Re: followup on \'D\' for 4wd
<font color=red>"This is crazy, you still haven’t talked to the dealer. The mechanic/helper is not the dealer"
<font color=black>You assume much. I have in fact talked to the dealer. Back on the 19th when I posted that they claimed they were JD manufactured, and that pretty much answered my questions. The dealer is the one providing the info to the helper.. which by the way, isn't a mechanic.. just a 'here, hold this, guy.
The dealer, is an older guy.. a bit odd, but not too bad I guess. He has a tractor junk yard.. but if you call it that, he gets offended...he'll say ( "yeah I salvaged a few tractors.. but it's not a junkyard" ) when in fact.. there are hundreds of tractor and truck carcasses laying around the 3-4 acre lot.
When i went up yesterday, he was in the process of removing the blades on a howse 4' brushhog and putting them on backwards so that a kubota b6k could use it ( reverse pto ).
And he does claim a factory rebuild on the yanmars.. even the 1401d which obviously has not had anythink taken apart on it....there is still old paint on every seal / gasket vissible on the engine... if it was rebuilt.. it was done via larcoscopic surgery from the oil drain hole...
The fx series tractor there was repainted.. badly.. probably with a spray bomb.... every wire ont he unit is frayed and bare.. frankly I would be afraid to start it..
A mf sitting up there has similar electrical handiwork.. gobs of frayed wires twisted and pigtailed together here and there... nice machine.. I feel sorry for the unsuspecting owner who gets stuck with any of his rebuilt tractors.
He has a decent amount of howse equipment sitting on the lot, 4' brushhogs, 5' finish mowers, and a rake or two.
All look new. but have been setting at least 2 seasons there based on the undergrowth, and minor rust.. but show no 'usage' wear on them.. just sitting in the elements wear.
As for the D.. he calls it a 1401D, but did not claim 4wd.
All that proves is ignorance.. as for the rebuild... that seems deceptive.. unless it was rebuilt.. oh 5 years ago.. then painted.. then left out to rot like most of the rest of the stuff on his lot......
A pitty too.. looks like there is some decnt stuff just waiting to be rescued from there.
His prices are about what I hear/see for similar models.. but not similar shape.
The howse equipment is still list.. but is obviously a bit weathered.
All in all, I'm still hopefull to get some parts out of him if I need them.. but service would be out of the question.
Soundguy
