Well, here is my oops. I guess it is my oops because the buck stops here. I hired a commercial carrier to transport all my equipment when i moved to AL from MA. I should have just bought a trailer and moved it myself. There was a fire somewhere in West Virginia. I suspect the bozos driving never looked in their rear view mirrors. It looks like the fire swept back from the dash. The fiberglass cap was evaporated, as were the lights, seat, instrument panel etc. The fuel filter bowl is untouched, still filled with clean fuel. All the other equipment on the trailer (in front of the tractor) was fine. The trailer used by the transport company was new (5 days old). Apparently the axles were never lubed. When they finally delivered my equipment, they just hoisted the old trailer, equipment still attached, on a new one and drove the whole thing down. It is hard to see in the last photo but the rear axle stub on the trailer actually melted and deformed from the heat. They brought in a hoist crane to unload everything.
The insurance settlement was decent. I actually got back almost as much as I paid for the tractor 20 years earlier. But I lost my bota. It only had 1200 hours on it. It built my barn. When I was researching tractors, my wife said we want a tractor to do projects, not be a project. So, I bought new. It was the only thing that I ever bought new. On the way to the dealer to seal the deal, she asked, "Are you sure you are getting enough tractor?"
I still have it. I plan to use the engine to build a whole house generator. I have since picked up an L3710 (burned one was an L3010). I replaced a few hoses on the backhoe and got that moved over. I also modified the loader so I can use it on the L3710. (I have not been able to find an LA68*).
I originally thought that the fire that started with the trailer tire must have burned the fuel line, spilling diesel on the flames. I look at it recently--it looks clean. I picked up a replacement key switch and will see if I can start it. Nothing is leaking. If it runs, I'll get a rear tire and seat and use it as a dedicated host for the backhoe, freeing up the 3710 for 3pt work.
EDIT: This happened three years ago and it still turns my stomach when I think about it.