Broke my B26TLB rear axle shaft

[dfkrug]

Ouch. Surprising failure.

Messicks has one RR axle for the B26 in stock, and it is $935 + tax and shipping.

 

[thclimer]

Years ago my son in Steamboat needed to borrow our 2005 Camry. He hd a friend needing a way back from Michigan. I had a local oil change place change oil. Guy took it out, all ok. After a while son was driving out there, left to go to work on morning. Got about 3 house down the street, car quit. He started it up ran a few feet more and it quit again. Then he relized light on dash. I don't remember if it was check oil or low oil. Pushed it back home. Had repair come get it to fix it.They found no oil filter. It was a spin on. Not in drive, or along road. No oil puddle in drive. Don't know what caused it. I went ut towed it home and had an used engine installed. Talked to insurance. Adjuster accepted claim and repair bill, and my expenses to pick up was covered.

So thinking the same type for my tractor, I have also started a claim for this on my home insurance. Dealer says they work with insurance adjusters all the time. So we will see. The adjuster is already on his way to see it. Jon

Curious about your homeowners insurance, did you actually add your tractor to your policy when you bought it?

 

[civilian]

We have been with the same local agent and home owners insurances for years. At the last house and then this one. Bought the backhoe in early 2018 usedfrom same dealer, and added it to our policy early this year.

Saw that shaft listed at Meesicks and used that part number to guide the service write up tech in their system. Unfortunately they did not stock it and ordered it from Kubota. Messicks price was $865 I think on Sunday evening when I first looked. Then I saw it jumped to $935 Tuesday morning. Bummer. My dealer's estimate shows it at $925. Jon

 

[number two]

Major Bummer!
I didn't realize Kubotas broke?
We feel your pain!
Good Luck.

 

[Gordon Gould]

Ouch - but it sounds like you have a very decent dealer.

gg

 

[number two]

Any news on your tractor repair?
Good Luck!

 

[civilian]

Haven't been around on TBN because of vacation time. But checked with dealer this week when we got back and they are still waiting on the shaft from Kubota. Dang, Messick's had it in stock when it happened but I assume my dealer can't buy it from Messick's. Don't need it right now. Thanks for asking. Jon

 

[sandman2234]

I sold a Ford 1100 4x4 to a friend, and within a week it did exactly the same thing as your Kubota. I was working for a wire company in their Quality Control Department and had the Chief Metallurgist take a look at it. It was a torsional fatigue. A lot of stopping and starting, and a lot due to the individual brakes not being locked together. Adding in the fact that I had duals installed on the little tractor for a while, that also didn't help.
He was just driving across the yard with the bush hog when it just flopped down.
Price was $1700 for the axle, if we could find it. I pulled some strings with a friend who got it, the seal and the gasket for $237. He was tickled pink, installed it himself and I later bought the tractor, sold it, bought it again, sold it again...
David from jax

 

[ultrarunner]

Amazing savings on the axle…. any details you can share?

 

[civilian]

It would be real nice to get a reason of the break. But not around anybody that could look at it with the proper knowledge. Jon