Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!!

   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #1  

2515R Dude

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Branson 2515R
On the 100 hours the piston broke, i reported it, it was still under warranty. Dealer replaced it.
Now the boom has cracks!!!!! They beefed up the hydraulics but forgot to beef up the tractor



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This is when the piston broke




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   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #2  
Yikes. I hope that gets fixed under warranty as well.
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #3  
The broken piece is the cylinder rod and curious what you were doing when it broke. Possible a defect in that rod from heat treat.

Hard to tell from pictures but is that just a poor weld where it is cracking vs actual metal tearing?

Not trying to make excuses for Branson, just trying to determine failure.
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!!
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#4  
Nope, it is 2.5 years already. Warranty is 1 year.
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!!
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#5  
The broken piece is the cylinder rod and curious what you were doing when it broke. Possible a defect in that rod from heat treat.

Hard to tell from pictures but is that just a poor weld where it is cracking vs actual metal tearing?

Not trying to make excuses for Branson, just trying to determine failure.
The rod broke when digging a creek bed, really soft gravel. No defect was found by me nor by dealer, nor by Branson, He says he sent it there. Probably a lie as always.

The weld is bad, but the metal is torn as well. Metal cracked in two places on each side.
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #6  
You've had the worst luck with that tractor. I know that your experience isn't the norm, but still, it makes me happy I went Kioti.
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #8  
Reminds me of the building under construction in Thailand that collapsed. Videos show the Chinese fake rebar being broken in half BY HAND ! Like breaking sticks for a bonfire. A word to the wise ....
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #9  
Reminds me of the building under construction in Thailand that collapsed. Videos show the Chinese fake rebar being broken in half BY HAND ! Like breaking sticks for a bonfire. A word to the wise ....
Wow!
That's the last time I have the Chinese build with reinforced concrete for me in Thailand!

Meanwhile, very happy with my South Korean tractor...
 
   / Holly F...ng Branson!!!!!!! #10  
I just traded a UTV that was in the shop three times since I bought it in June of last year. I spoke to the shop manager when I dropped it off the last time and it didn't seem to me that he was confident there would be a satisfactory resolution to the problem. There were also a couple of very minor things that weren't right which I chose to ignore rather than take it in for repair.

It seemed to me that I had a lemon and when a dealer offered me a good deal on a trade, I took the offer. The dealer was aware of the problems when we made the deal.

I have no problems with the dealer, the machine was the stinker. I decided to trade rather than face an uncertain future of repairs in the future. I am just too old to deal with avoidable roubles.

The OP may have a machine that is a stinker.
 

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