Bought a used JD9300 tractor with 1600 hours. The viscous fan drive would engage most of the time when needed but sometimes the tractor would heat up into the yellow zone and would have to idle down to let it cool, then the drive would usually engage again and away we would go. Called local dealer to order one. About 1300 dollars. We were planting and needed it so ordered it. Rained 3 inches last night and now with the tractor in the shop we removed the drive, new one should be in tomorrow. Drive has "Eaton" stamped on it and a part number. Something tells me when we call around to truck dealers tomorrow 1300 dollars is going to seem very high.

Does anyone have a special source for these drives? Too late for this tractor to save money but we have 3 other 9000 series that this will no doubt happen again in the future. Put one on at the dealer on the 9200 this winter and I think it was about $600. 9200 has narrower hood and I assume narrower radiator, fan and smaller drive. $1300 seemed pricey to me.

John