a tractor can break in half?

[Egon]

Haven't we seen that repair before Harv?

Egon

 

[DavesTractor]

It's been well said already, but yes they break, and it isn't brand specific. Put a 3PH hoe on a tractor and put it in the wrong hands and you have problems. Henro won't loan his to a neighbor or abuse his machine, so he'll probably be just fine (sorry, hope that doesn't derail your new machine purchase!). We only sell sub-frame hoes, but I have heard that they can break as well, it just takes a lot more abuse to make it happen. I sell a couple dozen backhoe tractors a year, but if a buyer is going to use a machine for 100% commercial use with a crew of guys I suggest they buy a commercial machine (twice the price).

CUTs are very versatile machines that handle a huge variety of implements, but they don't take place of small dozers and excavators in applications that really need them.

On the Cub, we sell the Mahindra 15 series which is basically the Cub. For it's size it is built heavier than most, and as it is built by Mitsubishi you can be sure it's top quality.

 

[higgy]

Here are the pics, I thought I had them on the forum but did not.

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[higgy]

one more

 

[Egon]

First one I've seen but then my world is pretty small.

Egon

 

[higgy]

Yes mine is aslo.

As I stated before, I did not take these pictures and they do come from other websites.

 

[PineRidge]

I've got a close neighbor that has and old commercial tractor. I can't even tell what kind it is as it's been painted so many times, it's currently a dirty yellow color and has no markings. Anyway this is no small tractor my TC-40D looks kinda small sitting next to it. It was equipped with a 3-point mounted backhoe from the time it was purchased new and it was used commercially to dig trenches before he bought it. My neighbor acquired it only after it was involved in a fire. He put a couple of grand into it to make it usable once again. The tractor still looks structurally sound despite the 3-point backhoe that has been used with it for years. I guess my point is that just because the backhoe may be a 3-point mount does not necessarily mean that the tractor will have a problem as a result.

 

[Harv]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Haven't we seen that repair before Harv?)</font>

Good memory, Egon. I originally posted it right after "the incident" back in January, 2002. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I'm curious about the motive power in your tractor )</font>

The power plant is not shown in the picture, Don. They were all off making fun of Rudolph. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Tractors4u]

I sold a fellow a Hinomoto 2304 which is the Japanese cousin of the Massey Ferguson 1030. His tractor had a loader on it and he broke the tractor just behind the bell housing. At one time Massey has a tech bulletin out on their 1030s that stated that you should have counter weight on the rear of the tractor if using a loader to preven possible damage to the front axle but I never heard anything about breaking them in half. Also I had 2 of the 1030s that broke gears in the front axle and both had loaders.

 

[Soundguy]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( It happened to me a few years ago. Made the repairs myself. )</font>

I half expected it to be one of those green and yellow ones.. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Soundguy