Gambles
Well-known Member
I just got off the phone with my brother who has his 9570 combine engine completely ruin itself. So he was wondering if this is a manufacturing defect or if John Deere was just having bad luck with cylinder #4. (More on that later)
My brother was going to look at the exact year and serial number, but he thinks his combine is a 2008 model. His combine has about 1500 hours. He said the engine broke a valve with absolutely no warning. He has been informed that the total cost of a new engine will be $16,000.
Now, here is where the question of a manufacturing problem arises. The local John Deere tech told him that this is the third combine that he has seen this happen to in the last couple of weeks. Each combine broke a valve with no warning, each combine had this happen to on cylinder #4, and each combine had this happen right when it was close to 1500 hours. The tech said that rumors from Mother Deere say that it's the EGR that is causing the problems because it feeds most of the exhaust gas right into cylinder #4. Maintenance and service on this combine by the John Deere tech has been meticulous and by the book.
Any comments on this?
My brother was going to look at the exact year and serial number, but he thinks his combine is a 2008 model. His combine has about 1500 hours. He said the engine broke a valve with absolutely no warning. He has been informed that the total cost of a new engine will be $16,000.
Now, here is where the question of a manufacturing problem arises. The local John Deere tech told him that this is the third combine that he has seen this happen to in the last couple of weeks. Each combine broke a valve with no warning, each combine had this happen to on cylinder #4, and each combine had this happen right when it was close to 1500 hours. The tech said that rumors from Mother Deere say that it's the EGR that is causing the problems because it feeds most of the exhaust gas right into cylinder #4. Maintenance and service on this combine by the John Deere tech has been meticulous and by the book.
Any comments on this?