R4047 warranty time

[Sublifer]

Not sure when it happened or if it was always that way and not noticed, but I found two of the bolts that hold the loader frame onto the tractor were sheared off. They picked it up for me on Saturday. I need to call and find out how that's coming. I also gave them a small list of other things:
- cannot put pins back into both sides of rops or the fold down grill. Likely when something got tightened it wanted to twist and was able to do so after I unpinned them.
- have a small hydraulic leak at the loader qd valves. Likely just wasn't tightened down well enough.

Seems there was something else as well. I'll check my notes

 

[Sublifer]

Yup, there was one other thing. Another small item. The screws that
hold on the protective cover plate over the hydraulic lines on the loader cross member were backing themselves out. Needs some locktite. No biggie.

 

[boomer632]

Keep us posted on the warranty work. Dont know what to say about the loader frame bolts shearing off. I would think the 6" pines you mentioned would not cause that. Maybe they werent fully tightened at the dealership. With that said, when I get my 4047, I will go over every nut and bolt.

 

[joemd11]

Sub, if I'm not mistaken someone else on here had a couple loader bolts on their LS shear off. I think it was from over tightening. On my ROPS I found that the holes for pinning it in the down position are not lined-up.

 

[bluechip]

This brings to mind an important point for all new tractor owners. At 10 hours use, I always recommend re torqing loader mounting bolts and wheel lug nuts. Then again at 20 hours. These bolts can streatch with use, even after being torqed originally. Once the loader bolts work loose, the loader frame will be able to move and put extra strain on remaining bolts. This may have nothing to do with sublifers issue, as he has not had his tractor long at all, and I'm glad the dealer is already responding, but retorqing will often prevent this type of failure.

 

[joemd11]

Just looked and it was kpbeddin that had this problem on his i3030. Check your bolts everyone!

 

[I have no memory]

I had some wheel bolts come out and some come loose on my $85g tractor after 250 hours so it happens to everyone. My brother has a JD compact and when he got his new the pins didn't line up on the foldable ROPS either. I don't like hearing about quality issues but it's to be expected. Having to wait a month for parts is not expected or acceptable.

 

[avatar]

I had some wheel bolts come out and some come loose on my $85g tractor after 250 hours so it happens to everyone. My brother has a JD compact and when he got his new the pins didn't line up on the foldable ROPS either. I don't like hearing about quality issues but it's to be expected. Having to wait a month for parts is not expected or acceptable.

Boy i agree with what your saying!! I have purchased new cars and truck and have found things that were wrong shortly after buying them, and tractors are no exception. But waiting a month for the parts to fix them is not acceptable! Its the one big thing that I drilled my dealer on when buying my tractor..available parts and quick service turn around. I guess we will see

 

[Sublifer]

I called to check on my tractor today. The bolts came in yesterday and they expect to have the tractor ready tomorrow afternoon. Said LS had issued a service change so while they have it they are going to do that as well. Something about rerouting hydraulic hoses for the loader valve.

I do remember someone else having the sheared bolts on the loader. Have to watch if it happens to more people... I do have about 20 hours on it so it sounds like they could have worked loose and then got sheared. No way to tell for sure what happened though

anyway, this may have cost me a day of work but I'm glad they're getting it fixed so soon. I'll update after I get it back. I feel kinda bad about how dirty it was when they picked it up. Probably had an extra 100lbs of ballast from the mud on the axles. Haha

 

[Gary Fowler]

Hey, tractors are supposed to get dirty. I do give mine a hosing off occassionally though.