First real battle scar on new tractor

[burtalm]

OK, I just got mine too. Knowing that my dealer was going to pick up my ck20 for its 50 hour service, I was rushing to finish some brushing clearing and didn't notice a limb that was under the bucket as I was lifting and pushing a bucket load up on a pile. Unfortunately a solid limb poked a hole right through my head lamp lens. (new headlight assembly is on order.) This brush moving has been real hard on clip pins and on "snap pins". You have to check often. I've replaced most clip pins with cotter pins and my bucket bolts are now held in place with bolts and lock nuts. Oh well if I didn't scratch it a little or get it dirty it wouldn't be the brute it is.

 

[KiotiJohn]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( This brush moving has been real hard on clip pins and on "snap pins". You have to check often. )</font>
You're right, they sure are. I've lost a pile of them, but I bought a whole lot of extras. So far I've lost lynch pins from my folding ROPS, one 3pt lift arm, the draw bar and more.
Those branches just seem to know how to get into that folding clip just right and snatch 'em out! Sorry about your headlight. I've been lucky with that so far. John

 

[burtalm]

Ditto that on the lynch pins. I've lost several also. My dealer suggested that I install any replacement lynch pins in reverse of the original way to avoid a repeat. So far so good, maybe the idea works!

 

[Mark4510]

"Oh well if I didn't scratch it a little or get it dirty it wouldn't be the brute it is."


Nothing wrong with seeing a few dings and dents. It just shows that its really being used to do work. And isn't that why we get these things in the first place? /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif