John Deere 100 Series E110

Is it a lemon??? – My second JD. the first approx 600+ hours, worked extremely well - albeit a bit quick to breakdown after 600 hours. Purchased a 2nd JD E110. after approx 130 hours the clutch went and had to be replaced. after 170 hours the starter motor refused to work and when replaced by the mechanic immediately failed. The mechanic now assumes it to be the… Read more

"con" in the motor and needs to be completely overhauled. He did state it was rare for that to happen, but it should not have if the mower was properly built in the first place. Hoping that JD will come to the party on some compensation - however not holding my breath.

The best way to sell more: Low quality- low price, making reasons for not accepting the warranty, expensive spare parts – In February 2020, I purchased an E110 from the Tamworth branch. After about a month, I realized that the deck was very noisy and vibrating a lot, and within 5 months, I changed 3 belts for the deck. Also, one of the blades was bent, so I thought I should be responsible for the issue and changed the blade. After replacing the blade, the belt broke… Read more

again, and after replacing the belt, the new belt broke immediately. So, I moved the machine to the branch (at personal expense!!!). I explained to the branch service manager and made it clear that there was a lot of vibration in the deck. After the service, he told me that the front guides of the belts were not in the right place !!! and it was the reason for the rupture of the belts. He said the condition of the bearings, spindles, and the deck is good and there is no problem (I was not sure, but I accepted). After two months, the vibration and sound of the deck had risen sharply. Today, for 50 hours of service, I was about to lubricate when I noticed that all the holes on the deck belonging to one of the spindles were completely dilated and the spindle was completely loose. Going to Tamworth Branch, after a lot of storytelling, I heard this sentence: "We can not replace the deck under warranty, because there have been problems with the blade replacement." I am really disappointed with John Deere's services and I am sorry for myself that I trusted their product. As a mechanical engineer who knows all the mechanical components of a machine, the explanations I heard about the causes of deck failure were just an excuse for me to admit that I was wrong and I should pay for the repair cost.