Disconnecting the battery may clear certain codes from showing on the instrument cluster if they have been fixed, but might not clear all stored codes from ECU memory. Some codes like S1485 F7 won't go away until after 50 engine starts since the problem was fixed, even if the dealer tries to...
Does the drive shaft between the mid pto and mower gearbox stop turning when the mower stops turning? If so, the pto clutch is slipping and will need to be replaced. It doesn't sound like the mower deck belt is slipping from what you described.
LS doesn't sell service manuals and the only ones the dealers have are online through their dealer portal which is proprietary and copyrighted. Ebay and Durattach have manuals but not for all models.
All brands of tractors can and do have floppy bucket syndrome, not because of a defect but because of the laws of physics. During the dump cycle, the weight in the bucket pulls it down faster than oil can be supplied to fill the base end of the cylinders which causes cavitation. While oil is...
When you said a newer tractor I thought you meant a current model, not a R4041 from 2011. The newer models have a different engine. Not sure where you were looking in the manual, but this information is in the manual in section 5. Here are pictures from the R series manual of transmission and...
You can get different size pins to put on your implements also, or just use adapter bushings as mentioned above. The easiest and least expensive way is to get a cat 2 to cat 1 adapter bushing kit. Your tractor probably has category 2 hitch and your implements have category 1. Category 1 has...
Apparently the new MT2 series such as a MT242 now have a different loader control valve with an oil regeneration circuit that helps to fill the cylinders faster during the dump cycle to reduce floppy bucket syndrome. Just heard about this from my dealer's LS service rep. He also said the hitch...
I am told by my dealer that the regen lights operate the same as they did before with the LS engine. A blinking light means it wants to do a regen but can't because the engine rpm is too low or the engine and exhaust temps are too low. It doesn't mean it is doing a regen. When it is doing an...
A couple things can be happening. To do an active regen while you are using the tractor, the engine needs to be warmed up to normal operating temp and it must be throttled up to at least 2200 RPM. Full throttle is better. If the temp light is flashing it means these conditions are not met. To...
These subcompacts don't have draft control. When a hitch won't lower, it's usually the drop speed knob screwed all the way in, and if the hitch won't raise, usually a remote lever with detent is not in neutral.
The tire should be filled with beet juice to just below the valve stem when it's at the top. When they pump in the beet juice, the only way to know when it's full is by listening to the sound it makes when it's spraying into the tire. Sometimes they get a little overfilled and the extra will...
My dealer checked several new tractors on their sales lot. They raised the loaders and put lines on the cylinder rods with a magic marker so they could determine how much they settle over time. All of them settled about 1/4" in a half hour. Then they filled the bucket with wet sand and...
Running at higher RPM, working it harder, and not idling excessively does help to keep the exhaust burning cleaner and reducing the frequency of regens, but it will still have to regen regardless. A regen every 25 to 50 hours used to be considered normal, but that was with Tier IV and Tier IV B...
There have been a few that had a defect in a molding seam when the tank was made, but that usually shows up in a short time after the tractor is purchased. If yours is a 2020 it would be odd for it to start leaking after this much time, but anything is possible. It could have a crack. I saw...