Friends like that are worth their weight in gold. Perhaps with some TireJect you'll be able to salvage the tyres.

@greenthumb6875

2 жыл бұрын

I was going to say something two videos ago, time wasn’t right I was thinking…

@throttlebottle5906

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, fire + tire = major hole blown in them. I wonder if the tireject left flammable off-gassing inside them at that.

Can’t believe this was only 2 years ago bummer! And as always Make “ ok so” great again!

Damn that sucks man. The thought of an equipment fire always scares the shit outta me. Try to always keep the flammable stuff cleaned off the best I can. Especially on the combines. Worst part is you take care of your equipment and a little ball of hay makes it go up in flames. Then you have another guy down the road that beats the piss outta his equipment, fuel and oil leaks everywhere, grease and chaff packed in the frame so tight you can’t see daylight, and that stuff will just go forever without so much as a close call.

Wes, you are alot calmer than I would be. Insurance Companies have a purpose, but at times I think its just to piss us off.

Rule of thumb that I always followed was after I was done with the field I would get out and walk around the tractor do an inspection making sure everything was OK and I would even do that while I was in the field every so often.

@dkbfarms7827

2 жыл бұрын

@@DomManInT1 I'm pretty sure this time it doesn't matter how big the extinguisher is.

Quick story here Wes.... KNOW YOUR POLICY. My parents had farmed all their life (70+ years) and even after the kids were gone my dad did quite a bit. At one point he decided he didn't need the aggravation of livestock anymore so he scaled back. Still did some custom baling and stuff like that but for the most part he had hung it up. As you can imagine the machine shed and barn were largely unutilized from an electrical stand point. At some junction one of the phases going to the barn went out. Not sure what happened but when the electrician restored power to the other phase within 4 hours the entire barn and machine shed went up. Moral to the story: Parents had the same policy for over 3 decades and thought everything was covered. New Holland square baler, manure spreader, hay rake, tedder, haybine plus 3x tractors where the big ticket items inside the barn. There was also a ton of tools such as welders, torch assemblies etc. Well, nope not a chance. The insurance ended up paying out only about $35,000 for all the damage given they didn't have livestock anymore and most of the equipment was gone. Granted most of the remaining equipment was 40+ years old but you couldn't replace what all was lost for 4x what the insurance paid out. I figured grand total they lost $200,000-$300,000 total when the buildings went up. KNOW WHAT YOUR POLICY COVERS..... Your insurance guy isn't your friend. Remember that. He's there to make money off you.

My agent calls every year and wants to go through it all. Hard to forget that way .

@johnsweda2999

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sorry mate I'll leave it here it's failing to post.... he might be interested in this place got some cheap machinery AGmachinery you know of them?

Sorry about your loss Wes, glad no one was injured👍

Guys like Dave are good friends to have!! They know if they need help their will be friends to help them out!!

Sorry Wes, things are hard enough without taking that loss, but its just another chapter,hopefully 2022 will be better

Farming is a gamble in so many ways...insurance is just one of the black jack tables

Wes,sorry about your loss, at least no one was hurt, stay safe buddy.

Mose Horning, Penn Yan,NY can’t get enough of those tractors, high demand for them.

Hey Wes glad everyone is safe, I have a friend who worked fast food and would take those older swtich panels and send them out to get rebuilt. It was a pain and only a select few companies rebuild them because parts are either all rebuit In house or fabricated to replace others because they don't make them anymore.

