3039R....engine frame broke!,,,

[Hobart15]

Ok, got my ride back. After a ton of research and more money than I wanted to spend I am as good as new. Yes the older LS tractors (2013 R3039) had an issue with a frame crack at the bolt connection. I had a new frame installed with the extra bracket. The new frame is bigger than the old one and I am sure I am good to go.
This is the first real issue I have had with my tractor after 850 hours. This has been a good tractor and I would buy it again....well I would buy a bigger LS :thumbsup:

 

[LEOpilot]

This has been a good tractor and I would buy it again....well I would buy a bigger LS :thumbsup:

Wouldn't matter.... I was doing some chisel plowing today and noticed my 2016 XU6168 jumped out of 4wd and wouldn't go back. I got off and checked the linkage and noticed the frame was broken in the same place as yours on both sides. It looks like an old crack that finally split enough to notice as there is rust in the crack apart from the clean break. Somehow it had bound the front drive shaft and screwed up the 4wd. No telling what is damaged. You get what you pay for with LS. Cheap is cheap. If I had to do it over again, I'd spend the extra money and get something proven and made to be a daily farm tractor.

 

[TSO]

Wouldn't matter.... I was doing some chisel plowing today and noticed my 2016 XU6168 jumped out of 4wd and wouldn't go back. I got off and checked the linkage and noticed the frame was broken in the same place as yours on both sides. It looks like an old crack that finally split enough to notice as there is rust in the crack apart from the clean break. Somehow it had bound the front drive shaft and screwed up the 4wd. No telling what is damaged. You get what you pay for with LS. Cheap is cheap. If I had to do it over again, I'd spend the extra money and get something proven and made to be a daily farm tractor.

Warranty claim?

 

[LEOpilot]

Warranty claim?

Yes. And hopefully they'll honor it. Its still a pain in the ....

 

[Brinbane]

Wow. After months of research, was making final decisions on tractor brand and had decided LS would be in my top 3 and my clear favorite to win it. Visited the forums here one more time looking for any reason to avoid LS and stumbled across this. A 4 year old tractor that splits its frame is bad, bad, bad. And the dealeership used the "not under warranty" excuse? This pretty much kills it for me. They should have bent over backwards to address this. I don't care if this is an issue they've fixed in more recent years. This is not a light weight sub-compact... stunning.

 

[mrmikey]

Weld it, reinforce it with doublers on both sides and ur done.........Mike

 

[Underdog57]

Wow. After months of research, was making final decisions on tractor brand and had decided LS would be in my top 3 and my clear favorite to win it. Visited the forums here one more time looking for any reason to avoid LS and stumbled across this. A 4 year old tractor that splits its frame is bad, bad, bad. And the dealeership used the "not under warranty" excuse? This pretty much kills it for me. They should have bent over backwards to address this. I don't care if this is an issue they've fixed in more recent years. This is not a light weight sub-compact... stunning.

I agree that LS should stand behind this as it is a known problem with this model. I believe they should bring all the 3039 models in and repair them!

I wouldn't judge the whole LS brand on this problem. I have a 2013 R4041H and have worked it pretty hard and have had no problems or regrets with mine.

I am guessing that 95% of the people that post here LOVE their LS tractor, I know I love mine!

Good Luck

 

[old gray]

I have a 2013 3039R with loader and backhoe. have not had any problems. I did hear of this problem a few years back and it appears that some dealers were more helpful in getting this repaired than others with a plate reinforcement welded in.

 

[4tillingdirt]

Wouldn't matter.... I was doing some chisel plowing today and noticed my 2016 XU6168 jumped out of 4wd and wouldn't go back. I got off and checked the linkage and noticed the frame was broken in the same place as yours on both sides. It looks like an old crack that finally split enough to notice as there is rust in the crack apart from the clean break. Somehow it had bound the front drive shaft and screwed up the 4wd. No telling what is damaged. You get what you pay for with LS. Cheap is cheap. If I had to do it over again, I'd spend the extra money and get something proven and made to be a daily farm tractor.

What would you get instead of the LS? Doesn't LS build tractors for New Holland?

 

[Teachu2]

I agree that LS should stand behind this as it is a known problem with this model. I believe they should bring all the 3039 models in and repair them!

I wouldn't judge the whole LS brand on this problem. I have a 2013 R4041H and have worked it pretty hard and have had no problems or regrets with mine.

I am guessing that 95% of the people that post here LOVE their LS tractor, I know I love mine!

Good Luck

Not judging the brand based on this problem, but I AM judging the company on their failure to support customers who suffered a loss due to the company's mistake. Had LS stepped up and covered this, they would have earned my respect and consideration for my next tractor - for far less than the cost of an advertisement.