5093e Transmission problem

[Zebrafive]

Does Canada have a "lemon" law? If it can't be fixed, they buy it back.

 

[MattLynch]

Don't think there is a lemon law here. They seemed good on the phone, called back and said they have got things going with a John Deere rep and dealership. They will all discuss my situation and let me know what is going to happen in a few days. Happy with how fast they got things going.

 

[MattLynch]

Back at the dealer getting split now. After cutting 80 acres of silage I couldn't run it in B4 it was so loud, mowed in B3, still very loud up hills. Just put another 150 hours on it so hopefully they will see something obvious. It sure sounds bad.

 

[Brown Dog]

Are you mowing in Economy PTO setting ?
Does it mk this noise in Normal 540 PTO setting ?

 

[MattLynch]

I mow with moco at full rpm's. It is loudest then but the noise is present from idle all the way to full speed. Gets louder with rpm's and increased load. I usually top pastures in economy pto mode and it's still fairly loud at times but at least I can hear the radio.

Need to run mower conditioner at normal pto and it takes every bit of power the tractor has.

 

[MattLynch]

Tractor has been at the dealer for 2 weeks now. Stopped in this morning, it is completely tore down, mechanic and manager have inspected everything in the transmission, range box and differential. They said there is a fair bit of wear on a lot of parts, particularly the differential ring and pinion but have found nothing obvious that could be causing the noise.

I can tell that they are getting as frustrated with the tractor as I am. They know there is a problem, but just can't find it. Not sure what is going to happen if they can't fix it but I really need a tractor soon!

 

[MattLynch]

Has been at the dealer for 3 weeks, looks like it will be there for at least another week or 2. In the 3 years I have owned this tractor it has now spent about 3 months at the dealer in total for various problems. Dealer found a damaged syncroniser and suspect it may be the cause of the noise so they are going to replace that. They also are going to replace the ring and pinion while they have it apart due to excessive wear, and the mechanic thinks it is causing a different noise. If you look at the rear end on a 5E and think it looks pretty light duty you are right!

In the mean time I have no tractor and about 80 hours of work waiting as soon as I get it back. The way these tractors are built I'm not sure if they will last 4000hrs. I was hoping to get double that without major problems.

 

[Brown Dog]

The axles, engine & all driveline on my 5093E is identical to my father in laws 5425.
The 5045 & 5065E tractors are the cheaper made tractors IMHO
Hope u get it back soon

 

[MattLynch]

 

[MattLynch]

Stopped in this morning, looks like it will be a few days before I get it back, but the internals are almost all back together.
The ring gear was badly wore but the mechanic said it wasn't installed properly from factory (way too tight) so it's wasn't a problem with the actual part, just the person who put it together in China or India or wherever.
Syncronizer was also badly wore, but the new part was upgraded and had friction material instead of brass. Some bearings were also replaced.

Talked to the Mechanic for a while, he seemed to know what he was doing and is confident all of the problems will be fixed, crossing my fingers!