The 'tuning' of a truck or car is probably a violation of some Federal (EPA in the USA )laws. It is here in Canada. Makes it EASY for dealers to void 'under warranty' claims.
Like others have said, out of sight out of mind is the best.At the moment I don’t have that option. I’m 6 months from starting to build a new house and barn. As of right now I’m keeping the tractor at my dads house behind his house.
We might be barking up the same tree.No - voiding your warranty means that your warranty claim is denied; it does not necessarily mean that all warranty coverage is lost.
The more extensive the modification, the more likely you are to lose more warranty coverage. If you or a third party make extensive changes to the tractor's electrical system, you risk losing warranty coverage to the electrical system.
Example, you or a third party makes extensive changes to the wiring harness. Later your ECU experiences a catastrophic failure. The shop might find the source of the problem (not your modification), and you would be covered under warranty. Or - the shop may not find any particular cause, and they will conclude some sort of transient power fried it. The modification or a mistake during its installation could be the cause of the problem. Will they cover it under warranty? It is not so easy.
As to your tuned truck, it is unlikely that they would cover any engine problems that could arise from the tune under warranty.
Not always. There are 49 state legal ways to tune a vehicle. I am 100% in compliance. For a number of reasons.The 'tuning' of a truck or car is probably a violation of some Federal (EPA in the USA )laws. It is here in Canada. Makes it EASY for dealers to void 'under warranty' claims.
Three things I do:The problem with electronic system interrupters are that they require modification to your equipment's wiring. This modification presents two problems: (1) you now have another point(s) of failure within the electrical system (each connection is a potential problem) and (2) you may have voided your warranty (is your Kubota dealer or a third party going to install it?).
Additionally unlike a car, thieves are not going to drive your tractor away; they will have brought a trailer or wrecker. They may be equipped to winch your tractor onto the trailer or wrecker. Better thieves often steal cars with a wrecker to avoid having to defeat any system and actually draw less attention.
I keep my Kubota at our property about 250 miles away from home. I rely on: cellular games cameras that send me notifications/photos of any activity (Sheriff's Office is 10 minutes away and the relatives are all around), chains on the tractor and attachments (just slowing a thief down), Kryptonite NY chain lock holding the loader down on the ground via the front axle (hard to move/load with the loader down - more time for the crook) and a locked gate on the driveway (most important).
I have done what I can; insurance will take care of the rest.
He can't get a homeowner policy if he doesn't have a house!Three things I do:
I do leave my equipment in a locked barn for 6 months each year.
I do pay my replacement value coverage insurance (homeowner) policy on time.
I do sleep well at night.
At the moment I don’t have that option. I’m 6 months from starting to build a new house and barn. As of right now I’m keeping the tractor at my dads house behind his house.
You did not respond to my example, and I am very familiar with the legal aspects of warranty claims.We might be barking up the same tree.
What you may not understand, is that a warranty claim and a warranty are two different things. The dealer is the manufacturers rep. Not the manufacturer. For a repair to be made under the warranty, the dealer has to submit a claim and have it approved in order to get paid by the manufacturer.
Modifying the wiring harness does not void the warranty. It may cause denial of a claim only if there is just cause to believe the mod caused the failure. It doesn't viod the warranty on the electrical system either. If you have a 1000 watt light attached to your turn signals then a claim for faulty turn signals would probably be denied. A no start situation due to a starter relay could not be denied.
A warranty claim can only be denied if a mod directly caused the failure. Read up on the Magnussen Moss Act.
Ding ding! We have a winner!You did not respond to my example, and I am very familiar with the legal aspects of warranty claims.
The simple fact is that the greater your modifications to a product the more your increase your chances that you will be unable to successfully pursue a warranty claim in the event of a problem - many problems have diffuse or multiple possible sources. If you have not abused/misused the product, it is on the manufacturer, but if you have modified the item then it might be on you.
I never said what you think I did. I have even clarified what I meant several posts ago - to address any possible misunderstanding. I am uncertain as to why you continue to misrepresent my statements.Ding ding! We have a winner!
You see? It's not the warranty that is voided. The CLAIM is denied. Glad you see my point.
A thief with a side lifter could take the whole container.......not likely, but perhaps in future that'll be how we steal stuff. Wait for you to pack it all up for us, come and take the container with everything in it....My L3302 fits in my shipping container, along with the implements. It feels pretty good locking her up an night!
My tractors are almost 5 hours out of Houston in Utopia.I’ve got insurance on it. Just thinking of an extra precaution. We’re an hour from Houston and out in the country. Thieves will travel.
Yup!My tractors are almost 5 hours out of Houston in Utopia.
Don't lock anything including the house on the very rural 3 mile long caliche road my place is on. In fact I leave the keys in both tractors. Reason is, a busy day on my 3 mile long road is 3 cars going by. With all the crack heads and illegals in the general area and if they have to kick in doors, hot wire tractors...actually they would have a key since just about all keys for equipment are the same it would bother me. Since I'm not up there full time it gives me some comfort knowing everything is insured.
Sure, and someone with a helicopter could steal your barbecue. Nothing's theft proof, but I'm making it hard on them! They'd have to get a big rig through a coded gate and past my nosy neighbors first (they ran up on my septic engineer), then they'd have to be fast enough to get off my lot before I come running in after my cellular trail cams text my phone. I still like my oddsA thief with a side lifter could take the whole container.......not likely, but perhaps in future that'll be how we steal stuff. Wait for you to pack it all up for us, come and take the container with everything in it....
Yep.......Yup. It's all cost benefit, and insurance for the rest. We leave our house unlocked, tractor in an unlocked shed, trailer outside unlocked. One day stuff will get stolen. Hasn't happened yet.