New Holland L555 skidsteer, tipped wheel jammed

So, going down the steep, curved driveway at dusk, the engine cut out. The guy driving it lost control and it went over the edge and tipped onto its left side. He came out of it shaken and with only his pride damaged.

A friend who happens to own a huge rollback AND an identical skidsteer managed to rescue it today and bring it back to my farm.

The main damage that I see is this. The left rear wheel is noticeably shoved in- at least an inch more than the others- AND it is stuck. When we drag the unit, the left rear wheel is locked up, and you hear a rapid clicking sound as the other wheels turn.

As we were gently righting the machine, there were 30 seconds or so where most of the weight of the machine was placed on that left rear wheel, laterally. Once it was up, I noticed that the tire was actually touching the frame. As we slowly towed it out of the woods, the wheel gradually eased out away from the frame. As I recall, it was definintely rotating when we were pulling it out. It is stuck now though.

I am unable to attempt to drive the machine at the moment and see if that wheel motor works because there is something broken in the hydraulics and it squirts fluid.

The seller has a service manual coming to me, but I don't have it yet.

So- anybody know how badly my new toy is broken?

After inspecting the machine, I realized that the issue with the left rear wheel was present before the accident.

If you look at this photo, you see on the lower lift arm where the wheel has rubbed the paint off. This was long before the tip over.

The problem may have been exacerbated by the accident, but there was an issue beforehand.

I see there are access panels above the rear wheels. Once some molecules start moving around again and I can use a pressure washer with the water freezing before it hits the ground, I'll clean it up and inspect.

Thanks to all for the suggestions.

By the way, the major hydraulic leak is the hyd temp (or maybe pressure) sensor that is right next to the big hyd filter. This is snapped off.

Here is a shot of the rear end of the machine. If you look very carefully you see that the left rear wheel is shoved inboard a bit. Also, you can see where that wheel skidded across the grass as I dragged it.

That sucks! I feel your pain. Unfortuantely, I can't help. If it makes you feel any better, I recently bought an International TD 340. Used it for 4 days, and the clutch bearing seems to have gone out. Now, the clutch petal goes to the floor with little resistance, and the clutch doesn't disengage. To top if off, the Sttering clutches need to be replaced, but that's a smaller job...

eddie