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Read articles →This isn't a review or walkaround, it's an owner's real-world failure and DIY fix. While brush hogging, the XR4145C's steering control arm snapped clean, pushing both front tires outward. The video covers what broke, the warranty parts process, and a hands-on repair (four bolts, new race/bushing/seal, tapping a buggered grease zerk, realigning the tire). Useful for XR4145C owners wanting to know about this specific failure mode and how to fix it themselves.
An owner-operator documenting a real breakdown and repair on his own tractor, not a dealer or reviewer.
While turning and lowering the bucket during brush hogging, the owner heard a loud snap and the cast iron steering control arm broke clean, pushing both front tires outward.
Yes, the dealership confirmed it was under warranty and ordered the replacement parts, which arrived about a week after the breakdown.
Raise the front with the loader, remove four bolts, replace the broken arm with a new race, bushing, and seal, then regrease and realign the tire.
The owner found the grease zerk fitting on the casting was buggered, so he used a one-eighth inch pipe thread tap to fix it before the zerk would fit.
