Backhoe bent rops

[keyman1808]

My biggest concern here is... no matter the cause, I am betting there was a LOT of force exerted down between the front and rear axles... trying to break the tractor in half.[/QUOTE]


Agreed

 

[funwithahoe]

I have seen someone drive pretty fast with a BX into a garage and smack the Rops on the header and no damage.

Ok come on keyman We all now that was you. :laughingI did it yesterday and no damage to the ROPS or the garage - I was going slow.)

 

[sxs191]

WOW.. after looking at those pics that's all I can say. I don't think there is anyway he bent those ROPS while on the machine. (even if he hit something at full speed in reverse) I agree that that must have happened I would say a roll backwards but the BH would have threw it to the side and that looks like it was hit in the middle.

 

[keyman1808]

NOT yet but I have come close. Now my father did it 3 days in a row. That was funny....well not too funny it was my BX he did it with

 

[funwithahoe]

Might make the conversation easier to point him to this thread so he can see what an impartial/educated jury think - On the other hand, you could have saved Sis a huge head-ache and years of her life and you learnd a $1000 lesson. BTW did he offer an appology or to fix it? Sounds like he dropped and ran - If I borrowed that and had an accident it'd at least show up with the part and help put it on.

i heard a wise man say if you loan someone $20 and for the rest of your life they avoid you so as not to pay the money back - That is the best $20 you could ever spend!

 

[twbpc]

I had this exact thing happen to my BX (except it was the Father in Law). He rolled it off a pile of dirt and it fell into a ditch (place where the dirt came from). The damage to the ROPS was nothing more than a little scratch but had other damage to the front of hood. I had Kubota's insurance which cost me $250 deductible and they repaired it even though it wasn't me driving and it was off my property. I have a hard time believing this much damage came from simply rolling it over and a home owner policy probably won't cover it.

 

[Skyco]

My biggest concern here is... no matter the cause, I am betting there was a LOT of force exerted down between the front and rear axles... trying to break the tractor in half.

I'd look at the frame very carefully...I'd almost bet it is bent some too

 

[RobertN]

I've bumped in to stuff with my old Kubota and with my recently acquired New Holland. I have scratched the ROPS, but never more than that.

If this was a $50 repair, I would chalk it up to expierience and not loan it again.

But, as I guessed from seeing the pictures, I was right at about $800-1000.

I would seriously be talking with him, and handing him a bill. That is just totally wrong to do that much damage, and not fix it. And not tell you the whole story.

I'd be checking all the ROPS attach points real careful too, to make sure there are no cracks or anything.

Once repairs are done, I would make it clear to him that he does not even get to sit on that tractor(or anything else he might need to borrow) ever again. He can rent or buy!

 

[funwithahoe]

I've bumped in to stuff with my old Kubota and with my recently acquired New Holland. I have scratched the ROPS, but never more than that.

If this was a $50 repair, I would chalk it up to expierience and not loan it again.

But, as I guessed from seeing the pictures, I was right at about $800-1000.

I would seriously be talking with him, and handing him a bill. That is just totally wrong to do that much damage, and not fix it. And not tell you the whole story.

I'd be checking all the ROPS attach points real careful too, to make sure there are no cracks or anything.

Once repairs are done, I would make it clear to him that he does not even get to sit on that tractor(or anything else he might need to borrow) ever again. He can rent or buy!

Yeah - EZ to be tough on someone else's equipment - I just said to my father how it is so amazing the stuff I buy new seems to last way beyond what I expect it too but the used stuff I buy seems to conck out early - I am not sure what the heck people do to equipment/cars/etc but they must be way rough on it = I don't think I am way gentle on equipment but I do simply ask it to do what it was designed for - and in this case I don't jam it into a tree limb at 30 MPH or whatever?

 

[twinsticks]

okay took pics at house this is what he said he hit only skimming it gping forward. On the back of rops towards hoe you can clearly see on the left side were he contacted the shingles tar is still on bar.. My sister also said hes not good with driving and took out tosections of his fence.. he hit his wood sheed it at least 60 feet long. also which you cant see is a steep hill and retaining wall wich he was grading my sister told me he had used the bx to fill in his brick pavers with small stones so I bet he had a full bucket and was backing down the hill and hit the shed.. I talked to him yesterday and sweers he did not do it so is coming to look at the bx after work .. one more thing he has cameras recording around his house and yard 24 hours a day so I want to see the computer hard drive which it was recorded on.. From the pho e conversation last night he does not want to pay for it... I dont want to end up in small claims court but I am not getting stuck with the bill!!!!