Recycling parts from a burned tractor

[dsaw]

My Kubota L3940 with about 600 hrs burned up in a barn fire. It got hot enough it's not rebuildable. What parts should I take off and attempt to resell, obviously disclosing the fire history? I would think the bucket/loader are fine after new/rebuilt cylinders. The upgraded (vs. standard L) 3 pt. hitch should be fine. Not sure there is a market, but the rims appear to be fine. Anything else? Or could heat alone have damaged all these parts? None appear to have been hot enough to warp anything. I'll hopefully be replacing it with an L4240.

David

 

[4570Man]

Is the paint burned off the entire tractor?

 

[dsaw]

Is the paint burned off the entire tractor?

All the obvious parts, yes, it痴 burned off. I didn稚 check every crook and cranny.

 

[cooksmtn]

If the tires burnt off the wheels, don't trust the wheels. I learned that lesson with pick up wheels that seemed fine. Failed suddenly on the highway.

 

[dsaw]

The dented fender isn’t from the heat. My wife brought it back one day with the dent and had no idea what caused it.

 

[WranglerX]

Personally I would NOT consider anything that has been through a fire.....

Dale

 

[CoyPatton]

Since heat changes the properties of metal, I would not personally want any part of that tractor. Fatigue of the metal from heat would be most likely to happen at a most poorly time period. Haul it all away for scrape!

 

[MF243RedTop]

Definitely scrap...

 

[oosik]

The best bet - scrap it and collect on the insurance. I don't think anything structural could be relied on.

Those pictures make my heart cry ...........

 

[mikester]

Sorry about your loss, hopefully nobody got hurt.

There's nothing salvageable left, it's all destined for heavy melt. You will spend more money on carbon arc rods, oxygen and acetylene try to sort through that pile than its worth.