Tree Fell On My BX

   / Tree Fell On My BX
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#61  
Update. They picked up the tractor Tuesday and they finally took a look at it Friday night. They said they should have a complete parts list ready by Monday and it should be back together by the middle of the following week, so we shall see. I'm going through Kubota withdraw..........
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #62  
Wow, that seems pretty quick to be honest. Sound like nothing major just some cosmetic stuff along with a quick bolt off/on items.
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #63  
Update. They picked up the tractor Tuesday and they finally took a look at it Friday night. They said they should have a complete parts list ready by Monday and it should be back together by the middle of the following week, so we shall see. I'm going through Kubota withdraw..........

Good to see you are getting your tractor fixed.You will have it back before you know it.
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #65  
good thing you had the kubota insurance....cause i doubt your homeowners insurance would cover it. most policies dont. At least here where i live, as i called 3 of the largest insurers, and NONE would include a tractor without a rider policy. It might have been cause mine is a cab unit with very spendy glass all over the place.

The problem lies in the fact that motorized vehicles generally require their own coverage. Thats why if your garage burned down the auto policy pays for car and the homeowners pays for structure. Other things they wont cover are expensive jewelry, expensive home entertainment systems and guns. these all require separate policies.

Funny thing is my agent at first told me..ya, your policy will cover it. but i made him really check into it. came to find out...nope. If i had a farm policy it would cover it, but man those are spendy.

your Kubota insurance is a specific policy so im sure its all covered. Whats your deductable???

mines set at $250. I could have chosen $1,000 but the difference in monthly fees wasn't very much, so i chose the lower.

My biggest fear is a tree coming down on it in a wind storm. I had the top break off of a massive pine and nearly take out my stone entry garden. it just happened to miss all the good stuff...but took HUGE divits out of the ground. It also managed to miss all my vinyl fencing.

The worst misjudgement in falling a tree happened when i was rushed to drop 2 large trees so the internet guy could aim my microwave dish. He charged by the 1/4 hour, so i rushed myself. I mean this tree was leaning away from the wifes garden by 20-30 degrees, yet it snapped backwards and landed in her garden. It missed the fountain and vinyl fence by inches. The guy on the roof yells "Man, your good. how did you get it to land perfect like that and miss everything"...i said... its all skill. Then i went indoors and changed my shorts. I had to rush and clean out the tree before the wife got home and yelled at me. Man i blew that one bad..
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX
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I feel better hearing everybody else's stories. Thanks guys.
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #67  
I feel better hearing everybody else's stories. Thanks guys.

Did a job brush-hogging for a friend. Another friend was there at cut a tree at perfect height where I couldn't see the limb. I drove straight into it shattering the windshield. Cracked my upper light. Completely my fault even though he changed what I could see. It happens. I wonder what I will break this year..... I hope nothing!!!
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #68  
I feel better hearing everybody else's stories. Thanks guys.

I best all of us will do a double-take when we hear the final parts and labor number.
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #69  
I best all of us will do a double-take when we hear the final parts and labor number.
Lets get a pool going...to see who can get closest.

My quote $1250
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #70  
   / Tree Fell On My BX #71  
You're on. $1,625

After breaking my tractor this weekend, I have some real skin in the game. I bet the quote will be $1900 with labor. Anybody want to guess what a radiator cost for a L45??
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #72  
Radiator --maybe $750?
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX
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   / Tree Fell On My BX #75  
Since its Kubota....$2,595.34
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #77  
Since its Kubota....$2,595.34

This is what I was thinking....

$850 parts and $1700 labor for $2,550.00

Grrr but since you call it, I will go

$975 parts and $1175 labor for a total of $2,150 final answer.
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #78  
Haha, to the winner a chicken dinner and beer. Catch is you have to come to PA, namely Bucks Co. area.



I was in Bucks County numerous times in the 1970's. Even almost ate some of those picked eggs and pickled pork body parts at a local bar. Scene right out of The Deer Hunter.

So I have the directions down pat and have been itching for a road trip. :D
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX #79  
About 10% of trees fall somewhere other than intended. I had a tree on a slope leaning downhill, but wind caught it, so it fell uphill.

Always remove valuable stuff 360 degrees from around the tree.

I now always tension the tree in the direction of the fall (keeping in mind the tree can still pivot around the anchor point).
 
   / Tree Fell On My BX
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Ok got the quote back from the dealer and it was picked up by KTAC. So yes KTAC does cover stupid.
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$3000 in parts, $500 in Labor Thank God I had KTAC. I'm not the kind of guy to make claims and hated doing it, I have also paid through my teeth for insurance for "just in case" well this time I guess I got lucky. So who won dinner? I promise to keep the chainsaws locked up.
 

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