Wes I had the exact same thing happen to me in the mid 1980s. My first new tractor with MFWD was an AC 8010. I was running a round baler with it. I was lucky in that I noticed it when I stopped to dump a bale and the tractor stopped like the brakes where locked. Right as I looked at the hay wrapped around the drive shaft it started smoldering but had not flamed yet. I had a one gallon water jug in the tractor. That gallon of water made the difference. I was able to get the hay cut off before it started burning a flame. Had to paint the frame rails and oil pan. I drove to my shop and made a shield out of a sheet of roofing bent in a "u" shape. It set between the frame rails and rested on the oil pan lip. Two tarp straps held it up. My neighbor has that tractor now and that piece of roofing is still on it. LOL. Wes it is a shame how equipment values have sky rocked in the last year. We had to increase our blanket policy last spring. Wish I was closer as we have two 7410s with loaders that do not get used much until winter feeding. You would be welcome to use one until you found something else. Just googled it and your 1000 miles east of me.

@throttlebottle5906

2 жыл бұрын

probably wise now days, to run a camera or two on a monitor looking under tractor for issues and known trouble points.

Wes we all make mistakes and forget things. I spent a large part of my life on a volunteer fire department. People don't understand how quick a vehicle of any kind can burn or house for that matter. In ten minutes it can be out of control. Thankful no one was hurt. I pay full coverage on my vehicles and they are old and paid for. One is a 94 the other 99 plus my daughter's two. Insurance is over 300 a month. I can't really afford it but can't afford not to have it. I just hope it would get something to drive if an accident happened.

@RoisinT2

2 жыл бұрын

You have terrible prizes there.. we have 50-80/y for something like this tractor, excavators etc. Its a nobrainer to have insurance on everything.

@michaelmactavish1728

2 жыл бұрын

its $115 a month from kubota Ktac at my kubota dealer

Here is a bit of advice on fire exstinquiser ,Once a month turn fire exstinquishers up side down and tap with a rubber mallet to keep powder loose. Glad no one got hurt . Look into cold fire fire suppresion system. Sorry for your loss.

Those front wheel drive shafts spin really fast and it doesn’t take long to wrap hay around them. I was pushing a big pile of old round bale twine with our loader tractor and it wrapped around that front shaft in a few seconds. I wouldn’t have noticed it but it almost stalled the tractor so much wrapped around. Took 2 hrs to cut it all off. I’ve only got insurance of my newest tractor. The rest are 50 years old. The old ones never seem to catch fire not much wiring and no plastic.

Oh Wes I feel your pain I lost a john deere 6320 plus loader last week . Same as you Did nt realise how much my own tractor was really worth until you look at other ones .

Sorry for your loss, Wes. 🙁

sorry for your loss Wes!

sorry for your loss Bud. I was in business for38 years and I felt like I work for the insurance company in the supplier any employees was doing a job once and had all my equipment stolen the insurance company covered about $500 out of $15,000 loss

You can rebuild it.... you got the technology..... sorry for your loss Wes.. ouch

I think my first videos I saw of you was the 4960. What a great video series that was. Sorry this had to happen again to you.

We keep a CO2 fire extinguisher in every motorized piece of equipment and a water type extinguisher on each of the balers..........I've learned the hard way. These co2 extinguishers have saved several machines over the years.

AKE fire extinguishers are the way to go saved one of mine this summer best money ever spent have them in all my tractors

Bad insurance agent, I'm reminded every year as to what I have and don't have by my agent. Sorry for your trouble sucks to see happen to you I know you'll pull through though!

Wes Sorry for the tractor i know what stress a bad situation can cause. At least no one was hurt and no ones property was damaged .Hope you find a good replacement tractor!

If that tractor is fully depreciated it should fall under your blanket policy for the home/farm location, I think. With hyperinflation on the way it might be worth considering a new tractor that meets all your needs and then some. Never a dull moment over there, thanks!

@skyking228

2 жыл бұрын

@Jason Very good point! Our JD service calls run between $300. & $700. excluding parts and mileage.

