Broken branson

[motownbrowne]

Not to mention, neighbor-hate, long grass-hate, and earlier, lots of cheap watch-hate.

Wd5, glad you could join us, but your comments aren't particularly useful or pleasant. Good luck with your neighbors, and your punctuation.

 

[coobie]

LOL Jon My neighbors can't keep up with me!!! I make more than they do haha ( i say they because there pice of junk they dont mow there grass one or twice a year) i have learned from exp spend the money the first time me i go with name brand stuff on major items the rest i might try to save a buck on been there done that!!! and wait till they go to try to sell there off brand equipment the re sale is terrible i will say it took many years for kubota to earn my trust before that i was a MF kind of guy lol i woudnt take a koita even if they gave it to me No thanks you can have it i never had a problem with my New Holland or Kubota one is for light duty and the other is heavy duty i take care of my stuff and don't abuse it it will last forever i do a lot of work use them a lot around the farm and construction sites might cost you more up front but ya can't take it with ya anyways!!!

You are a plethora of knowledge and spelling skills.You might want to take them extra BUCKS you have and enroll in some type of spelling school.LOL.

 

[coobie]

The OP is asking about Branson tractors.
Why all the Kioti hate?

wd5mhz,might be into the sauce a little to much?If you notice his Kioti spelling is even incorrect,just saying.

 

[wd5mhz]

it's ok coolby enjoy that wreck you call a tractor

 

[coobie]

it's ok coolby enjoy that wreck you call a tractor

You will go far on here grasshopper.HE HE !!

 

[coobie]

Coolby your about to tick me off shut up already you like a little girl got to get the last word in you buy junk you get junk dont get on the internet crying about your crap braking down spend the money YES I WENT FIRST CLASS SO I DONT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BUGGER EATING MORONS

Sorry you feel this way.Please use the spell check option.

 

[Camastown]

. I ended up calling the dealer I bought it from. He is awesome. He is going to take care of me. Props To Bonney's ag in hermiston Ore.

Glad to hear you are getting somewhere with the dealer can I ask you why you did not ring them first?

Most of the time the people that sell them are the ones to fix them, let them have the dealings with the warranty guy's ( believe me some you have to treat like babies and some no problem is too big for them ) The dealers are the ones talking to them the most often so they know how handle them.

As for wd5mhz I'm sorry but I think you have been conned into spending more than what you needed too or was it a case of 'keeping up with the neighbours'????

Jon

It seems like everything I buy today wether its a cell phone or a pressure washer you are usually told never take it back to the store you bought it from. this is my first purchase of a new tractor. I was pretty upset about the whole thing. I could hardly sleep all night. I woke up early and called back east and they gave me the warranty reps number

 

[DarrylH20]

I don't care what you buy, Something is going to break sooner or later.

 

[Ron50]

Camastown

Did you know that there is a Branson dealer just west of Portland by North Plains. Metro New Holland is their name.

 

[banjodunn]

It seems like everything I buy today wether its a cell phone or a pressure washer you are usually told never take it back to the store you bought it from. this is my first purchase of a new tractor. I was pretty upset about the whole thing. I could hardly sleep all night. I woke up early and called back east and they gave me the warranty reps number

Ok I see it is a lot different to over here then, here the dealer/shop is your first port of call and if you have a problem with them then you go further up the chain, glad to say that all the warranty stuff we have had to do we have not had to get the owner to talk further up the line.

As for warranty work we look after some well known brands ( we are a sub agent for new Holland and kioti ) and have to say that the orange ones were having some issues with their wet clutch packs and wanted to do a retrofit on the ones we had sold "but we are not having any issues"I said to the warranty rep, his reply was "We don't care we are doing all of the tractors sold in Aus with those clutch packs in:thumbsup:".

I am yet to see service from the bigger boys like that.



Jon

 

[TomSeller]

Branson is enough of a significant brand that here should not be a problem getting satisfaction, particularly given the selling dealer is stepping up. I am sure you will be taken care of.

