be nice if they could rebuild the head. I'll find out Tuesday when i take it to a head shop .
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I have a feeling it's not. There is a reason the plate fell out and I suspect the head is cracked through that area and the plate can no longer be retained. The shop will determine that with a dye check but you still have the piston issue and possibly a bent rod. You need to crank the motor over by hand and measure each piston at the top of the stroke to determine if the rod is bent without removing the piston and rod. You may get lucky (all at the same deck height) but that piston still needs to be removed, checked closely for cracks and if sound, needs to have the craters in it smoothed out or you will have combustion issues.
Don't know where you got the tractor or from whom, but, whomever sold it to you sold it under false pretenses if they never alluded to a repair of that magnitude, a temporary repair at best.
Don't know where you got the tractor or from whom, but, whomever sold it to you sold it under false pretenses if they never alluded to a repair of that magnitude, a temporary repair at best.
Then it's 100% on you. Hope you got it cheap. I have a feeling that the 'fix' isn't gonna be. Sounds like the original owner took it apart, cabbaged the repair (peened in the the plate), knew it would not last and offed it after it came out again, so most likely the hammered piston crown was his doing anyway.
Like I said previously, pull the remnants of the head gasket and the spacer plate, run the pistons up to the top of the stroke and measure how high they go (in relationship to the deck) and determine if the piston in the bad hole don't come up as high. That will tell you if the rod is bent.
Like I said previously, pull the remnants of the head gasket and the spacer plate, run the pistons up to the top of the stroke and measure how high they go (in relationship to the deck) and determine if the piston in the bad hole don't come up as high. That will tell you if the rod is bent.
He knew that when he purchased it. If you go and read the OP he bought it for the bucket. There is no reason to criticize him when HE KNEW it was broken and purchased it for the BUCKET.
At this point, (if it were me) i wouldnt go any further with this tractor. It will likely cost you more to fix it than the tractor is worth. Use what you want from it and part out the rest of the tractor. I hope you didnt pay to much for the tractor. Parting it out will at least get you some money back out of it. Just my opinion. YMMV.
yea, im thinking that as well. that was my original intention. I paid $3,000 for it because the bucket was barely used and not very old (it still had shipping tape on it) and was bought as a bolt on from Bush Hog for the B7200 which is also my tractor (how hard is that to find and 40 minutes from home!!) Anyway, it turns out that the tractor itself is so clean and in such good condition i couldnt pass up the attempt to make it right and then sell it. But, I'm not to well versed in tractors or diesel motors and dont have a good local mechanic.
I guess it was the original owner that got screwed. He took such good care of this tractor all the years he owned it even thought it was worth recently putting the bucket on it. Its a mystery
So PaPow, want to buy a real nice B7200HST E ???? LOL
Still good advise and I'll take it. Make my life easier. I bet it will bring a good enough price.
I'll install the bucket on my tractor and part out the other
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I took it to the shop that just does cylinder heads they said “can’t be repaired” and explained why
Well, you have a pile of serviceable, reusable parts so if I were you, I'd start taking it apart and listing components on Flea-Bay or on Craigslist.
Probably Flea-Bay as CL is full of low ballers just shopping.
Looking at used parts on Flea-bay, I'd say you can recoup the 3 grand pretty quick and probably more.
Heck, the short block is probably worth a grand itself. You have an injection pump, hydraulic pump, rear end, wheels, many. many marketable parts. Use the head for an anchor.
Probably Flea-Bay as CL is full of low ballers just shopping.
Looking at used parts on Flea-bay, I'd say you can recoup the 3 grand pretty quick and probably more.
Heck, the short block is probably worth a grand itself. You have an injection pump, hydraulic pump, rear end, wheels, many. many marketable parts. Use the head for an anchor.
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OK, I'm curious what is a bare head and gasket costs ?? Seems like everything else is in good shape, so providing it doesn't need, 'extra' stuff',why not consider it a 'Winter project'? I've bought 'parts' tractors turned them into 'field ready' units several times...
What could it be sold for, as a running tractor vs a trailer load of parts,that MIGHT get sold ?
What could it be sold for, as a running tractor vs a trailer load of parts,that MIGHT get sold ?
WRT purchasing a head to make operational...
Is the OP 100% positive #2 cylinder is not damaged? It looks like from the photos the piston took a few good hits and there is no telling the condition of the piston, ring lands or rod without removing from the bore and inspecting. (Maybe I missed where the #2 bore/piston/rod were checked.)
Is the OP 100% positive #2 cylinder is not damaged? It looks like from the photos the piston took a few good hits and there is no telling the condition of the piston, ring lands or rod without removing from the bore and inspecting. (Maybe I missed where the #2 bore/piston/rod were checked.)