I can't say enough good so far about the Branson tractor after shopping for almost a year and now having it for two years and lots of hours. How simple and dependable it is and with any mechanical ability I don't think there is anything on it if needing fixing I would tackle myself. I was Leary about not buying the big name tractor having grew up having nothing but farmall, international, Allis Chalmers, Oliver, and the occasional two lunger JD. Having said that all work, even a few mods and all maintenance so far has been done by me. If anything need fixed wasn't because tractor manufacture fault was mine so that blame is on me. But there is one thing that has me baffled is the fan shroud. On the left side the fan ate part of it and I cleaned up all the little shards that were hanging all around the whole shroud. After cleaning it up I kept a eye on it and notice more shards (like you cut a piece of pvc with a saw the little bits that you have to scrape off) and they seem like their kinda melted. I checked all bolts and looked at clearance and its about even all the way around. But it keeps getting these shards on the edge of the shroud. I don't run thru steep ditches or put the tractor in a bind when bush hogging or using in any other chore. Is the fan growing and hitting the shroud when tractor is at running temp when bush hogging or other chore? Everything seems to be solidly mounted under the hood. I can't see or figure what's causing this and am looking for suggestions on what to look for. Hope someone with more brain power than me can help and was wondering if others was having the same problem. Thanks for the help.
