Obsolete parts

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[eddieirvine]

On my L2550DT, with the glide shift, it is sad when I need a piece of transmission linkage and I get the response after I find and order it online of "part no longer available". Hmmmm.

Can it be repaired?

 

[wamendt]

On my L2550DT, with the glide shift, it is sad when I need a piece of transmission linkage and I get the response after I find and order it online of "part no longer available". Hmmmm.

If you have the part number, go to eBay. I was able to get some seals for an EX60 excavator when John Deere told me they didn’t exist.
John Deere bought Hitachi. Supposed to have parts support.

 

[repete]

Dang! That is a serious amount of hours and sounds like it has been about as good as anything mechanical can be. And thank you for all the information.

Noticed that you didn't say anything about wear on engine, transmission, or hydraulics. That's pretty impressive. It sounds like a tractor worth some effort to keep it going.

How do you like glide shift after all those hours?

Hm... a short splined shaft with worn splines. That's a stinker. Machinable, but not a simple job. I see you gave a part number. Gotta go see what it looks like for myself.
rScotty

I do not mind the glide shift, it is what I am used to driving, but to be honest it is a little frustrating when haying to have to shift up and down depending on the hay quantity in the rows. A hydrostatic would be soooooo nice there.

The engine smokes a little when it is cold but cleans up with some heat. Had to replace a glow plug a couple years ago but I keep it on a battery tender so I seldom use them and the cranking speed is fast enough to generate good compression heat. Never touched the injectors. I keep the tank full to avoid condensation and that saves my filter from the water issue. All fuel goes through a Goldenrod filter from a 500 gallon tank.

Hydraulics have never been an issue. I change the fluid every few hundred hours and the hydraulic filter once a year.