firewood tractors

[cantoo]

I'm starting to wish my Kubota was built in China. Dealer says going to be a problem getting the part I need. They've never ordered or sold one in the 15 years the tractor was built. None in Canada, he's looking in the States now for one. It's a pretty well protected part but sometimes branches just go wherever they want to go, especially with an idiot behind the wheel.
I might be back logging with my Steiner for awhile.

 

[stihlfanboy]

Added another to the lineup. Bolens 1055 garden tractor. Got a little garden cart coming this week to get in the places the allis cant.

 

[dancan]

Nice Bolens !
I'd love to find one that I could afford , thems that got them up here are real proud of them when it comes time to sell them :-(
I did acquire this one a couple of days ago .

8hp of pulling power LOL

 

[stihlfanboy]

Yeah I payed 200$ for it and it runs good. Have a nice 42 inch blade for it to. Won't get used though. The allis with the 6 foot blade works alot faster for 4 driveways i do. Got to find some sets of chains for both of them.

 

[JA600L]

I'm a tractor mechanic. Here's some of my tractor failure pictures .

 

[JA600L]

Then there's my dad's old 1938 Farmall F-20. This tractor always starts on the first full crank. It had survived a flood.

 

[dancan]

Great pics !!!
What broke on the Bota and how ?

 

[JA600L]

The Kubota broke the spindle of the front axle hub. Its hard to say what actually caused the failure as I rarely hear what they actually did to break it.

 

[hanniedog]

What about the Quad Track and Magnum?

 

[JA600L]

The Quad track Fiat 13 liter dropped a valve, smashed a piston, and cracked the jug. We ended up getting a brand new engine from Case IH under warranty. $$$

The Magnum quit moving. I went out to the farm and put it in 4WD. It instantly drove. I discovered that every last one of the ring gear bolts in the rear differential had backed out or broke off. The loose bolts were in there milling the housing until finally the last bolt let go . Then the pinnion turned the ring and the ring just slipped on the differential.

 

[hanniedog]

That Quad engine outta be near $75-80 grand.

 

[JA600L]

Yep it was in that ballpark. It was pulling two pans when it gave trouble.

 

[hanniedog]

Yep pullin pans is hard on them. Much of it has todo with the operators.

 

[sawjunky23]

Added another to the lineup. Bolens 1055 garden tractor. Got a little garden cart coming this week to get in the places the allis cant. View attachment 430585View attachment 430586

Lemme check in the shop, I might have a set of chains for the Bolens, what zize tires are you running on it?

 

[brenndatomu]

That Quad engine outta be near $75-80 grand.

Yep it was in that ballpark. It was pulling two pans when it gave trouble.

Is that a typo? $75,000-$80,000?!?! Really?!

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Is that a typo? $75,000-$80,000?!?! Really?!

Yeah that didn't sound right to me either, I could see 20k though.

 

[JA600L]

It is a very expensive blueprinted engine made by Fiat. The machine is worth about half a million so obviously the engine ads to that cost.

 

[agvg]

Suppose its a std Iveco/Fiat truck engine tuned for tractor use, should not be particularly expensive vs other similar engines.

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[stihlfanboy]

Lemme check in the shop, I might have a set of chains for the Bolens, what zize tires are you running on it?

23x8.50x12 I'd love to have ag tires but can't justify the 100$ for them till I see how it dose in the woods now

 

[Gypo Logger]

Here's the tractor Id like to have. I found the pic on the Fordson Tractor Forum.