110TLB changes it's tune.

[AKfish]

Since new, my 110 has had a "chirp" in the power steering. I talked to my dealer about it on a number of occasions and they couldn't find any notifications from Deere or PIP's regarding the problem.

So, I changed out both external hyd filters at 50 hrs and that didn't help. Then, I changed the smaller hyd filter out again at 150 hrs. Same story and I could "feel" the noise in the steering wheel! Not good...

At 400 hours, I seriously considered having the dealer do the scheduled maintenance on the tractor to check out the pump, etc. But, they were backed up with work on HD construction equipment and couldn't get me in when I needed the work done before I started up my next work project that required the 110.

Well, I did the swap out of the all the hyd filters and new hyd oil (engine oil-filter, too) and lo-and-behold... the chirp went away!!!

The sump filter had a cluster of metal shaving's and filings that clumped together in a lump about the size of a dime. It was material that was obviously leftover in the tractor housing's during manufacturing/machining. I'm guessing that it was enough to cause some cavitation in the pickup/flow of the hyd fluid.

Ahhh... what a relief.

AKfish

 

[ChuckinNH]

Sometimes silence is the sweetest tune!

 

[AKfish]

Sometimes silence is the sweetest tune!

Most definitely in this case!!

 

[mfreund]

That was an easy fix!

 

[two_bit_score]

Since new, my 110 has had a "chirp" in the power steering. I talked to my dealer about it on a number of occasions and they couldn't find any notifications from Deere or PIP's regarding the problem.

So, I changed out both external hyd filters at 50 hrs and that didn't help. Then, I changed the smaller hyd filter out again at 150 hrs. Same story and I could "feel" the noise in the steering wheel! Not good...

At 400 hours, I seriously considered having the dealer do the scheduled maintenance on the tractor to check out the pump, etc. But, they were backed up with work on HD construction equipment and couldn't get me in when I needed the work done before I started up my next work project that required the 110.

Well, I did the swap out of the all the hyd filters and new hyd oil (engine oil-filter, too) and lo-and-behold... the chirp went away!!!

The sump filter had a cluster of metal shaving's and filings that clumped together in a lump about the size of a dime. It was material that was obviously leftover in the tractor housing's during manufacturing/machining. I'm guessing that it was enough to cause some cavitation in the pickup/flow of the hyd fluid.

Ahhh... what a relief.

AKfish

Did you advise JD of this? If not, it would be a good idea. I'm sure some other 110 owner may appreciate it some day.

It sounds like it's something JD should be made aware of.