The current listing of lawn tractors/garden tractors only have options for the Yanmar Diesel in the X700 Signature Series of mowers. Anything above the X700 series are considered subcompact and compact tractors and are usually 40 HP and below. The original poster was talking about lawn tractors/...
Read the label of the particular dye marking agent.
The Roundup label states that a dye or marking agent “can” reduce the effectiveness. That doesn’t mean it “will” reduce the effectiveness.
I would go ahead with the application and monitor the effectiveness. Give it 7 days to work. If you don’t...
Take them out, grease them again, and move them to the uppermost mounting holes.
Warranty? You can try. I doubt that it will be covered. It’s a wear item.
I owned two Toro mowers and this was always a problem.
John Deere is getting slammed in the compact and subcompact tractor market.
People can get similarly equipped Kubota, Mahindra, Kioti, LS, New Holland, Massey Ferguson, Yanmar, and TYC tractors at a lower price point. That green paint is expensive.
Stihl is a Ferris with a different paint scheme. As most of you know, Ferris is under the Briggs and Stratton umbrella. Parts availability is sketchy with Briggs and Stratton.