I have a new 3720 JD with 60 hours on it. I bent a draft link today and was wondering how often these things bend. I thought something else would be the weaker link.
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Yesterday I used my FEL to dig into an 8' berm of topsoil that has been sitting for 20 years or so. I made two piles about 7 feet high about 30 feet apart. I then started hauling these piles to another location using my FEL and also a 30 dirt scoop for the back of the tractor.
I would get a load of dirt in the FEL and then back into the other dirt pile for the dirt scoop. If the scoop wasn't full enough, I would back into it again until it was plumb full. The problem is, after about 10-15 trips top the dirt pile, I noticed the right draft link was bent pretty bad.
I took it to the dealer and the mechanic said he never saw on bend and that usually the telescoping stabilizer would give first. He said the warranty should cover it. But, I got a phone call at home from someone else and he said that ir wouldn't be covered unless both were bent. That seemed kind of strange to me. Supposedly he is trying to talk to someone at JD to cover it, but he probably won't give it the old college try.
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Anyway, has anyone else had any problems with those bending.
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Yesterday I used my FEL to dig into an 8' berm of topsoil that has been sitting for 20 years or so. I made two piles about 7 feet high about 30 feet apart. I then started hauling these piles to another location using my FEL and also a 30 dirt scoop for the back of the tractor.
I would get a load of dirt in the FEL and then back into the other dirt pile for the dirt scoop. If the scoop wasn't full enough, I would back into it again until it was plumb full. The problem is, after about 10-15 trips top the dirt pile, I noticed the right draft link was bent pretty bad.
I took it to the dealer and the mechanic said he never saw on bend and that usually the telescoping stabilizer would give first. He said the warranty should cover it. But, I got a phone call at home from someone else and he said that ir wouldn't be covered unless both were bent. That seemed kind of strange to me. Supposedly he is trying to talk to someone at JD to cover it, but he probably won't give it the old college try.
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Anyway, has anyone else had any problems with those bending.