WARNING:to all 10245 drivers

[becksy]

a couple of days ago i was going to collect round bales with
my 10245 .i had a 25ft flat bed hooked on and was traveling along a relatively straight part of road ,was doin about 40k when the tractor suddenly veered across the road which was wet .i slammed the brakes but as you know with dry brakes they just locked up .i narrowly avoided an artic lorry comming the other way .the tractor ended up rolling on to its side snapping the trailers drawbar .the rest of the trailer ended up on top of the tractor .i had a very lucky escape with just minor cuts and bruises. and the cause?the track rod end was woren out and simply snapped off leaving the steering ram connected to thin air
PLEASE can everyone check this vital component on their tractor
cause it could cause a massive road accident .i was lucky you might not be

 

[bartxm99]

you sure were lucky,
had the same problem with the 10145
but it happend in the field not on the road

 

[croc2]

Hi becksy,

Glad to hear that you are ok after you accident, All my tractors are serviced every 250 hrs and greased every week so hopefully any problems should be picked up but will keep an eye on them more so now.
How badly damaged is your 10245 hopefully repairible i hope?. I remember about 16 years ago driving a 9145 and going down quite a steep hill when i met a car and the left brake locked on and pulled me up into the hedge and we fell over on the road, but tell you something the only damage was the number plate light, work light and scratches on the corner of the cab and a very red faced driver (me). Mind you that had the duncan cab on it whereas yours and my 10245 has the zts cab so hopefully they are as strong.
all the best

 

[Renze]

Hmm ia have had a Crystal cab hanging in the trees, it slipped into a ditch and hung up on the tree, the wheel in the ditch hardly hit the bottom of the ditch, it was supported by the tree. I just pulled 4wd diff lock and went out of there...
Just the rain gutter was bent tight, the cab frame itself had just some paint scratches...