This message is a reply to an archived post by Rickinco on September 13, 2010 at 14:55:15.
The original subject was "Dont buy John Deere".
I have a GX255 that I bought in 2005. Just replaced the PTO clutch last October and the clutch just failed 8/19/17. Less than a year later. Dealer is telling me the harden bolt broke. A $4.05 part. They want me to pay for repairs after they talked to their JD dealer rep because the rep told them the parts warranty is 90 days. Really????!!! I have to pay $500+ for repairs due to the failure of a cheap Chinese made bolt??? Called the JD 800 number. They are useless - told me the same thing. They don't care. They won't do what is right. Never again. Once this tractor is done for, I'm buying Kubota or something else.
And if you are buying JD from Lowe's or Home Depot - you are crazy. Just like all the other crap these stores sell, it's guaranteed to break/fail. The tractors JD makes for Lowe's and Home Depot are junk - made with the cheapest parts JD can get their money grubbing hands on.
We all need to boycott JD until they get their morals straight (if that will ever happen) and they guarantee to stand by their products and parts.
The original subject was "Dont buy John Deere".
I have a GX255 that I bought in 2005. Just replaced the PTO clutch last October and the clutch just failed 8/19/17. Less than a year later. Dealer is telling me the harden bolt broke. A $4.05 part. They want me to pay for repairs after they talked to their JD dealer rep because the rep told them the parts warranty is 90 days. Really????!!! I have to pay $500+ for repairs due to the failure of a cheap Chinese made bolt??? Called the JD 800 number. They are useless - told me the same thing. They don't care. They won't do what is right. Never again. Once this tractor is done for, I'm buying Kubota or something else.
And if you are buying JD from Lowe's or Home Depot - you are crazy. Just like all the other crap these stores sell, it's guaranteed to break/fail. The tractors JD makes for Lowe's and Home Depot are junk - made with the cheapest parts JD can get their money grubbing hands on.
We all need to boycott JD until they get their morals straight (if that will ever happen) and they guarantee to stand by their products and parts.