We have found in some of our industrial applications that i work with that it pays to also have a water fire extinguishers available. The reason is that dry chemicals do not take away any heat it just smothers out the fire. If it get any oxygen back to the area it flames back up. We are trained now to use the dry chemical to extinguish the fire and use the water to cool the area. Even then sometimes there is just too much heat. I have a combine fire video that the same thing happened. Hot engine, hot hydraulic oil and burst hose. two fire extinguishers were used and they put the fire out but it would just flair right back up because the heat and fuel were still there. Total loss as well. I'm sure you will get some troll that say "why didn't u do this or do that" use dirt, they come up with all this off the wall crap. Once it gets to the fuel tank it is D.U.N!!

@georgedoorley5628

2 жыл бұрын

very true ...........seen a combine go up and when the diese ltank went it was intense .....we could not even get into the cab via the ladder as the heat was too much ...........we ended up smashing the windscreen in order to get my box of tools out of the cab down onto the head to save them .............was a air cooled engine , in the combine , it melted it .........the heat was that strong .......

I'm sorry for your loss man. I know how much insurance can suck. I had full insurance and someone smacked my corn planter... it was broad daylight and I had the proper signage. They were going ten over with there truck mirrors sticking all the way out... Needless to say I was found at fault. I now carry no insurance for a reason. It's not worth it for a micro farmer like me.

Cody will know to check equipment over now!!

It sucks to see this happen but as I'm told there's a reason. It surely didn't happen from the lack of maintenance or upkeep. I'm glad to here your thinking of going bigger and thinking of a more multipurpose/use tractor.

Sorry for your loss.

Thats a sickner but one door closes and another one opens . I'm gonna get a bigger extinguisher for my tractor. Best of luck wes

That sucks, I like those 7410s, good tractors.

Lifes a lesson mate. Hope your ok 👍

Sorry about your tractor Wes. Glad nobody was hurt

Seen this before with farmers in our area. It obviously won’t help all of the time but having an extinguisher in each tractor might be a good idea. I used to drive a semi years ago and always kept one in there to. Just need to make sure they are checked yearly. Again I know they are very limited but they might just make a difference if you can catch it early. Dry hay or straw is always a risk. My Grandpa would never let us even drive in the barn with a tractor when it was full of hay because he was always afraid of a spark from exhaust. With all the bullshit going on Prices are just getting stupid! Finding a good used tractor is going to be a challenge. Glad you were all safe that is the most important thing.

@Ham68229

2 жыл бұрын

On ALL the equipment, not just the tractors or combine, even the trucks as well. They also need to be tested and checked regularly.

Spotted a John Deere combine today setting in a field all burnt down. That green paint is highly flammable...

@89nissancrawler

2 жыл бұрын

Every combine is just waiting to burn down.

👍👍 Ah! Paint is a bit scratched. It will buff out 😎😂

That’s a tough one to swallow. We have a blanket policy through State Farm for farm and it’s very reasonable.

@CharitysClarity

2 жыл бұрын

@William Davis yea it’s interesting

Thanks for the update, sorry to hear the bad news. They say bad things come in threes so it sounds like you should be all set for now. Looking forward to seeing your progress moving forward to its replacement, I’m sure you will find something great. Wishing you and your family the best. Any thoughts about maybe upgrading to an onboard fire suppression system for your big pieces of equipment.

Agent liability may cover it under his omission policy since you said you had things to add when you got back and they were not added.

What about giving Warren a call, he might know of some/similar 60-70s kicking around.

Best to check your insurance policy every year for limits and make sure everything is listed.

Hind sight is 20/20. Water jug,keep shaft guard installed,blah,blah,blah,blah,blah.... Nobody got hurt,tractor will be replaced. Count blessings and move the fruck on would be my take.I'm insured 10 ways from Sunday with no claims for 30+ years. Spent a lot of money for no return over the years:but it seems worth it to me.

That sucks. The used equipment prices are just plain nutz right now. That tractor has almost doubled in value. Damn shame you just put them tires on that bastard too

@CertifiedForkLiftOperator69420

2 жыл бұрын

canadian prices arnt bad. if you own a truck and trailer to transport.

