5220ch not a good start

HK45 · Jul 19, 2020

well I have 33 hours on my 2020 5220ch. So far the shaft that comes out from the transmission for the 4wd leaks. Took it to the dealer for repairs, but stills leaks. Then yesterday the 3point with my brushmower attached got stuck up in the air and would not come down. Then to top it of it overheated , and im not sure for how long or why. So I was stuck on my upper property at the top of the hill, 30 acres away from my house. Also my machine when it heats up the steering gets really whiny. At this point i dont know what to do. I called the District manger yesterday and sent him pics. He did pickup and talk to me which i appreciate on a Saturday, but that doesn't fix my machine. At this point i would like a new machine or my money back. Any suggestion? Thanks

Peter 315 · Jul 19, 2020

WOW maybe you got a lemon...........Was the grill plugged with crap when you were mowing?

HK45 · Jul 19, 2020

No. I wasn't brush cutting i just had it attached. Inwas cleaning up downed tree's. Ive never had a machine over heat. Had the Radiator filled to the max and still not over heat. I just dont know what to do. I feel like they ahould just give me a new machine at this point. Hopefully they do the right thing. They are going to get back to me tommorrow we will see.

Peter 315 · Jul 19, 2020

Fan belt could be loose.. you check engine oil and hyd oil ?

LouNY · Jul 19, 2020

Do you have rear remotes?
If one of those is detented on the hydraulics would overheat and the oil cooler would add a lot of load to the cooling system.
I see it is listed as a 5220CH so was the AC left on with the machine idleing?
What range were you using on the transmission?
Good Luck

HK45 · Jul 19, 2020

Yes I do. I looked and no detent was on. I did have the ac on. I also have the backhoe attachment so when not using backhoe you have to hook 2 hoses up complete the circuit. I had others machine and never had this issue doing the same things .

K5lwq · Jul 19, 2020

Sorry you are having issues with your new tractor. I hope they will get this resolved for you in a timely manner.

Have you ever washed out your radiator? I know on my 15 series it gets clogged quicker than my Kioti. I had mine start to run hot once but thankfully I caught it in time and was able to clean out the radiator. Now that is just part of what I check each time I use the tractor.

Good luck!