Shop manual?

   / Shop manual? #11  
I purchased a used one from my dealer for my 4520R. It was for the year before tractor but pertained to mine as well. I wonder why people are willing to purchase a new tractor for $20K+ and not want to spend $75 to purchase a shop manual for it. That is a small price to pay in my opinion. Just my .04 cents worth.

Hello Coralhead,

I could not agree with you more.

My tractor was used at the time I purchased it, just coming off warranty. I do not believe in purchasing equipment without getting all associated manuals and paying additionally for them if necessary. The dealer indicated that they would look into getting the manuals for me, however after a number of inquiries over the course of several years it is evident that the dealer could not supply the manuals. If there is dealer reading this who is willing to acquire them for me and ship them to me I would be most great-full to purchase them. So far I have not found that dealer.

My tractor is a Branson a 2009 3510H with a BL10S Loader.

Cheers Cliff
 
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If it was $75 I wouldn't have hesitated for a second. It's $250.

Cliff the link you posted was helpful. The F42 seems similar to the 20/25s so I checked out that service manual. It is better than I expected after reading the user manual.
 
   / Shop manual? #13  
Has anyone bought the manual and have an opinion on its quality?

The "owner's manuals" are LOUSY. What a poor reflection of company product quality.

I'd be looking to the manual for long term maintenance things like valve clearances and similar engine adjustments, chassis torque values, etc. .

Probably engine specific. My 3510i has a Cummins A-1700 and I bought the Factory Cummins manual.... You are more than welcome to any info.
 
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The 25 series owners manual I got with my 3725 is better than the 20/25 one I found on line. There's fewer mistakes. It still needs some improvement. For example the explanation for when the DPF light comes on is that there's a DPF problem. Doesn't explain what the different blink rates mean.

Where'd you get the factory Cummins A series manual?
 
   / Shop manual? #15  
Where'd you get the factory Cummins A series manual?

eBay, $15

Reading the manual, It's obvious this is a Korean engine... not a Korean copy of a USA made Cummins, no.

I'd like to find some A1700 Cummins engines in the USA and see if they are 100% Korean made.
 
   / Shop manual? #16  
eBay, $15

Reading the manual, It's obvious this is a Korean engine... not a Korean copy of a USA made Cummins, no.

I'd like to find some A1700 Cummins engines in the USA and see if they are 100% Korean made.

Cummins is an international company with over 1 million engines sold. They license different companies to make some of their engines. My 6530 has a B3.3 NA built by Komatsu in Japan. The 2400 has an A1100N built by Kukje, both under the Cummins license and if you notice they carry the normal Cummins model numbers with notations to indicate specific requirements, like emissions for North American shipments.
 
   / Shop manual? #18  
Try this site, I found a service manual for my 3520. The UK series 25 is the same as our 20 series.
Branson Tractor | Download branson

That's not a service manual, it's a parts manual. Anybody know where I can buy (for cheap) or download a service manual for a 3520H? My dealer says they're $285 which I find ridiculous but he's willing to sell me one at cost for $190 since the tractor I bought has tire problems. If anyone is interested in chipping in for it I will buy it and digitize the entire manual in high resolution.
 

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