2210 mid-pto leak

Hypernix · Sep 5, 2005

Ha that could be me! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

The mid PTO (or at least somewhere close to it) started to leak a week or two after I got my 4110. I called my dealer, and he came to pick it up and did the work under wanrraty. He told me they had to split the tractor in half to fix it! It took a week to get my tractor back /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

So far it has not leaked again!

Hypernix

B8FISH · Sep 6, 2005

Well, the dealer will be picking up this afternoon. They had not had any other 2210's with leaks. I'll update with the results.

Dutch445 · Sep 6, 2005

I have seen weeds etc from running an LX4 get wrapped around the MFWD shaft, and take out the seal on the transmission end. With your mower deck on, I doubt that would happen, and it sounds like you have looked at it already. Sometimes seals aren't seated properly and maybe
it took a while for yours to show up. Have you done quite a bit of mowing with the MMM?

deere755 · Sep 6, 2005

I dropped off my 755 today and the service manager told me that sometimes they knick the seal when they put it back together and it will start leaking soon. I will find out in a few days. I'm glad it's on them this time.

B8FISH · Sep 7, 2005

I would guesstimate that about 75 hours were spent mowing with mmm over the last 2 years. My 24 month warranty would have run out in mid-October, so I guess I am lucky that this leak showed itself now, and not in another month or so!

B8FISH · Sep 7, 2005

The dealer called--it was the seal. They had to order the part, should be in tomorrow and good to go! Thanks for all the information.
B8fish

deere755 · Sep 9, 2005

I talked to my dealer today and he said it was the seal leaking again. He said he believes my pto shaft on the mmm is worn and causing a vibration that is wearing out the seal. Does that make any sense to anyone else?

kennyd · Sep 9, 2005

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( he believes my pto shaft on the mmm is worn and causing a vibration that is wearing out the seal. Does that make any sense to anyone else? )</font>

Worn? I doubt it! Unless the U-joints are REAL sloppy.
Out of ballance from the factory seems like a better bet to me.

deere755 · Sep 19, 2005

Well I got my tractor back today and the service manager is sticking to his story that the mmm pto shaft is worn and causing the seal to go out. The pto shaft is $265. I guess that is their way of getting some money out me. I still don't believe that is causing the seal to go out. He said if I don't replace the shaft and the seal starts leaking again they won't fix next time, so I guess they have me over a barrel.