Broken Tractor...

[brin]

On my way to town this AM from the country I saw a large row crop tractor ..looked like an IH probably 100 HP or so with a disk harrow behind it disabled in the middle of a half plowed field. The left rear tire and hub had broken off - the tractor was just leaning over...had to be massive damage...I am curious how that will be serviced, I mean, it is a plowed field and there it sits...I can't see how the farmer will be able to work on it there or get a trailer to it...I feel for him.

 

[CharlieS]

That will probably end up being a dealer shop service call. Lots of timbers to support the tractor while repairs are being made.
Neighbor had a similar incident a few years ago on an old 560. Only in his case one of the axle clamp bolts on the axle/hub clamp broke and let the wheel slide off the axle.
We ended up locating 25 or so railroad tie blocks about 3 feet long, and just kept jacking and blocking until the tractor was high enough to slide the whole assembly back on the axle and replaced and tightened all bolts. It ended up being an all day job, but fortunately we were in a hay field, not worked ground.

 

[Opti-Mist]

I have an old screw type house jack that helps events of this type.

 

[jonyyuma]

I have an old screw type house jack that helps events of this type.

The type that would jack up a house,, I bet>?

 

[5030]

I do in-field welding all the time on disabled tractors and brokem implements. That's what I have a 4wd long bed diesel pickup for. The gas welder/genset, compressor and tools are in the back. I can get just about anywhere, anytime.

 

[D7E]

Our last one .

 

[cowski]

been there mine was just a 1440.

 

[Baby Grand]

Ouch!
Hope that wasn't as expensive as it looks.

 

[Verticaltrx]

Our neighbor had a late '80s C-IH tractor, about 120hp that suffered a similar fate. It sat broken in the field for months before they fixed it. On the flip side, out at my Uncles farm in IL, we were coming down a back road one evening and there was a huge tiling machine completely blocking the road with a snapped off rear wheel. This was about the biggest tiler I've ever seen, must have had about a 20' dia bucket wheel and used 66" terra tires (it was every bit as big as a Terra-Gator floater.) Anyways, came back the next morning and it was already gone! Not sure if they fixed it right there that night or somehow got it on a big lowboy and hauled it off, but I was amazed they got it out of there so quick.

For those who don't know what a tiling machine is, I've attached a pic of a small one. The one with the snapped axle was more than triple the size of this unit (and only had 4 wheels)

 

[D7E]

Ouch!
Hope that wasn't as expensive as it looks.

HaHa ..probably more expensive than it looks with new spreaders,shafts,axle , bent tin work ,chaff tray and tie rod !