooth out. I haven't had a chance since I started this thread to look into it again. In hind site, the difficulty of removing the PTO shaft from the tractor spindle has me concerned. Once it's disconnected from the tractor, shouldn't the shaft slide apart into to pieces pretty easily? Mine wasn't.

I contacted the dealer yesterday about the PTO not engaging. They're supposed to call me back today.

In that case it may not be related to the blades at all, might be a bent PTO shaft. A new properly greased PTO shaft should slide pretty easy. Does yours have the CV-type shaft or the equal angle shaft?

 

[gocards1177]

In that case it may not be related to the blades at all, might be a bent PTO shaft. A new properly greased PTO shaft should slide pretty easy. Does yours have the CV-type shaft or the equal angle shaft?

I don't know. How do I tell?

 

[gocards1177]

I don't know. How do I tell?

I googled it. I would say I have u joints. The pto didn't slide apart easily. It's out at our land so ill double check all of the suggestions this afternoon. Dealer didnt call yesterday so ill call them again today.

While I'm thinking of it. Is there a clever way to hook the cutter to the drawbar? Seems like a two person job. One person backs up while the other holds up the sideways u-shaped hitch. Otherwise if its up or down it doesn't seem the geometry would line up.