Keep My Mouth Shut?

Six months ago, I bought this old hay sled from the local implement dealer. Told 'em there was absolutely no hurry on it as I wouldn't need it until haying season; However, please fix the bad bearing on one of the ground rollers and put on the one missing chain.

Anyway, last night I stop by to see how it is coming along and I think there might have been some miscommunication or something.

The sled is setting out in the "customer pickup row", the missing chain has been put on and all the rest have been adjusted. In addition, I can see where they have cleaned, repacked/lubed and generally "serviced" all the wheels and tires.

Really didn't expect all that, plus that little $10 bearing in the ground roller is still missing.

Maybe I should just keep my mouth shut? Will the thing work okay on dry hay ground with one ground-roller bearing gone?

These guys are nothing short of terrific when it comes to customer service, but this is their busy time of year and I really hate to whine about that one little bearing that they overlooked.

Would you bring it up or just let it go and fix it later yourself?

Allan

All I wanna do it haul the hay in to the stack yard from the field. I just cannot stand hay left out in the field.

Must be my "irrigators" past 'er something. :>(

Allan

Even bad boys are just as good as they can be

Asked him what was going on and he says it is ready to work. I tell him that the roller hasn't been fixed. He says oh, yes it has; seen it myself.

Anyway, we go out and take a look. They had put new "chain rollers" on the back of the teeth, totally went thru the tire/wheel end of it, put in new u-joints and yokes on the PTO and fixed/adjusted those big chains.

Completely missed the tilt ground roller and said they'd run 'er back in the shop.

I told him no, to just forget it. Heck, ol' nimrod me can fix that little $3 bearing and besides, they are busy with other bigger stuff. :>)

Allan

I have no idea what they are worth and I probably paid way to much for it, but it fits my needs.

They had 5 of the old pigs setting there last winter and I just bought the best of the lot. This one has the hydraulic reverser, which is kinda nice.

No, no suspension to 'em; just a tilt sled on four fat tires. They peeled me $2500 on this one.

Allan

They really went "above and beyond" on the darned old thing. I'm just worried about pokin' it under a stack with that bad roller and I really don't have time to fix it myself right now.

Will it still load/unload with one roller hangin' sideways? If so, I'm gonna just leave these fellas alone 'cause they've got other fish to fry.

Thanks,

Allan