Many of you might have seen my posts about numerous issues with this machine but I wanted to sum it up and expand on it for anyone considering purchasing an 825i. Keep in mine I am a die hard John Deere guy. It's all we use on the farm and it pains me to say anything bad about deere.
1 hour on machine dipstick or breather was letting oil spew out of transmission. Never did quite figure out what the problem was(for sure) but replaced both and it was fixed
8 hours on machine went to do first oil change and found the drain plug way way too tight and very hard to remove. Turns out it was cross threaded from factory. Dealer had it for 2 weeks to change pan.
9 hours on machine just got back from dealer replacing oil pan upon startup noticed a loud air sucking sound. Turns out they must have bumped the plastic MAP sensor that goes into air Intake manifold. Not only did they break that, but now the o ring and a piece of plastic sensor are Down inside the intake manifold. Had to remove the air intake and luckily was able to get a shop vac and get the pieces out before they damaged engine. Didn't want to wait two more weeks for dealer to fix this ad possibly break something else so I ordered the 100 dollar sensor myself and will replace. In the meantime the old sensor is duck taped on so I can run the machine.
13 hours on machine. Squealing from what sounds like the rear somewhere. Will do it at all speeds. Sounds Terrible.
At this point I am literally afraid to even run the machine. I've never had this many problems with any piece of equipment in my life let alone in the first 13 hours. I love the 825i and I want it to be a great machine very very badly, but I regret my purchase. I baby my quads and tractors. Never ride through mud or water never job ride. The 825i has simply had 13 hours of putting around the farm and couldn't even handle it. Very disappointed in John deere.
1 hour on machine dipstick or breather was letting oil spew out of transmission. Never did quite figure out what the problem was(for sure) but replaced both and it was fixed
8 hours on machine went to do first oil change and found the drain plug way way too tight and very hard to remove. Turns out it was cross threaded from factory. Dealer had it for 2 weeks to change pan.
9 hours on machine just got back from dealer replacing oil pan upon startup noticed a loud air sucking sound. Turns out they must have bumped the plastic MAP sensor that goes into air Intake manifold. Not only did they break that, but now the o ring and a piece of plastic sensor are Down inside the intake manifold. Had to remove the air intake and luckily was able to get a shop vac and get the pieces out before they damaged engine. Didn't want to wait two more weeks for dealer to fix this ad possibly break something else so I ordered the 100 dollar sensor myself and will replace. In the meantime the old sensor is duck taped on so I can run the machine.
13 hours on machine. Squealing from what sounds like the rear somewhere. Will do it at all speeds. Sounds Terrible.
At this point I am literally afraid to even run the machine. I've never had this many problems with any piece of equipment in my life let alone in the first 13 hours. I love the 825i and I want it to be a great machine very very badly, but I regret my purchase. I baby my quads and tractors. Never ride through mud or water never job ride. The 825i has simply had 13 hours of putting around the farm and couldn't even handle it. Very disappointed in John deere.