Broken fan blade

tradosaurus · Apr 30, 2022

Out on my 2021 MX5400 in my woods cutting brush and had a small stick come up underneath and shear off all the fan blades.

I'm within my 2 year Kubota warranty but I would be surprised if that covers it.

I'm pretty sure my home insurance will cover it but will see where the repairs goes with costs.

4570Man · Apr 30, 2022

A fan is isn’t that expensive. Unless the radiator is damaged as well I’d pay out of pocket and go on.

tradosaurus · Apr 30, 2022

4570Man said:
A fan is isn’t that expensive. Unless the radiator is damaged as well I’d pay out of pocket and go on.

It's replacing it that I'm more concerned about. I need to do a more detailed inspection to make sure nothing else is damaged.

JWR · Apr 30, 2022

4570Man said:
A fan is isn’t that expensive. Unless the radiator is damaged as well I’d pay out of pocket and go on.

Yep, 4570 is right. Also, the Homeowners Ins probably has a deductible on it 20 times the size of the price of that fan.

tradosaurus · Apr 30, 2022

JWR said:
Yep, 4570 is right. Also, the Homeowners Ins probably has a deductible on it 20 times the size of the price of that fan.

My deductible for the homeowners insurance for the tractor is $250. I had a truck repaired under home insurance because an animal camped out in my fan shroud and destroyed my fan blade and radiator. Equipment works different than house damage under my home owners policy.

JWR · Apr 30, 2022

I hear you. I'll rephrase my comment: Yep, 4570 is right. Also, the Homeowners Ins probably has a deductible on it 10 times the size of what that fan SHOULD cost. Surely to H that fan is not over $250. I suppose labor can be claimed too so it might be close.

4570Man · Apr 30, 2022

JWR said:
I hear you. I'll rephrase my comment: Yep, 4570 is right. Also, the Homeowners Ins probably has a deductible on it 10 times the size of what that fan SHOULD cost. Surely to H that fan is not over $250. I suppose labor can be claimed too so it might be close.

$189 on the Messick’s website or an aftermarket in the $50-100 range.

tradosaurus · May 1, 2022

4570Man said:
$189 on the Messick’s website or an aftermarket in the $50-100 range.

I found the part for a MX5200 HST. Monday I will call dealer to see if that will fit my MX5400 HST.

tradosaurus · May 4, 2022

Anyone have a workshop manual that would show how to access the coolant fan?

tradosaurus · May 9, 2022

Took tractor in last Friday. Estimate is $400 to replace fan blade.
Not filing under homeowners insurance unless repairs are greater than $800

JWR · May 9, 2022

tradosaurus said:
Took tractor in last Friday. Estimate is $400 to replace fan blade.
Not filing under homeowners insurance unless repairs are greater than $800

Time to replace the dealer.

tradosaurus · May 9, 2022

JWR said:
Time to replace the dealer.

They were able to get it done today.
Price is high but the part itself is $190.

RalphVa · May 9, 2022

Wow. Freak accident. Glad you got it fixed for less than $200.

I had some brush remove the oil dipstick on my Gravely once. Saw it happen and retrieved the dipstick. Turned it to have the "O" top of the dipstick up against the block.

4570Man · May 9, 2022

JWR said:
Time to replace the dealer.

That’s a pretty fair price if it included the fan, tax and labor to install it.

JWR · May 10, 2022

4570Man said:
That’s a pretty fair price if it included the fan, tax and labor to install it.

I'm certainly missing something here. Installation looks like 4 bolts. Is there that much sheet metal to move ? And you said there were aftermarket possibilities in the $50 to $100 range... I guess it is impossible to get anything done these days without spending hundreds of dollars.

tradosaurus · May 10, 2022

JWR said:
I'm certainly missing something here. Installation looks like 4 bolts. Is there that much sheet metal to move ? And you said there were aftermarket possibilities in the $50 to $100 range... I guess it is impossible to get anything done these days without spending hundreds of dollars.

Have to remove a few other parts (maybe radiator?). The only Utube video I saw was on a L3301 and it took the guy about 2 hrs.

$400 included parts/labor.

4570Man · May 10, 2022

JWR said:
I'm certainly missing something here. Installation looks like 4 bolts. Is there that much sheet metal to move ? And you said there were aftermarket possibilities in the $50 to $100 range... I guess it is impossible to get anything done these days without spending hundreds of dollars.

The dealer isn’t going to use the aftermarket fan, they’re going to use the OEM that cost $190. While I’d install it myself $200 doesn’t seem unreasonable to have the dealer do it.