My uncle traded in his 7610 did have a loader but was high hours and metal filings in trans filters gone within a week 85 grand Canadian.

Bummer dude, never fails everything piles on at once.

Oh gosh! I'm going to go look at my tractors now to see if this could be an issue. I had a lot of trouble with my teff wrapping around EVERYTHING this year. It's crazy how fast the fire can move across plastic and metal 😮 But gosh, what a season you've had! I had been told our homeowners insurance covered everything on our property... but I guess it might not apply if the item isn't on our property at the time of damage 🤔 But jeez, that's like a double loss 😔

@chevyon37s

2 жыл бұрын

You should definitely have a farm/equipment specific policy.

Hi Wes what about sticking a loader on the 7530? Might be able to get one quicker and easier then another tractor ?

Very honest and transparent guy

Wes I hope that is all the bad shit hat happens to you this year keep moving forward what else you going to do ,

Green Iron Equipment in north dakota has a few 6155Rs low hours with loaders around $150k. Not sure if that would be something that would interest you.

Nice vid! Sorry for the jd. Things do happen

Did the tires burst or did just the valve stem melt? Doenst look that bad compared to 4960 that had even aluminium melt from the intake :D new cap&paint and it'l come right around. So it did get the hay around the front driveshaft? i almost learned it the hard way to keep the driveshaft and pto output shields on when dealing with hay or straw

That is a tough loss!

Well, look at it this way, now you can see how much plastic is in these machines now days. Sucks this happened Wes, I feel your pain. Bad thing about insurance, it's expensive when you don't use it, triple expensive when you do need it and don't have it.

In ND you can have buy a farm equipment “umbrella” policy that covers all equipment up to a $$$ limit, without listing individual peice. Relatively cheap. But that’s in ND. Still a $25k hit.

Hate to here the insurance thing. Hope you find a tractor as good as that one was.

I know this would be a pain to keep up on, but given you have had a couple of fires now and how much risk you have of fires in your job, you should seriously consider getting a fire extinguisher on every piece of equipment you use.

@jtman04401

2 жыл бұрын

It is STUPID to not have them on every machine.. this was 10000000% avoidable.

@JCLawn51

2 жыл бұрын

@@jtman04401 It is stupid and avoidable and 99% of us don't usually find the motivation to do something about it. Do you have a small fire extinguisher in every vehicle you own? I know I don't. I doubt you do either. So I wouldn't cast the stone on this one lol.

@JCLawn51

2 жыл бұрын

@@DomManInT1 Your work also no doubt has a paid safety person who tracks it, enforces it, and jerks off 95% of the day while making 60k a year. Also the price of safety is worked into the job price. Farmers don't set prices so corners get cut and safety equipment gets disabled. Just being real. I use to work for brembo. Safety guy was a useless tool. He called his glasses with side shields safety glasses. I wanted pop his glasses and send shard through his eye. He would give me crap for not wearing safety glasses in a warehouse full of break rotors...... Cuz one could totally attack my eyes...... More liable to trip and fall from fog on my glasses....

Well that puts a dampener on things, but there's not much that can be done about it now other than what you're going to do. Oh crap, I forgot this was the other loader! Argh, that 6210 picked a fine time to need splitting didn't it. On the bright side I guess, you get to go tractor shopping, would sure help if those 'shroom barns caught up with paying you.

Given any thought to a 8400 R? You did say you wanted to find a larger tractor.

How many hour did you have on that tractor I'm sure it had a pile on it and that definitely is horrible I am always impressed to see people rebuild and continue using equipment amazing how long they last with maintenance. You do all the proper maintenance to keep this stuff going that's for sure. Glad everyone is ok

well, think you could probably melt some parts of it and make grille grates.

The bright side no one got hurt

Good luck with finding a new tractor 🚜 and why didn't your insurance person ring and say that serton things weren't covered.

