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So I finally had the opportunity to see the damage for myself. Spoke with the tech who had been working on it. He has been doing this for decades. What I saw was the side panel near the alternator was melted in the same location as the alternator. The radiator was pretty clogged up and the...

Here is the quote from the dealer.

Thanks and I completely agree with you. We are just in the assessment phase right now so until we peel back the onion and take a bunch of pics we won't be doing anything. The dealer says without the damage it's worth $10k to $12k. They are quoting $12k min for repairs and that's with one...

All very good questions and I will know much more when I get my hands on it next week. I really appreciate the responses from the forum.

So as I referred to in a previous reply I was not there when the pump guy hooked this up and im getting the bolt information from the tractor owner. But I do know the distance from the tractor to the pump was approximately 20 feet. There was some sort of adapter shaft from the tractor to the...

Remarkably the tractor faired pretty well. I think the bolt was undersized and bored out the hole until it came apart. I was too busy helping put out the 1/2 acre fire to really take a close look at it.

We are going to pick it up from the dealer next week and will begin assessing with pics

The pto shaft extension came apart because the pump guy used the wrong size and grade bolt. My buddy watched him do it.

Good to know and thanks! Would moving it to another listed working tractor potentially harm the surrogate or the ECU itself ?

Yes I will make that suggestion and thanks ! I do know they have seen the red in the temp guage before but shut it down immediately.

That is good information. If I can't locate another tractor can I take it somewhere and have it tested?

We believe the that when the shaft broke about 2ft from the PTO it spun violently the 2ft section eventually broke the u-joint at the PTO. Sparks were likely flying during that process. The dealer believes it overheated under load and caused the wiring failure. Its important for me to...

Thanks! The dealer has yet to confirm whether or not the motor is seized. I won't take it on if the motor is damaged. Is it possible the motor overheated causing the wiring damage and potentially sparking the fire ? If that were the case it would suggest there could be major internal engine...

Helping a friend make a decision. The unit was connected to a water pump via the PTO. The shaft broke and most likely caused the grass under the tractor to catch fire. There were half empty fuel cans sitting within three feet of the unit that did not combust to give you an idea how quickly...