Supraman0614
Silver Member
What's wrong with engaging the clutch at 2200rpm?
LS Area Reps and Managers dropping like flies......
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mred2
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- iseki tl3200, JD 450H dozer, LS XR4150, Genie Z34/22N lift
I have no issue with using the clutch when needed. I have only had to replace a clutch once in a tractor of mine and that was after over 30 years.
I grew up on a dairy farm and have over a million miles under my belt with a class A CDL. Slipping the clutch more than necessary goes against everything i was ever taught. My father would have whipped my butt for engaging a clutch anything over 800-900 rpm. Our Utility/loader tractor, a 4600 SU Ford had over 9000 hours on it. It ran 7 days a week 365 days a year as a manure tractor, Plowed snow, Cut hay, Ran the hayrake and the bale wagon. The only clutch replacement was due to a broken clutch disc spring at 7000 or so hours. Couldn't get it out of gear......
Supraman0614
Silver Member
It sounds like you know how to use a clutch, but your tractor will take years of clutch abuse before you have to do anything to it. It will never see near the loads that a larger tractor or tractor-trailer will see.
Tymanthius
Bronze Member
Was it the dealer who turned him away or LS? If LS is sending him parts, sounds like it's the dealer. And dealers are allowed to refuse service. If LS refuses warranty work, that's a breach of contract and they can be taken to court over it.
mred2
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- iseki tl3200, JD 450H dozer, LS XR4150, Genie Z34/22N lift
No problem with getting upset about a broken tractor. But owners need to not get too loud on social media about the dealers. Some dealers can refuse to do work. And do you want someone mad at you working on your tractor. (Like yelling at the cook about the food, sending it back and hoping he does not spit in it.) You can try to take it somewhere else, but a lot of dealers read the social media. You get a bad name, no one wants to deal with it. In my past, I have found that most people will try to help you if they can, but they don't want to get in the middle of a yelling match.
