62D MMM Creating Divots with Front Wheels

[ovrszd]

Being that there is no true bearing/bushing in this area, I feel that the cleaning of the shaft is just as important as the lubrication.

You'll clean the shaft every time you pump new grease in and push the old grease out.

 

[YASH2520]

You'll clean the shaft every time you pump new grease in and push the old grease out.

Since there are no grease grooves, being that it was never intended to be greased, you will only push grease out from the spot with least resistance leaving the rest of the shaft contaminated/with the old grease.

 

[h20camper]

From that picture, it appears that the castor wheels are not directly parallel with the tractor tires and the mounts are free to spin left and right. Shouldn't they be locked in a parallel fashion with the tractor's tires?

 

[B8FISH]

After the last round of mowing and divots I visited the dealer again--seems that the JD fix is available. It is a couple of washers and some grease zerks that get installed so you can grease the shafts. We'll see how it works--they need to order the parts, then come install.

 

[RollTideRam]

Next time I'm at the dealer, I'll ask if they have heard of the new fix yet. Until then, a good shot of WD40 before mowing has helped alot. JC

 

[neverenough]

Yep, that's the problem, but what is the fix???

Take the wheels off, weld some plate steel to the back of the castor, and mount the wheel to the new steel. It will move the wheel back, and force it to trail the pivot point. If it was my deck, I think I would also invest in the same type of wheel that comes on the garden tractor decks. It's a shame they went away from a proven design to use that silly system.

 

[neverenough]

After the last round of mowing and divots I visited the dealer again--seems that the JD fix is available. It is a couple of washers and some grease zerks that get installed so you can grease the shafts. We'll see how it works--they need to order the parts, then come install.

If I was a deere dealer, I would be embarrassed with that fix. They should have given out new castor bases that off set the wheel. Sucks that companies design stuff so poorly, then cover it up with cheap crappy fixes.

 

[YASH2520]

Spoke with my dealer today, after two days of searching, they say they can find no updates listed for the 62D MMM

 

[Rural1]

I am having the same problem. I waited 5 weeks for this thing, and now my lawn looks like a war zone. I even tried lifting the deck in reverse. That dosent work because the wheel pivots sideways, and when lowered plows like crazy. Not a happy camper. I don't see this as a lube problem, because the wheels spin freely in the air.

 

[Dutch445]

The question I have about these wheels is this:
Are you running the decks with the weight of
the deck on these wheels all of the time?
If so, have you tried raising the wheels like the
rest of the lawn and garden line recommends, so
that on hard flat ground they are approx 1/4" off the
ground and then only engage the ground if the
tractor wheels drop into a low spot? If this has
been tried, what was the result?
One poster mentioned raising his wheels until a
fix comes along....