New 4300 is dead! :-(

Jag · Feb 12, 2002

Bob, oh Bob, "But I just can't justify the cost for this one job." Listen to the people on the board....... The FEL is the most used equipment on the tractor... Everyone that has not had one before always says I can not believe I every got by without one....

Anonymous Poster · Feb 12, 2002

...The FEL is the most used equipment on the tractor...

Bob...

Well... when they take your 'girl' to the shop and repair/replace the wiring harness underneath your tractor from "brush-hogging"...

While it's there... have them install a brand new Loader before they deliver it back... and just tell the Mrs... "Honey... you won't believe what the starting problem was all along..."

Bob_Trevithick · Feb 12, 2002

John,

...Well... when they take your 'girl' to the shop and repair/replace the wiring harness underneath your tractor from "brush-hogging"...

They say that some relay or switch failed, and that rather than running back and forth between their shop and my field, it makes more sense to bring the baby in there and figure it out. They have already ordered the parts they think may have failed.

The one thing I'm not sure of.. they said it was all covered by the warranty except for the charge for picking it up and delivering it again. Does this seem fair to you guys? I don't know what's common in these situations.

While it's there... have them install a brand new Loader before they deliver it back... and just tell the Mrs... "Honey... you won't believe what the starting problem was all along..."

Might work! But I don't know.. everybody tells me here that their FEL just sits around collecting dust.. can't ever find a use for it. Or maybe I mis-read their posts. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Anonymous Poster · Feb 12, 2002

...the charge for picking it up and delivering it again. Does this seem fair to you guys?...

Yes, that's normal...

But... exactly what "parts" did they order...?

No offense... but did the road guy get the tractor running in your field...? {switches/relays are easily bypassed for testing purposes and no guessing involved...}(you don't randomly just order a bunch of parts... especially JD parts...}

By chance did you mention to them the possibility of hitting something underneath prior to the "dead" issue? {I know you don't want to have a "non-warranty" issue on your hands... but it may be cheaper to reveal now than pay ~$100-150. for pickup/delivery fees...?}(and it eliminates alot of guessing and poking around and "tearing things apart" with your tractor if you can help narrow it down and give a few more clues)

Good luck Bob...

TerryinMD · Feb 12, 2002

The dealer will be coming out today, and I sincerely hope my wife will be awake to give him the keys.

Bob, don't know if you aware of this, but I can come up to your house and start (if it was running /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif) your 4300. The JD dealer has keys to your tractor, and mine, and John's, and Nuru's, and.... you get the picture./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

However, I hope that your problem is solved soon. Sounds like a head scratcher to me...

Terry

Bob_Trevithick · Feb 12, 2002

...Bob, don't know if you aware of this, but I can come up to your house and start (if it was running /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif) your 4300. The JD dealer has keys to your tractor, and mine, and John's, and Nuru's, and.... you get the picture. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Oh, now that's reassuring to hear! One key fits all? What are they nuts? /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

Maybe I should think more about an auxiliary ignition switch hidden somewhere. sigh.

Thanks for the heads up!

Bob_Trevithick · Feb 12, 2002

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No offense... but did the road guy get the tractor running in your field...?

Nope. They said they thought they knew what parts may have gone bad.. and were ordering them immediately. I said, duh, okay. Think they should have had that baby running in no time, eh? Everybody around here swears by this dealer.. says they are the absolute best. I dunno, John.. maybe I'm being taken for a ride. /w3tcompact/icons/sad.gif

Egon · Feb 12, 2002

Bob:
Most of us with the loader use it for front ballast so we can pull larger loads uphill.

Egon

Bob_Trevithick · Feb 12, 2002

...By chance did you mention to them the possibility of hitting something underneath prior to the "dead" issue? {I know you don't want to have a "non-warranty" issue on your hands... 

Well, yeah, I told them what I was doing.. but you have to remember, the tractor is sitting right in the midst of what I was doing. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

If this does turn out to be something I caused, I'll pay for the repair without feeling ripped off.. although I don't know how confident I'd be about this tractor in the future. Maybe I was doing something dumb, but I think I'll look underneath and find a way to protect vital dangling thingys if that turns out to be the case. There was nothing I could see except some branches wedged up in the framework, and I just pulled them out.

I keep you posted. They don't think it's anything like that, is my impression. They just think an interlock switch failed.. or something like that.

We'll see! /w3tcompact/icons/crazy.gif

TerryinMD · Feb 12, 2002

Bob,

The dealers only keep a minimal amount of parts around. Especially those that move fast. You got bit by JIT - just-in-time. Not your time - the dealers. In most cases, the dealers have the parts the next day. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif

Look at this way, you may not have to have the tractor hauled back and forth to the dealer and save you the hauling costs. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Terry