picts of my burnt 9770

thats sucks okharvester, what caused fire, scott.

sheesh i dont see how they can think that okharvester. maybe the frame/underacarage is warped. that way it would be a total!!

I wonder if they know it burned the whole computer motherboard on the back right of the machine as well as the engine? I wonder how it couldn't be a total loss?

I can't either Alex and BTW thanks for "verticalizing" these pics.

Don

sell it on ebay...only pics from the front

I'll be surprised if it wont take more to fix that than if they totalled it out. Besides the obvious ones, there is probably several bearings that wont look heat scorned but that got hot enough that they should be replaced too.
Good luck, Keep us informed of the progress and send pics as they fix it.

Okharvestor I think you should look for a second opinion. I think it should be written off , Sorry and good luck!

They think. Few years ago a local 9650 burnt. Insurance guy who was a retired navy guy and knew nothing about farming. Said it will be cheaper to rebuild it. So he got the JD dealer to put together a list of parts to rebuild. Turned out it was cheaper to buy a new one then rebuild the 9650.

Take care,

Nathan

Theres no reel way they will repair it but its another may they can use to stall having to pay out money. Funny how when you owe them its gotta be paid in full right now and when the shoes on the other foot there in no hurry to pay you. they have been imposible to get ahold of, and two months after the case was filed now they decide I have to have a dealer get a estamate to repair it. I thought thats what the investigator or adjustor would be able to do that.

where are you located in sw ok?? is that where the machine is?

No, Brew, the fire happened in N. Dakota. It was sunflowers, a crop that burns more combines than anything else farmers can grow.
He's located somewhat close to Altus.

i wouldnt want that in our shop it looks like a bad deal ready to happen

Why did you put it out? A few more minutes and it would have been no questions asked.

If this gets fixed that tells me:
1. There wasn't enough fuel in the the tank
2. The wind was from the wrong direction and by the looks of the auger spout it was.
3. Fire fighting efforts were too good.

Don