Ever see a tractor crack in half?

[LittleBill21]

seen on reddit, she looks big.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledintotheshop/comments/11efq43

 

[Thomas]

Interesting.

 

[sea2summit]

Looks like the repair will cost more than my tractor…

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Ever see a tractor crack in half?

Yup, several...

SR

 

[sd455dan]

Only online.

Even a Green one.

https://www.greentractortalk.com/attachments/134d6b0e-0153-40d8-9878-47396124cd05-jpg.525666/

 

[John_Mc]

Been there, done that. Cracked the clutch housing on my NH TC33D. THe only reason it was not in two pieces with its belly on the ground was that the backhoe subframe & belly pan and limb risers/FOPS up above held it together. Dealer estimated $7000 to repair "IF everything came apart and went back together well and IF no further damage was found". Ended up finding a used clutch housing from a New Holland tractor salvage yard and went with a local tractor repair guy. Got it all done for $3000.

 

[beenthere]

Looks like the one where the articulated tractor was hit by a train.

 

[BoylermanCT]

We had our New Holland TC29D crack in half at the bell housing. Took us forever to find a replacement part and get it back together. Did it with the help of a friend from church who was a retired John Deere dealer shop manager. Poor design by NH - both the front end loader and backhoe mount at the same spot onto the bell housing and there is no frame to support or reinforce the area. Over time too much stress caused the failure.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I've seen a few break. It's bad situation. It never happens at a good time.

 

[BnRidge]

In high school the shop kids restored an old International 400. They pulled it to start it, popped the clutch, and

 

[Hoss710]

got mine split in half now to repair the transmission.

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's an articulating 4WD I assume? That's a big machine to break.

 

[jwmorris]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I assume it happens more often to people that didn’t pay for the piece of equpiment.

 

[ArlyA]

That's an articulating 4WD I assume? That's a big machine to break.

We welded one up years ago that was breaking apart at the pin flanges. Can't recall the brand, seems it was a Stieger.

 

[sd455dan]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I assume it happens more often to people that didn’t pay for the piece of equpiment.

Geez That Poor Massey. They deserved that result .

 

[plastikosmd]

Posted in many forums here

-3pt backhoes w/o subframe
-Heavy front loads
-There was even one that was “off roading” or something

Not too uncommon

 

[Bavarian]

Simply put, using a backhoe as counterweight for a loader puts too much stress on the equipment. Something needs to let go.
Take smaller bites or buy a bigger machine.

 

[Woodstock Walt]

I saved these pictures from a local For Sale ad a few years ago. "For parts or repair." Not sure if it ever sold, his asking price was high if I remember correctly, around $30k. Ridiculous. In my opinion, looks like the owner was pounding his tractor over some rough terrain with a grapple that was probably too large for the FEL.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Folded Massey

I found these pictures on a non-tractor website and do not remember seeing them here. They are recent, last month according to the date, and are quite dramatic. The story given is that he was trundling down the road towing a trailer when the FEL dropped and dug into the road surface bringing...

www.tractorbynet.com

Whoever accomplished this one did it very thoroughly.

 

[etpm]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I assume it happens more often to people that didn’t pay for the piece of equpiment.

Why did that tractor break? Was it just because the front was in the air?
Eric