Having said that, Camas, WA to Hermiston, OR is 3 hours each way. If there is anything I could add, having a reputable local dealer of any color is important. You are near Portland, OR, not exactly out in the sticks. Good luck.

 

[john_bud]

Be interesting to hear what the issue was.


Also, it sounded like the OP kept on running the equipment after the "popping sound" and problems occurred. My experience is that more $$$$$ damage is done after the initial failure by continued operation.

 

[Camastown]

Update on broken branson. The dealer wanted me to bring back my tractor and exchange it of another new tractor. My first tractor was a 2014 tier3 tractor with 3.7 hours. I returned it with 5.7 hours. The new tractor he offered me was a tier 4 with 1.7 hours. I assume it is a 2015. At first I thought I might try return it and try to get a new yanmar that he had. But after reading a post on this forum I decided that tractor was not for me. After all research I did I really did not want a tier 4. All the scare stories that read is why I was in a hurry to get the tier 3 that I got. So last night I crammed 3 hours of research in before bedtime. So after just studying up on this single issue I was enlightened. yes this extra garbage seams unneeded and is infringing on my right to pollute . But after my findings I am excited to check it out in person. I understand there is two versions, a system that requires a liquid injected into this system and a system that requires nothing. The cummings engine used in the Branson's the compact tractors like my 4520r does not require the liquid. Cummings did the home work. So I made my journey to hermiston and dropped of the broken branson . Ken pulls out the new tractor and I was sold as soon as he fired it up. First of all there is no diesel smell. It is less noisy . Runs smoother and seams to rev up and have better power. And no soot on the frame of the tractor. My research tells me that the the large atomic bomb looking gizmo on top of the engine will last 2000 hours before needing replacement. That's 20 years for me. There is other improvements on the tractor like a better looking hood and head lights. It has a much nicer joy stik for the loader.it has better set of rear tires.i think the seat is even upgraded.this tractor should have cost me 1500.00 more. But Bonneys ag offered it to me for no extra charge. So I took it. I feel it was my lucky day . Ken even filled my trucks gas tank for the trip home. Bonneys ag took a real bad situation for me and made it a great experience. I am going to start another thread on the tier3, 4 topic. It is pretty interesting.

 

[TomSeller]

Great to hear a happy ending.

 

[coobie]

Update on broken branson. The dealer wanted me to bring back my tractor and exchange it of another new tractor. My first tractor was a 2014 tier3 tractor with 3.7 hours. I returned it with 5.7 hours. The new tractor he offered me was a tier 4 with 1.7 hours. I assume it is a 2015. At first I thought I might try return it and try to get a new yanmar that he had. But after reading a post on this forum I decided that tractor was not for me. After all research I did I really did not want a tier 4. All the scare stories that read is why I was in a hurry to get the tier 3 that I got. So last night I crammed 3 hours of research in before bedtime. So after just studying up on this single issue I was enlightened. yes this extra garbage seams unneeded and is infringing on my right to pollute . But after my findings I am excited to check it out in person. I understand there is two versions, a system that requires a liquid injected into this system and a system that requires nothing. The cummings engine used in the Branson's the compact tractors like my 4520r does not require the liquid. Cummings did the home work. So I made my journey to hermiston and dropped of the broken branson . Ken pulls out the new tractor and I was sold as soon as he fired it up. First of all there is no diesel smell. It is less noisy . Runs smoother and seams to rev up and have better power. And no soot on the frame of the tractor. My research tells me that the the large atomic bomb looking gizmo on top of the engine will last 2000 hours before needing replacement. That's 20 years for me. There is other improvements on the tractor like a better looking hood and head lights. It has a much nicer joy stik for the loader.it has better set of rear tires.i think the seat is even upgraded.this tractor should have cost me 1500.00 more. But Bonneys ag offered it to me for no extra charge. So I took it. I feel it was my lucky day . Ken even filled my trucks gas tank for the trip home. Bonneys ag took a real bad situation for me and made it a great experience. I am going to start another thread on the tier3, 4 topic. It is pretty interesting.

Good to hear.I think you have found a great dealer to stay with.Good luck.

