Here she sits. My 4 year old 5005DI. I was trying to get to my Brother-in-law's JD to pull him out of a hole. I got hung up on a tree and was trying to "curl" my way off of it with the bucket. Something went BANG in the motor and it spun down with a clicking sound. I don't know what gave up, but the tractor has only a shade over 400 hours on it. Of course it is way outside the 2 year warranty. Also, the place I bought it from is no longer a Mahindra dealer. I want to get it to the house before I do anything as far as repairs. Anyway, just wanted a little sympathy I guess.
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This is the hole I was going around. All the ground around here is just spongy with H2O. We worked all day to get his little JD out, then get out the 85 HP JD we stuck trying to get to my Mahindra, then my buddy's K5 GMC Jimmy. We decided to leave the broken Mahindra til it dried out a bit.
That's my 5 year old in the fore ground, he thought all this was pretty cool. My 86 Bonco II "4wheeler" is in the distance and if you look to the right you can just make a splat of red that is my poor little tractor.
That's my 5 year old in the fore ground, he thought all this was pretty cool. My 86 Bonco II "4wheeler" is in the distance and if you look to the right you can just make a splat of red that is my poor little tractor.
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There is an individual who can/will do the repair and he is only a few miles from me. I could even do it myself (Dad and I have overhauled everything from a 730 2cyl JD to a 855 Cummings Engine. Most recent project was a 4320 JD). I could even carry it back to the dealer since they can still order parts and all that. It just sort of bothers me that the thing gave up the ghost after 409 hours. And we have the added hassle of getting the thing out of the woods first! Oh well, I guess things just won't break down right outside the shop door.
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gamble77
Any particular reason y'all are no longer a dealer? I think my closest dealer now is in Greenville Texas a couple hours (with a trailer) away.
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gamble77
Any particular reason y'all are no longer a dealer? I think my closest dealer now is in Greenville Texas a couple hours (with a trailer) away.
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Do you have an idea what is broken?
Did the tree that it is hung up on puncture something, or cause a break?
Or did something go in the engine that just happened to coincide with getting unstuck or un-hungup?
Hope it isn't raining and getting a chance to dry up. Will be curious as to what you have planned to move it with, and how. Kinda exciting on this end, but am sure it isn't on yours.
I was in a similar dilema once, years back when my 2cyl Deere 420 rolled away from me, and into a gulley, breaking the casting that went over the front axle. It lay in the ditch on the neighbor farmers pasture, and the radiator hose separated and the water ran out. Couldn't tow it, and wondered all the next day at work, how I would move it. No good answers, but had let the farmer know it was in his pasture.
I came home from work and it was sitting by my garage. The old farmer, who only had one small AC tractor went out, looked my tractor over, got out a log chain and a chain binder. Pulled the castings together and slipped the radiator hose back on. Filled it with water and drove it home to my place. I was tickled pink at his solution to my problem, and his ingenuity.
Hope your plan goes well.
Did the tree that it is hung up on puncture something, or cause a break?
Or did something go in the engine that just happened to coincide with getting unstuck or un-hungup?
Hope it isn't raining and getting a chance to dry up. Will be curious as to what you have planned to move it with, and how. Kinda exciting on this end, but am sure it isn't on yours.
I was in a similar dilema once, years back when my 2cyl Deere 420 rolled away from me, and into a gulley, breaking the casting that went over the front axle. It lay in the ditch on the neighbor farmers pasture, and the radiator hose separated and the water ran out. Couldn't tow it, and wondered all the next day at work, how I would move it. No good answers, but had let the farmer know it was in his pasture.
I came home from work and it was sitting by my garage. The old farmer, who only had one small AC tractor went out, looked my tractor over, got out a log chain and a chain binder. Pulled the castings together and slipped the radiator hose back on. Filled it with water and drove it home to my place. I was tickled pink at his solution to my problem, and his ingenuity.
Hope your plan goes well.
I think this is just a case of really bad karma. The engine probably would have broken if it was idling in the shop. It sounded to me like a swallowed valve. Won't know til I get it back and yank off a few covers.
Dad has a 4320 JD with duals and 14 inch wide front tires. It should have enough power/traction/flotation to get back there and snatch it out. We have several 30' sections of trucking chain so we will probably get the 4320 on dry ground and snake enough chain to reach. I'll try to remember to get some pics and post them of the project.
One day we'll look back on this and laugh, in the meantime we'll just complain and sweat. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Dad has a 4320 JD with duals and 14 inch wide front tires. It should have enough power/traction/flotation to get back there and snatch it out. We have several 30' sections of trucking chain so we will probably get the 4320 on dry ground and snake enough chain to reach. I'll try to remember to get some pics and post them of the project.
One day we'll look back on this and laugh, in the meantime we'll just complain and sweat. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
fish_wisperer
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what engine comes in that tractor anyway? i noticed the 00 series come with a ne242 or something like that and the smaller ones have a dae dong witch dont sound indian.