The dealer took things apart today. It seems all the radiators in the front got bumped, so they all have to be replaced. Good call to not start the tractor until it was looked at
. The hood holder was bent a bit too, but other than the radiators, hood, and hood holding bracket no damage to the engine or any parts of the frame. The top of the cab, the mating plastic bottom part of the cab, and a blower was all the top damage. Finally, the plastic that holds the switches on the right side is gone but all the hydraulic controls and linkage are good. All the parts are on order. Not bad considering they just got it yesterday. It's being kept inside while the parts come in, they expect to start working on it next week.
Current estimate is $6500 in parts, $2100 in labor, so still looking like under $10K to fix it all.
Insurance co. (State Farm) has all the cost to extract the tractor, quotes to clear building away, quote for new building, and tractor repair quote so sometime next week I'll get 5 minutes of consideration on this event and we'll see how they do. I have a $2500 deductible but in the long run that's still a good deal.
On the building demolition, the locals are scavenging the metal roof for shed extensions they want to make. It's amazing how many people wanted the metal. Then, the beams are still good so they are getting those too for their sheds. They will then cut up all the good wood and deliver it to elderly people who heat with wood. So it may turn out that the demolition quote (which was about $4500) will turn into an hour of pushing some wood bits with the FEL. Recycling, country style
. I am limiting access to people I know, one of the two people involved is an ex firefighter. I'll jump in and give then a hand on the cut-up of wood too.
Pete
