Kubota M5660SUHD caught on fire (60hrs)!

[Hoho223]

Unfortunately i did not insure (never had any claim in 30 years) but I should have since this was financed by Kubota

Mine was financed but Wells Fargo (a verified criminal enterprise) and they required a rider on my homeowne.

 

[tradosaurus]

Wow I need to check into that since we have Farm Bureau as well. Just assumed tractors were not covered - unless you specifically insured them just like a car?

contact your agent and give them the model numbers of your tractor, implements and side by sides or 4 wheelers.

 

[sd455dan]

contact your agent and give them the model numbers of your tractor, implements and side by sides or 4 wheelers.

I think I will,

Thanks

 

[sorleski]

I would think this is possibly warranty related. Can you contact your local fire marshall and ask them to send someone to look at your tractor to determine where/how/why the tractor caught on fire. They are good at determining this stuff, so it might be worth it if they can find the cause and are willing to document it, might be a good basis for a warranty claim.

 

[Racenut]

Seems like Kubota should have to prove it's not a warranty failure vs you proving that it was. If they can't point to some cause of the fire that was someone your responsibility, they should be eating this and hoping it's not an indication of a bigger problem.

But what makes sense to me is not always how the world works

 

[LouNY]

12V battery in a 6V tractor!

As long as no 6 volt lights, no problem. Usually when the 12 volt battery gets put in they also install a 12 volt alternator. The starter will work great getting fed 12 volts. Oil pressure gauge being mechanical and temp being a capillary.

 

[Sid Post]

This is very common in old tractors and if done properly, it works just fine.

SR

I have run a lot of older JD tractors, JD 70 LP and JD 730 LP mostly. Our JD 4620 was originally 6V and we converted it properly to 12V.

The tractor is question obviously, at a minimum, missed a step or two on the conversion because the starter spun too fast and the switch burned. Voltage conversion involves more than a battery and a crescent wrench.

 

[Sid Post]

As long as no 6 volt lights, no problem. Usually when the 12 volt battery gets put in they also install a 12 volt alternator. The starter will work great getting fed 12 volts. Oil pressure gauge being mechanical and temp being a capillary.

Running a 6V starter works great until you burn it out with a 12V battery.

Alternators, lights, switches (twice the power of a 6V system), etc. all need to be taken into account as the wattage being generated is too much for most 6V equipment even if it seems to work initially.

Radiators, fan belts, mechanical fuel injection, etc. don't care about the battery. Ran a diesel pickup personally for a summer without a battery that I push started on any slope I could find in the field for that service truck. Yes, if I stalled it at a stop light, I would be stuck there but, this heavy beast was usually timed for the one stoplight between the field and the house.

 

[fbitz777]

State Farms (home owners policy) told me to open a claim and they'll send an agent.
I know I did not insure that tractor specifically but I might still be covered.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

Running a 6V starter works great until you burn it out with a 12V battery.

I have quite a few 6v old tractors, I've yet to burn out a starter using a 12v batt.. I have a 6v BN that dad bought when I was a kid that's had a 12v batteries used in it for over 50 years...

These old tractors have been used this way for MANY years without problems.

SR