Long wait time for new(ish) tractor parts - the frustration continues

[aczlan]

I might try Messicks for new parts and see if they can get them in.
For used, you might try Wengers of Meyerstown. They may have them.

Aaron Z

 

[jk96]

The saga ends. After almost 6 months the tractor is finally fixed. At this point I still have it. Just so hard to justify spending $15k on another tractor of the same size when this one has 300 hours on it and is now paid for. Now that I've got my trackloader the tractor is primarily for mowing, road grading, and moving a pallet or two on occasion. Another major issue and it will be gone though.

2019-07-31_07-07-13

 

[EddieWalker]

Good to hear it's fixed. It sure looks good sitting there. That shade of red is my favorite by far!!!!

 

[searcyfarms]

The saga ends. After almost 6 months the tractor is finally fixed. At this point I still have it. Just so hard to justify spending $15k on another tractor of the same size when this one has 300 hours on it and is now paid for. Now that I've got my trackloader the tractor is primarily for mowing, road grading, and moving a pallet or two on occasion. Another major issue and it will be gone though.

2019-07-31_07-07-13

thats great news!!!! i hope you finally have the kinks worked out - sorry it took so long on the parts thats frustrating - also thanks for the update - so tell us about your trackloader, have you had good luck with it being a case also? year/hours/,model?

 

[jk96]

thats great news!!!! i hope you finally have the kinks worked out - sorry it took so long on the parts thats frustrating - also thanks for the update - so tell us about your trackloader, have you had good luck with it being a case also? year/hours/,model?

Haven't had the loader long enough to give an honest evaluation on reliability. It's a 2015 TR340. 90 hp. Purchased used Sept of last year and have only put about 150 hours on it. 1290 hrs currently showing on the meter. History shows 3 trips to the dealer all within a 6 month period before original owner traded it. All for def sensor issues. Owner was an asphalt company so my guess is they got frustrated with the down time and offloaded it. Third trip service shows the entire module and not just the sensor was replaced. I've had no issues.

Really like the loader. Controls are great. Lots of flexibility on adjusting speed and control response. CID cutter on the front in the pic is an 84" and is a beast combined with the case high flow hydraulics.

 

[searcyfarms]

sounds great!!!! i looked at those but they were out of my price range when mine burned last year - i hope to have a cabbed unit some day its awful working in the heat

i was running a mower similar to that when mine caught on fire it was an awful experience

id like to have servo controls too, mine are still stick/foot on my volvo

what part of missouri are you from?

our farm is up in nw mo i live east of KC tho

 

[jk96]

I'm in St Joseph, MO. Fire with all the debris from cutting is one of my concerns. Lifting the cab and doing some cleaning is on my list of things to do.

Here's video working a pretty large tree.
Cutter goes through 3 and 4" material like grass. Pic show the size of the tree at the base. I wear a size 12 shoe.

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[searcyfarms]

cool thx for sharing, our place is over east of maysville - off 6hwy so not too far from you, grindstone river bottoms but i have a buddy we do a lot of work on his place and another place we take care of over towards altamont

the high flow definitely helps recover the blade speed quicker, the machine i ran VAIL are made over in horton ks and very similar they have a reg flow and high flow version

their mower has different style center mulcher cutters

 

[searcyfarms]

mine didnt catch fire from debris, it caught fire because of a burst hydraulic hose that was spraying on the exhaust manifold, it was like a blow torch!!! fire dept dumped several thousand gallons on it to get it out, it was pretty engulfed before they got their tho, we put 2 smaller and two LARGE foam extinguishers on it and it didnt even slow it down before the fire dept arrived

 

[jk96]

I was really hoping this was the end of this thread but no luck. Tractor is now throwing code 3410 when you initially start it along with the stop symbol and reduced power. If you cycle the power it typically clears until the next power cycle. Looks like it related to the egr and emmissions system and back to the dealer once again. I think it's time for a letter to corporate to at least put all of these issues on record and see what their reply is.

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