Wes out here near Krapramento there are services that check fire extinguishers regularly I know in the Navy we inverted and rolled them on their sides to keep the dry chemical from compacting CO2 was first choice but they empty kick and too much CO2 was not good on a submarine we also used dry chemical but us electricians hated that stuff and we always had seawater and we could isolate a compartment to deplete O2 provided the crew had on EAB masks we never had that Freon system the Russians used

Bummer dude!

I’m sorry! That has to hurt!

If the fire department’s are volunteers the closer one may not have had anyone available. In my area we have a fire they page out 2 departments. All my major equipment is insured.

@throttlebottle5906

2 жыл бұрын

they only have so many available personnel and equipment, so if they're already all out on a big call or multiple, you get transferred to next nearest depot and unfortunately they filter them by severity/location. say house, barn apartments/condos on fire, major wreckage, etc. they'll respond there first and not an isolated fire with lesser chance of casualty and spread. it's back to first responder is the person/s already on scene, having equipment and skills needed to quickly try and handle the situation. sometimes even that fails and you get a perfectly bad situation, like a fire-station that burns down, with all the equipment and personnel needed in house! that said, tiny or large fire, always call the FD immediately, even if you think it can be put out and your in process of it, you have to think about it spreading and harming others.

You can save the wheel weights for sure

Check out Element Fire Extinguishers small, no need to service like a traditional extinguisher. I made the switch home, auto, shop , and tractor.

Could part that out to help pay for new 1, internals of transmission probably fine and rear end/front axle still have paint

RIP 7410 you did good

Awesome Friend

That sucks wes! just bad luck

Trelleborgs, Ouch!

any time a circuit board fails with burnt parts, especially capacitors, suspect the power supply to be bad and replace it also! even if it works, it has capacitors that dry out and let large amounts of ripple and dirty power out which will kill other downstream parts and capacitors.

Wes I agree with you. The insurance game sucks. Pay all that money and 99% of the time you never use it. Its great if you need it, but thats rarely. I go thru this every April on renewal. Never had a claim in 15 years and every year the prices keep going up. Its tempting to just not have it but ya just know the minute you drop it you're gonna need it. Viscious cycle for sure.

Major bummer

Wes I can get you information on a7430 ivt trans and self leveling loader??

Brand new tires too of course.

We have a Franklin municipalities so-called beside us in the old Canada border

SADLY it happened . Now you have a parts unit . Insurance coverage is so open as cost and coverage they offer and weather they will even PAY THE FAIR MARKET REPLACEMENT COST !

Yesterday at a local car show in Warren Center, Pa someone had an old fire company truck I'm thinking was a 46 ford larger pick-up style truck. On the door was " HUNTERDON COUNTY 13 TALL PINES " Was this something that may have at one time been local to you?

Morning!

Tim's coming up to the 9 months 😂😂😂

@jaredmoorman1300

2 жыл бұрын

That thing has been in there for years!

You and Andy had a shitty Saturday. You lost a tractor he got a tore up silage trailer. Hope things get better for both of you.👍👍

Need a better blanket policy

I don’t know about a 6210r you are already having trouble with the transmission on that one for loader work. Can you put the loader from the 7410 on the 7810 so you won’t have another 6210 doing loader work?

@williammcniven8984

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a 6210r with an auto quad instead of ivt.

Is it going to a wreaker? Surely you can recover some costs selling it off

sorry to hear the 74 is gone,will u be held responsible for damage to tarmac etc?

Tractor prices are insane over there! Christ that’s a 28-35k tractor all day over here. An immaculate 7810 32mph box is about 50-55.

hey at least they got there before the tires really caught fire then you would just have a puddle of melted metal

Tough that it’s not covered

Wow your insurance is expensive in the USA I've my tractors fully insured for a fraction of that in the UK 🇬🇧

@patcb829

2 жыл бұрын

It's the state. NJ has the highest rates in the country.

Sad to see😥

That's been a good tractor it's kinda sad