got a surprise today!

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

opened up the box to check out the new manifold for my mm m-5 tractor prior to install and look what I found! will be chatting with stiener tomorrow.

showcrop · Feb 25, 2018

Looks like the fault of the highly paid PHD packaging engineer to me. Maybe Steiners can collect on a claim against the carrier.

shaun wallace · Feb 25, 2018

I thought they had 2 piece manifold or is that just the LPs. I know diesels are because have 2 of them.

RBoots · Feb 25, 2018

That sucks, someone was probably playing
kickball with your manifold on its way
there

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:54:38 02/25/18) I thought they had 2 piece manifold or is that just the LPs. I know diesels are because have 2 of them.

this one is a gas tractor shaun, with the one piece, your correct on the diesel and lp having 2 piece.

tomturkey · Feb 25, 2018

I can almost hear their response from here, "Never had that happen before!! Are you sure you didn't drop it"? gobble

Eldon (WA) · Feb 25, 2018

Weld er up!

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:55:19 02/25/18) That sucks, someone was probably playing
kickball with your manifold on its way
there

I believe your right RBoots, and that's one of the reasons I got started on this project 3 months before I really need it. murphys law you know :lol: I think that S.O.B. lives at my place! hopefully won't be to big of a hassle, will call stiener tomorrow am.

37chief · Feb 25, 2018

Looks like a fairly easy repair. Maybe they will send you a refund, and let you keep the manifold. I can't imagine someone just putting it in a card board box, and thinking it will be fine. Stan

hoof print · Feb 25, 2018

I can ceartainly understand being upset about that.

Years ago I bought a manifold for my Farmall H on eBay that
the seller advertised as broke in just that same way. I got it for
a deep discount. I just mounted the carb with the bolt hooked
over the remains of the broken ear. Worked fine for years and
years, until I sold the tractor.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:58:14 02/25/18) I can almost hear their response from here, "Never had that happen before!! Are you sure you didn't drop it"? gobble

oh i'm sure that will be coming tom, problem is it was shipped in a larger box with 2 other continental manifolds, no sign of shipping damage on the big box, just the hole you see in the box this manifold was in.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 19:59:42 02/25/18)
Weld er up!

I never had any luck doing that Eldon, got time to do the ship back and forth.

Copperhead don't play · Feb 25, 2018

I ran one like that for years, because i'm frugal; I meant cheap.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:02:33 02/25/18) Looks like a fairly easy repair. Maybe they will send you a refund, and let you keep the manifold. I can't imagine someone just putting it in a card board box, and thinking it will be fine. Stan

me either stan, the funny part was this manifold was in a bigger box with 2 continental manifolds that where sitting in poured foam, and no sign of damage on the big box??

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:04:57 02/25/18) I can ceartainly understand being upset about that.

Years ago I bought a manifold for my Farmall H on eBay that
the seller advertised as broke in just that same way. I got it for
a deep discount. I just mounted the carb with the bolt hooked
over the remains of the broken ear. Worked fine for years and
years, until I sold the tractor.

hopefully it doesn't come to that, but worst comes to worst will try and have it repaired.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:11:24 02/25/18) I ran one like that for years, because i'm frugal; I meant cheap.

:lol: I hope I don't have to copperhead, will se what stiener says in the morning.

PJH · Feb 25, 2018

Was it loose in the box with no packing? I've bought manifolds from them before, and they always have a big thick foam pad molded around them before they're put in the box.

Bob · Feb 25, 2018

It is BROKEN, Jim!

A guy's just got wonder how/why!

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:17:00 02/25/18) Was it loose in the box with no packing? I've bought manifolds from them before, and they always have a big thick foam pad molded around them before they're put in the box.

PJH. this came in a big box with 2 other continental manifolds sitting in poured foam, this box was standing beside those 2 just like you see it with the hole in it?? no sign of damage on the big shipping box??

Dennis K (WA) · Feb 25, 2018

carvel,
I wouldn't anticipate any problem with Steiner on that. Your picture tells it all. Obviously poor packaging for something that heavy. I think their shipping department needs your picture.
Good luck with it
Dennis

el6147 · Feb 25, 2018

if the carrier doesn't package the item they are not responsible for damage during
shipping.

Olliejunkie · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 20:43:17 02/25/18) if the carrier doesn't package the item they are not responsible for damage during
shipping.

Probably was broke long before they shipped it from India or China.

bumblebee · Feb 25, 2018

was it insured, check to see. I was told once the USPS has insurance on items with no charge up to a certain amount.

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 21:09:37 02/25/18) was it insured, check to see. I was told once the USPS has insurance on items with no charge up to a certain amount.

I don't know bumblebee, I have a ups account and will give them a call tomorrow.

SVcummins · Feb 25, 2018

Must have been on a USPS truck at one point

carvel minne farmer · Feb 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 21:15:46 02/25/18) Must have been on a USPS truck at one point

just dawned on me USPS us postal service! I think it was picked up at stieners by ups united parcel, and shipped via them? but i'm not a 100% sure.

Traditional Farmer · Feb 26, 2018

I'd think Steiner's will make it good.With those all they'd have to do is make a thin steel plate to bolt across the opening and it'd make it about impossible to break the ears off.

SVcummins · Feb 26, 2018

I?ve had very good luck with Steiner tractor I bought
a tach cable from them and it broke about a year
later and they sent me a brand new one no
questions asked and I did not even have to return
the old one turns out it was my fault it broke as I
never greased the cable upon installation .

showcrop · Feb 26, 2018

WRONG! virtually nothing is packed by carriers. Household movers will try to deny a claim on goods that they don't pack, but household moving goods is a tiny fraction of what is being carried every day.

WGM · Feb 26, 2018

Steiner?s responsibility ends the minute the carrier
picks it up.

D beatty · Feb 26, 2018

Call Stiener as soon as you can. You have only 15 days to report to them. Every thing I got from them came UPS.

D beatty · Feb 26, 2018

Common carriers don't pack but UPS and Fed EX have drop off places that will pack for you.

2510Paul · Feb 26, 2018

The last three tractor parts I ordered were damaged. I talked to a sales guy, he was horribly frustrated as he had no recourse to get the shipping department to do a better job. That and the rough handling by shippers makes for a frustrating situation.

Paul

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