engine swap on TO35

I think my to35 is done. I had a head gasket put in due to water in the oil. When the dealer broke it down he said sleeves and rings looked good and I should be good to go. Well it did run fantastic. Bush hogged a couple of hours and let it sit until the next day. I opened the oil drain plug and same problem, antifreeze came out first, about 1/2 quart. I have to give the dealer credit he came right over and picked it up. He took the engine apart again and found 3 block cracks and said his fault they didn't see them.
here's my options, Friend of mine said t get a ball value the truckers use and replace the oil drain plug with it. Open ball value after letting it sit overnight and drain the antifreeze out and shut it when the oil appears. and it should last for a while. Dealer said he could put a MF50 engine in and it would have a little more horsepower. (any thoughts on that) and the last option .... He has a Kubota L355SS diesel with 2900 hours he would let me have for a good price because he said he will make good on the initial labor charges for the head gasket. Also he will auction off the TO35 and deduct the price from the Kubota or hand me the money. [b:014ec92ff3]Any opinions would be greatly appreciated. Just to add... rear tires are new, 3point works flawlessly, new water pump, air suspension seat, and I added and electronic ignition.[/b:014ec92ff3] I'm really bummed out about this

2900 hours and the life expectancy is what? MF50 engine has how much oil pressure hot? Spec say's what?
Direct bolt up? what?

I think the MF 50 uses the same Z-134 block as the 35. direct bolt up? don't know.

me? I would go orange.

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Do the cracks go through the bottom into the crank case? If they are just
cracked at the top of the block between cylinders, they can be fixed.
Read up on "pinning" blocks.
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dealer told me its a running engine, and they will do the installation for the price of the engine. I haven't been there to see it yet. Probably will go next week and see engine and the Kubota.

My problem is that the so called gentleman who sold me the to35 knew all along it had these problems. I was told this recently and he has done this to others also. Loads them up on bars leak and sticks it to you. Bottom line I am trying to conserve as much of my money as I can and still have a decent working tractor.

Not to be a traitor
what do you think of the Kubota?

I left out... will have to check the compression and ask about the cracks and where they are located. supposedly its a direct bolt on, some one did mention to check flywheel.

Do Kubota's hold up in the long run. its a 36HP 4wd desiel

I have an orange interloper. B7500 with about 380 hours on it. It came free. Free is a good price. I loathe the
joystick control for the front bucket. Herky-jerky POS. I suspect that is problematic to this particular maker
of this particular style joystick and not directly related to 'bota. Beyond that, keep the grease gun handy, do
the maintenance, should have a decent machine. 2900 hours is about 900 hours past dead in my book. Might it
still last another 2900?
Or would the MF50 engine last longer? If you have deep pockets, do them both. Why not? I already have a few too
many machines around here. Think i will narrow it down to 5. 4 to keep and 1 to fix and sell each year.
That one will be about a '52 8N and might even get the Sherman combo trans. That might get done for next year.
Gotta go. Time for lunch and then to sell off a Star Wars Darth Vader talking bank. Curious? Look on Utube. You
will find it.
Wanna get one for your kid?
Fleabay.
Why do I have one?
Back to the same reason for the orange interloper.

Umph. I feel like not adding to this thread. What a way to end up with the driest pork chop at the next FENA banquet.
I am with Bruce here. I have a Kubota from a deal i could not refuse... it is kinda useful, kinda impressive for its size. Kinda dependable? IF... the 35 was a rare model, bamboo and green? or if you were collecting fergies and this one is part of your fleet.... but, if you are intending to farm, garden, haul firewood, deal with snow drifts- and aren't into antique tractor parades... the Kubota will do those jobs just as well if not better.
Yes the block is 'repairable'... @#$%, anything is repairable when you throw enough money at it! We are 'assuming' yours has the typical MO, heat related stress cracks... if it something different, metallurgical problem?.... it won't get fixed so easily. An MH50 block/engine could do the same trick 2 weeks from now. All off the same shelf... 50 or 60 years ago... and due to casting and serial numbers, the 35 won't be original anymore anyway.
The TO won't be scraped right? but repaired by him, with a g note or 2- of HIS money, then put back on the market? No one loses here...

I would ask the dealer if he would let you try out the Kubota, bring it home and give it a run at what you normally do with the TO. Give you a chance to see if your attachments will fit and work.

If you like it, and the price is right, might be the way to go.

The old TO's were good tractors in their day, they are great for DIY repairs. But if you're going to the dealer for repairs anyway, might be time to get something a little later model, but not so new to have all the complex emissions controls.

My opinion. If the MF 50 engine is good, go for it. The 35 was and is still a
super great tractor.

I'm not into the restoration thing. I had just bought it to use with a bush hog. I did clean it up to look presentable and changed some basic parts (didn't put much money into it at that time) and I got pretty comfortable with it. I will take your advice given about trying it out first see if it fits me. Thanks for the help gents.

Would be difficult to pass on the Kubota. I have slightly smaller Kubota L225DT dad purchased new in
1976. Mostly play tractor now. Still going strong.

Going to give it a good look over and see what happens. Have to start from scratch again. Never owned or worked on a diesel vehicle. You never stop learning.

same here which is why I have none.

I been told that diesel is a better engine (I really don't know)
Are they more involved when it comes to repairs and maintenance? AS I mentioned before never even drove a diesel auto.