Our Deere Rep stopped by the shop yesterday and I asked about some stuff to include the 825i and 550 clutch issues.
According to him, there is a fix coming out for the drive clutches on the 825i that will either be a clutch/belt replacement or a rework of the clutch.
As for the 550 clutch, it seems the last fix is working. Which was the replacement of the drive clutch, belt and trans clutch bolt.
He also said that Deere is very much in tune to what people are saying on the internet and they are striving to cure the problem.
I can personally say that the last several clutches we replaced under warranty were all called back by Deere. So something is going on. Usually they never want the parts back. Deere policy is we save warranty parts for 90 days, then dispose of them. On these clutches, we filed warranty on, they sent a pick up notice the day after.
So we'll see...
And they are looking into a new engine to put in the 550. No word what it will be..
According to him, there is a fix coming out for the drive clutches on the 825i that will either be a clutch/belt replacement or a rework of the clutch.
As for the 550 clutch, it seems the last fix is working. Which was the replacement of the drive clutch, belt and trans clutch bolt.
He also said that Deere is very much in tune to what people are saying on the internet and they are striving to cure the problem.
I can personally say that the last several clutches we replaced under warranty were all called back by Deere. So something is going on. Usually they never want the parts back. Deere policy is we save warranty parts for 90 days, then dispose of them. On these clutches, we filed warranty on, they sent a pick up notice the day after.
So we'll see...
And they are looking into a new engine to put in the 550. No word what it will be..