Re: 3588

Posted by Tim Malin on January 11, 2003 at 08:17:01 from (207.190.93.67):

In Reply to: 3588 posted by redwall on January 10, 2003 at 06:27:56:

Although I see Dave has had some bad expirences, at our farm we have been fortunate that we didn't buy any bad apples (they definately exist in the 2+2). We have a 35 and a 37, and love them both. No repairs for 2 or 3 years, right now. Although huge items, several gears went out in one and the engine went out in our 37. HOWEVER, those were probably (I wasn't involved in either case) caused by us. A metal guide piece in the range selector broke, so if you slid it over too soon before you were in nuetral you were in low and reverse. Has happened on our 856 before, too, but my old man decided to put it nearly wide open and drop the clutch, creating the most horrid sound I have ever heard. The tractor was moving backward, the gears sounded like they wanted to go forward, and the engine was bogged down. I knew there was internal damage. So we screwed that one up. One year while chopping, my old man noticed that you needed to add about a gallon of antifreeze to the radiator a day. He told my uncle, and his reply was "It just uses a little water." It turned into a VERY heated debate, and my dad stopped chopping that year. Wasn't a month later the engine created such a hole in the cylinder and the block it wasn't reverseable. It could've been fixed for about 1000 a month or two before, but instead it was 6,000 for an overhaul or 5,000 for a brand new engine. So, it only has about 1000 hours on it now, and starts great year around. Since those incidents, we haven't had any problems that haven't come because of a stupid move on somebody's part (we're still working on getting to know the do's and don'ts) and we are 3 years repair free of indirect problems from an operator. We intended on buying one about 6 years ago, and traded in our 1066 (I'd like to get it back someday) for the 3588. We liked it SO much we bought another 8 months later. In manuverability, I rank it right up there beside our 856. You can just about hook up anything and go anywhere with it, except that if you get in a tight spot you just can't hit one brake and spin around. I know I babbled on, but I believe they are a good tractor if you have a good apple. The bad ones should go to salvage because I know of bad ones that have problems not even related from one repair to another. Good luck, and I hope I may have given you a little insight from a owner. If you buy one, and you have a good year with it, keep it. DO NOT KEEP ONE YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH, as in more than 3 a year over two years (sometimes glitches need to be worked out in a year). Have a nice weekend!!

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