Hi all. I've posted a couple different posts with questions on my 1025R and my blower, but figured I should post a quick summary on but adventure. You can skip the first post if you don't want to read my novel and would rather see technical learnings .
I've purchased a 1025R, 2019 (so 2 years old at the time of purchase), 300 hours, with all the gizmos (block heater, third function, electric snowblower chute control, two rear hydraulic functions, factory heated cab... It also came with a front quick hitch 47'' snowblower and a loader mounted hydraulic snowblade. I had it for 15000 less than a new one. I made a horrible mistake, because it was a 4 hours from my place, I bought it without seeing it.
When it got here, being my first tractor, I didn't know what to look for but from the outside quickly, it was great! I was so excited! The delivery guys dropped it and dropped the loader and the blower on my lawn. I have a 500 feet very steep driveway and he left the stuff in the middle because he couldn't get any close to the home, curves are too steep for 52' trucks.
Once he left, I brought the loader up and when I went to unhook it, the left lock would not budge. It wasn't even completely closed actually. I had to get a 10 pounds hammer to lift it. I went back down to get the blower attached. I parked the tractor using the parking brake, removed my foot from the pedal and as I was stepping out, figured the tractor was going down fast, even though it was still in low gear. So, trouble number 2, no parking brake.
I left the blower there, manually moved it off the driveway and got the tractor in the garage. I started to inspect it and posted on this very forum about the stuck 120R loader. More knowledgeable people pointed me towards what was probably a more general rust problem with the tractor.
I jacked my new best friend up, removed the rear wheels and started working the parking brake. Rust. Rust everywhere.
After some very Sherlock Holmes like investigation, I found out the tractor was used for sidewalk maintenance, including very generous salt spreading. It was also not very well (not at all) maintained.
Will I try to get my due from the seller? I might. Past mistakes taught me that fighting for months if not years for money will get you sick and depressed, often more than its worth, so I hesitate.
So. That's where I was. 25K$ CAD down money wise, with this big, scary new friend, that was clearly sick. Oh, and with a 300 pounds blower at the bottom of my driveway, that the wife, unaware of all the above, saw every time she got in or out.
Now. I'm not the type to throw the towel on the first punch, so I got my sleeves up and my grease gun out and got to work.
I've purchased a 1025R, 2019 (so 2 years old at the time of purchase), 300 hours, with all the gizmos (block heater, third function, electric snowblower chute control, two rear hydraulic functions, factory heated cab... It also came with a front quick hitch 47'' snowblower and a loader mounted hydraulic snowblade. I had it for 15000 less than a new one. I made a horrible mistake, because it was a 4 hours from my place, I bought it without seeing it.
When it got here, being my first tractor, I didn't know what to look for but from the outside quickly, it was great! I was so excited! The delivery guys dropped it and dropped the loader and the blower on my lawn. I have a 500 feet very steep driveway and he left the stuff in the middle because he couldn't get any close to the home, curves are too steep for 52' trucks.
Once he left, I brought the loader up and when I went to unhook it, the left lock would not budge. It wasn't even completely closed actually. I had to get a 10 pounds hammer to lift it. I went back down to get the blower attached. I parked the tractor using the parking brake, removed my foot from the pedal and as I was stepping out, figured the tractor was going down fast, even though it was still in low gear. So, trouble number 2, no parking brake.
I left the blower there, manually moved it off the driveway and got the tractor in the garage. I started to inspect it and posted on this very forum about the stuck 120R loader. More knowledgeable people pointed me towards what was probably a more general rust problem with the tractor.
I jacked my new best friend up, removed the rear wheels and started working the parking brake. Rust. Rust everywhere.
After some very Sherlock Holmes like investigation, I found out the tractor was used for sidewalk maintenance, including very generous salt spreading. It was also not very well (not at all) maintained.
Will I try to get my due from the seller? I might. Past mistakes taught me that fighting for months if not years for money will get you sick and depressed, often more than its worth, so I hesitate.
So. That's where I was. 25K$ CAD down money wise, with this big, scary new friend, that was clearly sick. Oh, and with a 300 pounds blower at the bottom of my driveway, that the wife, unaware of all the above, saw every time she got in or out.
Now. I'm not the type to throw the towel on the first punch, so I got my sleeves up and my grease gun out and got to work.