Followup to how hard use (So what have you broke and how?)

[grizzjeeper]

Since we had the discussion about how hard do you use it and if you do "abuse" it how long will she last..

What have you broke and how did you do it? Share your ooops moments!

 

[davitk]

Things always happen when SWMBO is nearby, it was only a dent on the side of the loader bucket but her tree sure has an owie

 

[thavil]

So far, I haven't broke anything but I have scratched my plastic hood up pretty badly on my BX24. While using the mmm, I attempted to mow under our horse farm sign in the front yard. When I realized the sign was touching the hood, I backed up and the sign didn't move in the direction that I thought it would.

 

[Modn]

I just recently impaled my radiator on my 20ish hour old tractor. Freak accident really as I was loosening up the chain. I have expanded metal welded to the push bar/grille protector.

 

[Happyman]

Only broken a couple of bolts on my Woods finish mower.
I think they were over torqued from the dealer and a couple of hard bangs from the bumpy pasture broke them loose. The mower was making a weired sound and when I turned around it was cutting into the ground on the left side because one of the bolts that hold the wheel assembly to the mower deck was gone .
I carry spares now

 

[Sherweld]

A PTO gear tooth mowing clean through a hidden 3/4" pipe corner stake with a 48" Woods bush hog behind a B7100 (gear) (no other damage except my eardrums from the clatter)

 

[rbargeron]

Since we had the discussion about how hard do you use it and if you do "abuse" it how long will she last..

What have you broke and how did you do it? Share your ooops moments!

Not mine - but sobering to look at. If you mis-use a logging winch with a Grand L10, the top link and 3-point hitch arms may do a spectacular dismount.

 

[hdbikercouple]

broke the diff. lock on the bx2200. shop forman said fix it before it the lock drops in to a gear in the rear. appr.30 hrs. labor plus parts. for that much labor i'll drop the rear. and do a tear down

 

[PA-Woodchuck]

How did you break it? My new 9hr BX2350 doesn't like to enguage easily unless I do a very slight couple degree turn to the right. I'm wondering if there is a slight difference in rear tire diameter although the size on each is the same?

broke the diff. lock on the bx2200. shop forman said fix it before it the lock drops in to a gear in the rear. appr.30 hrs. labor plus parts. for that much labor i'll drop the rear. and do a tear down

 

[Robert_in_NY]

How did you break it? My new 9hr BX2350 doesn't like to enguage easily unless I do a very slight couple degree turn to the right. I'm wondering if there is a slight difference in rear tire diameter although the size on each is the same?

I am not sure how your tractors are but with all of my tractors if you use the dif lock it will not engage easily if you are on hard ground. However, if your tire starts to spin and you hit that lock while the tire is spinning she goes in easy which is how it is suppose to work. You hit the lock when you start to get into trouble and usually you will walk right out but it is a pain to steer with the differential locked.