What is this going to cost to fix?

[KenGod]

I think "OUCH" best describes your situation.
To bad you couldn't get it under warranty as a defect being its only a couple of years old, and you should have a 4 year warranty on it

gl
Ken

 

[MotorSeven]

Warranty??? It's clearly was a maintenance issue and a reminder to all of us to spend 15 min once a month checking our machines.

Marcus, you made the right call even though it is gonna sting. I flipped my box blade back against my DK40, broke out both tail lights & housings, bent both hyd top and side link. I replaced the light assemblys and the top link($>400) The side link appeared to only be bent(chrome rod) after it exited the cylinder, so I left it alone....now it leaks down every 15 min, so now I am guessing another $200.
My dealer commented that he usually does way more in damage $ whenever he tears something up. We all make mistakes...some cost more that others.

RD

 

[KenGod]

Warranty??? It's clearly was a maintenance issue and a reminder to all of us to spend 15 min once a month checking our machines.RD

All depends on who installed the BH, If the dealer did, then its there baby

"The problem occurred because the quick attach part of my backhoe was bolted to that part of the tractor and three of the four bolts had come loose over time. All the stress and weight of the backhoe was on a single bolt and it effectively tore the bolt clean out of the hole"

 

[IslandTractor]

All depends on who installed the BH, If the dealer did, then its there baby

"The problem occurred because the quick attach part of my backhoe was bolted to that part of the tractor and three of the four bolts had come loose over time. All the stress and weight of the backhoe was on a single bolt and it effectively tore the bolt clean out of the hole"

I think the industry standard is that the operator/owner is responsible for checking bolt/nut tightness on a regular basis. All the manuals tell you to do that. You cannot blame the dealer because a subframe comes loose a year after purchase just like you cannot blame a car dealer if you run out of oil (not having checked it) after 15,000 miles.

 

[Highbeam]

Yes, but can you call it a warranty claim if the transmission bolts back out on your truck and the tranny falls off on the highway? Most people would.

This isn't a bulldozer, it's a tractor that shouldn't rattle apart.

I have mixed feelings on this one.

 

[IslandTractor]

I have mixed feelings on this one.

I agree but the subframe issue in particular is one that good dealers and the manuals warn you about. The BH subframe is an add on and not part of the original tractor engineering. Still, I don't doubt the OP maintains his tractor and any of us could have made that mistake. I don't know why they don't use locktite or something more than just lockwashers on those subframe bolts.

I understand your point but using the transmission falling off analogy implies that having 3PT pins fall out or tiplinks move around could also be claimed as a warranty item but doubt many of us would argue for that. I think most of us are a bit spoiled by the relative simplicity of maintaining our cars and trucks in this era where gas and oil are about the only things we need pay attention to. Tractors clearly are not in that category of customer proof reliability yet.

 

[KenGod]

I think most of us are a bit spoiled by the relative simplicity of maintaining our cars and trucks in this era where gas and oil are about the only things we need pay attention to. Tractors clearly are not in that category of customer proof reliability yet.

That Is one of the best points anyone has ever made.
I am 110% Guilty of that. Myself only owning a tractor for 2 years now, have for the most part just changed fluids, greased fittings and put lots of gas in it.

My dealer is so great but I dont remember them explaining to me that I have to check bolts periodically. So being a first time tractor owner, It never came to mind until this post. I guess I better crawl under it and start checking.


Ken

 

[dfkrug]

I think most of us are a bit spoiled by the relative simplicity of maintaining our cars and trucks in this era where gas and oil are about the only things we need pay attention to. Tractors clearly are not in that category of customer proof reliability yet.

Yes, that is true. Remember when we actually had to grease parts of the
suspensions on our cars? No longer. Gone also are "tune-ups".

Tractors are a different world, for sure.

Bolts loosening up are a HUGE potential problem on tractors, esp new ones.
Failure to check tightness on FEL subrames, hoe subframes, and wheels
will result in failures. Maybe that is why dealers put the rear wheel lugs
on at 300 ft-lbs of torque..... Anything that flexes at all, will loosen up.

Bigger question.....is this the first structural casting failure for any Kioti
posted on TBN?