uofa314
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Hi, I came across this forum while looking for info. We have a 1980 model John Deere 1050 with the 3 cylinder yanmar engine. My dad and I were planting a food plot a few weeks ago and the tractor started making a loud knocking sound. We shut it off (it didn't stop on its own) and hauled it to the local John Deere dealer. We thought maybe it was just an injector or something minor. Well, they called today, and i stopped by to see for myself, it has a broken crank shaft. They found that when they split the tractor apart (separated front and rear end) and the back of the crank with rear rod still attached is just flopping in there. They told us that the crank alone John Deere is $2000.
So, we are trying to figure out what to do. It is a good tractor otherwise. I found a crank for $500 on the Hoye website. Should we just bring the tractor home and rebuild it ourselves? I think we can get all the parts to rebuild for under $2000.
Is there any chance that broken crank damaged the block? If so, a rebuild is out of the question.
Or, should we look for a used engine somewhere? I looked online today, but didn't have any luck finding one.
So, we are trying to figure out what to do. It is a good tractor otherwise. I found a crank for $500 on the Hoye website. Should we just bring the tractor home and rebuild it ourselves? I think we can get all the parts to rebuild for under $2000.
Is there any chance that broken crank damaged the block? If so, a rebuild is out of the question.
Or, should we look for a used engine somewhere? I looked online today, but didn't have any luck finding one.