Deere X485 Transmission

[superduty2765]

I have a Deere X485 2002 with 600 hours, transmission needs to be replaced.
The cost of the repair is more than the tractor is worth. Has anyone had any issues with Deere X series transmission?
Not sure If I should trade for new or repair, any opinions?

 

[beenthere]

:welcome:

Not had nor heard of issues with the X485. I have a few more hours than that on mine.

What led up to the failure? Any clues, or out of the blue?

 

[superduty2765]

Was moving snow with loader and heard a noise and felt slippage then drove it on the trailer and all the fluid blew out a hole in side of housing.

 

[Dutch445]

pretty rare failure, but when I do hear of them,
it's usually the tractor with the loaders on them.
i think it is too light of a tractor to be effective
with a loader, and if you need the loader for a lot of
work you might be better off moving to a SCUT.

 

[superduty2765]

The tractor is worth basically nothing, I have a lot attachments for the x series and thinking about going to X728.

 

[dsmau]

If you want to sell it as is, PM me. I might be interested.

 

[superduty2765]

Dealer wants to give me $1500 for Deere X485 with bad transmission

 

[Dutch445]

is that with you keeping the loader/deck and other attachments for the new unit?

 

[jenkinsph]

What is the cost of the complete transaxle? Can you change it yoursellf? If the machine is in good shape otherwise I would think this would be the lowest cost.

I would think changing the complete transaxle out would be much easier to deal with and would weigh that against the cost of a new machine. At $1500 trade in you would be looking to spend quite a bit buying a new X728 or my preference an X748.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable about your tranny will chime in but if it is made by Tuff Torq you may want to inquire with them about a replacement directly.

 

[dsmau]

Whole transmission with PTO (AM128670) around 4000$ from JD.