JD 345 recall?

[mn720]

Was there ever a recall on the JD 345 to correct the fuel pump bomb potential. I can not believe a JD engineer would design a mower with a fuel pump vent hole that will spray a fine mist of gas over a muffler when the diaphram ruptures. There is a heat shield between but that must get hot enough to ignite the fuel.

 

[Anonymous-0]

The replacement fuel pump has a better setup but JD never offered a price break on it and never recalled the mowers for an obvious defect.

 

[Jarrod Britt]

Oh John Deere never offers a refund on their behalf.They test the products in the field and then let the consumer or Farmer pay the bill.

 

[joe csuti]

I'm not saying JD blameless,however I think the most part of blame rests with eng mfg,JD bought eng/muffler setup from eng mfg,then shoe horned eng into tractor,as noted in eariler post,eng mfg has a new style pump & mod kit with same,I agree JD prices a rip off,but you can't blame JD completely for eng mfg design screw up,mfg discovered problem & quitely designed a retro fit kit,JD & eng mfg may/may not have a secret sweetheart deal going where pump/labor for retro kit covered while tractor under warranty,after that it's owners problem,a recall might ruin company(eng mfg)depending on number of units involved,they may just tend to ignore,unless gov forces a recall on them

 

[Anonymous-0]

Just so you know, even other companies did same thing. GM put their pump so it sprayed at hot exhaust manifold. Lovely thing to do.