 

[wd5mhz]

Glad to hear you cant be a dealer willing to go the extra mile!!!

 

[bjr]

The only negative I can say is from "my" experience is MOST farm type tractors just are not made to go "Dig Dirt". If that is what you have to do then you need a construction style machine. When I purchase my smaller import farm tractor I knew before hand I would never have a FEL on it. If I need to go Dig Dirt I will rent a machine for that purpose. I too have done research and there is a fair amount of broken in two tractors from this use. I have twelve years on my tractor now and haven't had any major issues. I have purposely not mention the brand of my tractor as I do not have time for some sophomoric pissing contest. Good Day. bjr

 

[MHarryE]

You have a great dealer to agree making the even swap.

The power train on your tractor should be rigged enough to handle anything you can throw at it. Even though it is a compact utility tractor it is not a lawn tractor made only to pull itself. Whether you are scraping dirt with the loader or pulling a disk, plow, or other tillage tool the power train is transmitting the same load.

The one thing we are all missing out on is that your problem was solved by the dealer giving you a new tractor. Will he tell you what broke on the old one? You said it was the 4wd that went out. Does that mean the rears were still driving okay? I remember some people saying the front drive shaft on their tractor had a splined coupler between the front axle and drive shaft with a pin going through the shaft to keep it in place. Pin left out, coupler slid back and when putting power to it, there was only a tad engagement so it popped back stripping a slight bit of spline.

 

[Camastown]

You have a great dealer to agree making the even swap.

The power train on your tractor should be rigged enough to handle anything you can throw at it. Even though it is a compact utility tractor it is not a lawn tractor made only to pull itself. Whether you are scraping dirt with the loader or pulling a disk, plow, or other tillage tool the power train is transmitting the same load.

The one thing we are all missing out on is that your problem was solved by the dealer giving you a new tractor. Will he tell you what broke on the old one? You said it was the 4wd that went out. Does that mean the rears were still driving okay? I remember some people saying the front drive shaft on their tractor had a splined coupler between the front axle and drive shaft with a pin going through the shaft to keep it in place. Pin left out, coupler slid back and when putting power to it, there was only a tad engagement so it popped back stripping a slight bit of spline.

AT first I thought it was pretty serious . The noise that was coming from the rear of the sounded pretty bad and member of this forum had the same noise and I think he had a issue with the ring and pinion.The next day when I went to load the tractor that noise went away. Just the 4wheel drive wasn't working . I think the dealer was leaning towards the pto fuse link popping. The owner of bonneys AG said he will keep me posted about what happened to the tractor. I think with the shortage of tier 3 tractors out there he will have no problem selling that tractor . The tier 4 tractor I got is awesome. I moved dirt on my motocross track for 2 hours yesterday with no problems and never smelled any diesel exhaust. It has great power and is really quite. Funny how things work out sometimes.

 

[k0ua]

AT first I thought it was pretty serious . The noise that was coming from the rear of the sounded pretty bad and member of this forum had the same noise and I think he had a issue with the ring and pinion.The next day when I went to load the tractor that noise went away. Just the 4wheel drive wasn't working . I think the dealer was leaning towards the pto fuse link popping. The owner of bonneys AG said he will keep me posted about what happened to the tractor. I think with the shortage of tier 3 tractors out there he will have no problem selling that tractor . The tier 4 tractor I got is awesome. I moved dirt on my motocross track for 2 hours yesterday with no problems and never smelled any diesel exhaust. It has great power and is really quite. Funny how things work out sometimes.

I am glad to hear you did not get just good service, you got above and beyond the call service. WOW, a new tractor, I don't think many dealers would have taken care of you like that, regardless of brand. I don't know what happened to your first tractor, but I have sure dug a lot of dirt with a FEL on the various tractors I have owned, including digging down a complete hillside to make a burm for shooting. I haven't broken anything yet. Sure tractors are not bulldozers, but if you use common sense, you can do a lot of dirt work with them. Again, a more than happy ending.:thumbsup: Oh, an as a Kioti owner I won't "hate" on your Branson. I have owned several brands, including 2 Kubota's before this Kioti.