Hello all,
I have a 2012 X300 with a 42 in mower deck. Have a few attachments and they all work great. First I've gotta say the X300 is a great machine. Haven't had trouble with it so far other that the standard maintenance of blades and battery. My only complaint is the mower deck. Starting with a whine and grinding noise. I figured it was the blade spindle. So, I changed out the left spindle which was very easy with no down time for the tractor other than getting the part.
Here's where it gets good. I'm bored and take apart the bad spindle just for fun. What I found was like, "John Deere". WTH!!!
The spindle shaft had a grease fitting and I greased it more than required by the manual. Growing up on a farm down here in Georgia. I was taught to over grease/oil everything.
Grease and oils are less expensive than a part. Oh, I regress.
What I found was the upper and lower bearings were sealed! There's no way grease can get to the bearing. Either the JD engineers or factory assembly team weren't thinking,
Everyone that has a John Deere X300 keep you eyes and ears open for this failure. It's bound to happen.
I have a 2012 X300 with a 42 in mower deck. Have a few attachments and they all work great. First I've gotta say the X300 is a great machine. Haven't had trouble with it so far other that the standard maintenance of blades and battery. My only complaint is the mower deck. Starting with a whine and grinding noise. I figured it was the blade spindle. So, I changed out the left spindle which was very easy with no down time for the tractor other than getting the part.
Here's where it gets good. I'm bored and take apart the bad spindle just for fun. What I found was like, "John Deere". WTH!!!
The spindle shaft had a grease fitting and I greased it more than required by the manual. Growing up on a farm down here in Georgia. I was taught to over grease/oil everything.
Grease and oils are less expensive than a part. Oh, I regress.
What I found was the upper and lower bearings were sealed! There's no way grease can get to the bearing. Either the JD engineers or factory assembly team weren't thinking,
Everyone that has a John Deere X300 keep you eyes and ears open for this failure. It's bound to happen.