MF 1835M loader support collapsed on tractor

[Doug62]

Was moving dirt today when all of the sudden my loader started going down all by itself. This was crazy looking. You can see in the photos that the loader sub frame

gave way on both sides. It appears to be either bad welds or cheap metal. Either way, it’s nuts that it would do this with only 140 hours on it.

 

[Doug62]

 

[tacticalturnip]

Holy ****, that's absolutely nuts to see the metal fail in such a way.

I believe Quicke/Alo is the OEM for these loaders, I wonder if they make the brackets? That's crazy!

 

[Doug62]

 

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[Midniteoyl]

Looks to have been cracked for a little bit too.. then finally gave way while you were working.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Does it look rusted??

 

[Midniteoyl]

Does it look rusted??

Not really 'rusted' like its been like that since new, but you can see where there is an older crack, then the new shiny one.

Just from the pics, it seems the the top inside weld on both sides came loose, then the rest slowly cracked until it gave way. Just looking at the pics as I see them. might tell a different story in person.

 

[Doug62]

It appears it must have been happening slowly. There is surface rust on the break at the front but the weight of the fully loaded bucket caused it to give way as I raised it up to dump it. It tore through the rest of the bracket at that point. I would think these areas need gussets to support the weight of the loader and fully loaded bucket. I think it is rated for 2000 pounds IIRC.

When you throw in the weight of the loader and the stress of that weight being up high to dump it, that needs a seriously strong bracket.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Right, like it cracked, then stressed until it gave way suddenly

 

[Doug62]

I think that is exactly what happened. But when one cracked, it must have given enough to crack the other side too. It was pretty surreal. I was raising the bucket and it kept getting further and further away…

 

[Doug62]

We are building a new house and the contractor had just removed the dumpster on Friday. So you can see where I was going to build up that area. My buddy with his 1726e MF kept it moving all day but having the bigger tractor down was no bueno.

 

[K5lwq]

Wow, any chance it is under warranty? I would talk to someone either way.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Wow, any chance it is under warranty? I would talk to someone either way.

Yeah, even if it's out of warranty this is just unacceptable from such a new machine.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

Chains, come along, welding machine are in order.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Could there have been some lateral forces placed on the loader? Like maybe scraping and/or back dragging while turning? Just trying to get a picture of how the top inside welds came loose.. In any case, take good pictures and consult your dealer about warranty repair.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Chains, come along, welding machine are in order.

I wouldn't trust those anymore even if welded, personally.. I would, however, be temped to reinforce any replacements.

 

[ROUSTABOUT]

I wouldn't trust those anymore even if welded, personally.. I would, however, be temped to reinforce any replacements.

I've welded worse.

 

[Doug62]

Wow, any chance it is under warranty? I would talk to someone either way.

It hopefully is. This tractor isn’t very old. Less than 3 years.