I was considering an LS tractor package until.......

thekkfan · Mar 5, 2019

Never hear about taking it to a different dealer. For all we know LS know nothing about his issues. You BUY THE DEALER, no matter green, orange, blue.

My dealer just did a warranty repair on site over an hour away from the shop. :thumbsup:

Diggin It · Mar 5, 2019

atsah said:
Details are in ALL his video's, he has several..

I don't do videos. Ever.

MaineGuy1 · Mar 5, 2019

Diggin It said:
I don't do videos. Ever.

Too bad, because in other videos he document how bad the Regen system on his other LS screws up. He has had two lemons from LS, that is for sure.

MaineGuy1 · Mar 5, 2019

thekkfan said:
Never hear about taking it to a different dealer. For all we know LS know nothing about his issues. You BUY THE DEALER, no matter green, orange, blue.

My dealer just did a warranty repair on site over an hour away from the shop. :thumbsup:

If you watched all his videos it is not the dealer, but the tractor. All OEM's have lemons, his second LS is way worse.

Jstpssng · Mar 5, 2019

1930 said:
I stopped watching the video after he pointed out all the plastic, maybe they are not all that way. Ive seen guys posts on here that say good things about these tractors. Im glad Im not the guy in the video

I watched until the plastic, then skipped through the rest, checking out the hightlights. I don't think that you missed much.

Diggin It said:
Perhaps it's 'the guy' and not the machines?

Dunno since nobody has posted any details.

As much as I hate to admit it, I have a reputation for being able to break a rock. Yet the things he was complaining about made it seem that he just likes to complain. Nothing I saw would change my opinion if I was considering this tractor.

thekkfan · Mar 5, 2019

MaineGuy1 said:
If you watched all his videos it is not the dealer, but the tractor. All OEM's have lemons, his second LS is way worse.

AFTER the dealer touched it! lol I don't think they could make a sandwich right.

atsah · Mar 5, 2019

Jstpssng said:
Nothing I saw would change my opinion if I was considering this tractor.

I have never looked this model LS over but now that I see it up close I would take it off my list, there are things I see on that particular tractor I don't care for.. JMO..

Diggin It · Mar 5, 2019

atsah said:
I have never looked this model LS over but now that I see it up close I would take it off my list, there are things I see on that particular tractor I don't care for.. JMO..

Have you seen one ... up close ... in person ... not just on a possibly biased 'video'?

atsah · Mar 5, 2019

Diggin It said:
Have you seen one ... up close ... in person ... not just on a possibly biased 'video'?

Not that model, the video showed some things I don't care for in the design.. I'm not bashing the brand, lord knows we have enough of that, just not for me

Cataclysm · Mar 6, 2019

I went back and looked at several of his video's. He may well have some tractor problems, there really isn't enough information presented to say for sure.

I do see there is operator error. Maybe completely unintentional, but there none the less. Not picking on the guy, just pointing out contributing factors.

Several video's show him operating the tractor with the fuel gauge in the red. Its bound to be starving and or getting air in the fuel lines at times.

One video shows the tractor trying to regen and its at about 1500 rpms. He doesn't seem to know the two orange regen lights are normal. He seems to be presenting them as trouble lights.
Failing to let it regen properly is going to eventually shut the tractor down. Its in limp mode at one point in his video.

He is filling up out of fuel jugs. My experience has been that is the best way to get water and debris in you tank unless you clean them out thoroughly every time.

Listening to it repeatedly shut off while he is driving sounds like a faulty ground or the seat safety switch is bad or maybe he isn't heavy enough to keep it contacting. My dad had that problem with two different new tractors. It took us a while to figure out that he wasn't heavy enough to keep the switch in contact on rough ground.

I agree with the above posters, there is probably a problem with the dealer. They should be going over all this stuff to help get him going.