Should I have bought a Deere rant!

[Ducati07]

Interesting. A machine with thousands of parts...and it should be perfect.

Good luck with that.

Yes, as a matter of fact I do expect perfection in the first two weeks of work with a new piece of equipment. Luck shouldn't be a part of it.

It was just a rant though...I'll get over it and I'm sure I'll get many good years out of it.

 

[kuboman]

Please tell me how to adjust this hood in 5 minutes. From what I can tell...there is no adjustment at all on my L45. Not happening.

Roll pins do fall out, I realize. However, after only 70 hours...quality control comes to mind.

I realize that all machines have issues. I've been through many new machines and I guess I've been lucky so far. If you've seen these kinds of problems on EVERY machine you've owned with less than two weeks of work on it....man, you've got some bad luck!

I also realize that Deere and Kubotas are arch rivals so that's why I said Deere.

The hood is contacting somewhere before it should not allowing the latch to lock. Careful examination should find the problem. There are 2 spring assist rubber stoppers one on either side of the latch, maybe they need some fine tuning.

 

[Ducati07]

Not bad kuboman...I have to give you some credit there. I tried raising those are far as I could and had no luck. Then, I removed them and slamed it down hard, no luck. So I slammed it down as hard as I could...bang! It worked! Another thing that's makes this strange is that when I lower the hood to catch the latch, I've got to move the hood a little to the drivers left to center the latch. That seems weird. I would think it would just line up.

I think the bracket that those springs are on and that the pin is on that catches the latch...need a custom grinding to allow the pin to go down far enough to catch the latch. I really don't see any other way. It sure seems weird though.

Thanks for the idea though...you are on right on track!

 

[s219]

While annoying, especially if you depend on the equipment for a living, I probably wouldn't get so worked up over small problems. Shoot, if it's not your tractor, something else will get you. Roll with it and move on.

If the hood opens and closes full range but doesn't latch, see if the pin or strike can be adjusted. Something clearly needs a tweak. If it's not closing full range, look for rub/wear marks and go from there. Something may be interfering, evens slightly. Even a small amount of interference far from the swing arc can translate into inches near the latch. Good luck!

 

[TripleR]

Yes, it's frustrating on any new machine and while I don't expect problems, we owned/own several different brands and my brother owns additional ones and we have encountered them from time to time with most all brands though not all tractors we've owned. We had to have a complete engine replacement on a green tractor a few years ago, but still really like them.

I hope you get yours straightened out and get many years of service.

 

[skyhook]

Duc,, just curious, when you first checked out this machine, did the hood work well?
If it did, I'm thinking something "shifted', either where the latch is conected too,
or the hood itself.
Quality Control may have had a bad day when they assembled this one.
And I agree, on a new machine like this, the last thing you want is downtime,
I mean, thats why you bought new in the first place.

 

[CHDinCT]

Given it's new, call the dealer and have them fix the hood at your convenience. Tell them you had such a hard time closing it that it's now dented and I'll bet, if you have a good dealer, they'll get Kubota to give you a new one. If it was a quick, easy fix, which it appears not to be, I'd say adjust it yourself, but if the issue is a mystery, let the dealer deal with it.

 

[Kenneth in Texas]

L2800 here with 350 pretty hard hours and ZERO problems with it, guy down the road has a deere and has had numerous probs.

 

[RDrancher]

I have a box loaded with the "little things" for my tractor...fuel filters, roll pins, bolts and other assorted goodies. Of course, hose clamps, a few lengths of fuel hose and a roll of baling wire are a must. I'm in the process of putting another box together for my CTL. I keep a good supply of fluids for each onboard as well. It's just part of the game.

Just be thankful and roll with it...you could be spending your days working in a cubicle.

 

[lhansman]

Hi Ducati

I have had problems with the hood latch on my L45 for two years and 660 hours of use now. I asked the dealer to look at it almost everytime it was in for servicing and they could get it to latch but then during use it would pop open again. I installed the pre-cleaner intake kit so fortunately even if the latch releases it won't blow open although I always back my L45 into the trailer.

I had the dealer look at the hood latch again a few weeks ago and it now seems to finally stay latched. I haven't had any problems with the three point hitch or anything else so far.

Regards,

Lauren