I notice that there is another part that is bent. I have to ask "What were you doing when this failure happened?".2007 L3940 HST
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I’m not sure if the other user had this happen and I neglected the daily precheck inspection or not. So, in accordance with the old rule of “you touched it last” I’ll claim it.I am scared to even ask HOW that happened!
IS that the ONLY place that is damaged? I would suspect there are other joints that have been stressed somehow.
Is that pin bent? Cylinder?
TO answer your question - all that is damaged will have to be removed - ground back to raw steel, new pieces made from "good" metal and everything rewelded and then painted. Someone that fabricates and welds could have that looking brand new again.
Not sure how it happened. All other attachment points and gussets look just fine. The only other thing that bent was the mount point for the level rod.Easy fix for a good welder. If your not a really good welder, or professional welder, hire someone. As opposed to buying a welder and learning on that break.
I repeat what others said: How did you do that?
Strange break.
I'd guess the pin worked it's way out of the strong side mount, to be only engaged with the side that broke. Which is the weak side. With support only on the weak side, it couldn't take the pressure.
Or, the pin hole was missaligned from production and put too much stress on the weak side.
Not sure what angle of force it would take to do this. everything else looks fine.I notice that there is another part that is bent. I have to ask "What were you doing when this failure happened?".
About 1900There was a group of users that were seeing the flange bending awhile back and I created a database for users to enter their measurements on. I'm wondering if the flanges had spread apart enough that the pin came out of one side. It seemed at the time (Jan 2017) that there might be an issue, but didn't get very many users to enter their data. The database was to measure the flanges in two locations to see if we could find a pattern based on the loader model and the serial number, tractor model, etc. The image below was where the measurements were to be taken.
You can read the thread LA525 Loader Issue.
How many hours does the tractor have on it?