| pudding - 5/4/2013 07:37
dunno why service is going to be a issue, this is 2013
Pudd, where you live, Japan-based Isuzu might be a big player. Not so in North America agriculture, although they make a fine engine (I happen to own one in my 2005 Chevrolet diesel) They have made inroads in the NA marine diesel market, are used in several brands of construction equipment, and I see a fairly good irrigation dealer network in Arkansas and to some extent the irrigated agricultural markets in Colorado in this region of North America. Just to be fair to Isuzu.
However, in reply to your comment......Hmm... let's see...since the first year that we (MacDon dealer) saw an Isuzu...(searching Isuzu dealer locator website: https://www.isuzuengines.com/distributor_network.asp) Yep, your're right! We now have an astounding 7 Isuzu industrial or OEM dealers in Texas instead of just 2 (not counting marine dealerships or multiple dealerships in the Metroplex cities.) That means if you are in, say, Lubbock TX it's now only 295 miles one-way to the closest Isuzu service center in El Paso, 319 miles to Albuquerque NM, 319 miles to Ft Worth, or 348 miles to Oklahoma City OK. I'm sure any of them will drop what they're doing and come running to Lubbock if anybody needs them. Yep things have sure improved a lot in 2013.
My point is make sure you are willing to live with possible breakdowns & down-time. These are very good engines, but they were designed, built, and are maintained by human beings... they're not perfect.There are a lot of things on the 9352i engine that can be repaired by any good diesel technician with common tools...and there are several things that are going to require the Isuzu tech manual, Isuzu special tooling, and Isuzu technical support to accomplish. The 9352i's were mechanical. As MacDon introduced electronic Cummins & Perkins/Cat engines, the dealership and shadetree mechanics got locked out. I am mostly locked out of my common-rail Duramax engine when it comes to electronics, despite OBDII.
And for the record, we did have issues with an Isuzu engine that first year that were a real problem to resolve because of the warranty, the travel time & distance from the nearest dealer, the Isuzu dealer's work schedule, and the downtime to the customer.
Edited by Redwrench 5/4/2013 14:05
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Isuzu Diesel engine in a MacDon swather
