I broke my CK20S :(

[rider7767]

Well with what I do, it was bound to happen. I am cutting out the side of a mountain with my CK20S one box blade at a time. It is a job that would go much faster with larger machine, but I want to do it myself with my tractor. Working in the dirt is one of the most relaxing things to me. The area I am digging in is 95% dirt/clay with a few vanes of soft limestone. Well anyway, I was pulling a large load of dirt down the hill when I apparently rolled a large 1 foot (plus) rock out of the ground with a ripper. I did not see it and backed up over it. The large lime stone rolled right under my hydraulic filter pushing it up into the tractor's underside. The hydraulic pump immediately started sucking air. I think I am going to pay some stupid tax. I am taking a break and will be taking the rear tire off after lunch. Well on the bright side, it is sunny and 72 degrees.

 

[rider7767]

I broke the filter housing and bent a few lines. I was able to straiten the pipes out but the aluminum filter houses is cracked. $70 for new filter and housing. That filter sure hangs low.

 

[Steve_Miller]

Sucks, buts that down side of having so much fun. Your not the first one to tear or crush that filter on a machine.

Steve

 

[Ranchofla]

I broke the filter housing and bent a few lines. I was able to straiten the pipes out but the aluminum filter houses is cracked. $70 for new filter and housing. That filter sure hangs low.

Man that sucks I have been a bit afraid to take my CK20 into the woods on a brush hogging project for that very reason. I am afraid of what I will run over before it gets to the brush hog. Did you see the skid plate thread last week..<G> Glad you didn't tear it up anymore than you did.

Rancho

 

[Looking4new]

That is a prescription for a skid plate if I ever heard one.

 

[DroppedAxle]

Why's the filter located in a position where it's that vulnerable? Sounds like a design flaw to me...

 

[grm61]

Glad your getting her fixed up:thumbsup:
Stuff happens, it could have been worse:drink:

 

[Code54]

Hate for anyone to break anything but at least it was only $70, sure could have been far worse. Never understood why all the companies leave the filters so unprotected. I rather fork up another $100 for the machine and have everything protected right from the factory.

 

[Gittyup]

Why's the filter located in a position where it's that vulnerable? Sounds like a design flaw to me...

Because the transmission is not mounted on the roll bar

 

[rider7767]

I was able to straiten out the lines that were bent. There is no hope for the filter housing. I put some orange goop in the crack to highlight it.