Re: Your Opinion

Posted by Ron in Nebr on December 03, 2004 at 22:59:01 from (65.169.97.29):

In Reply to: Your Opinion posted by Allan in NE on December 03, 2004 at 15:11:52:

Hi Allan,
I've always been the "don't fix it if it ain't broke, and when it breaks see if you can patch it together for a little longer" type of guy, at least when it comes to my own stuff.
But it boils down to what you're gonna be using this tractor for. I know you're planning on getting a livestock operation going at some point, and if this tractor will be used for things that are critical that they get done in a timely fashion, like getting hay baled before it gets rained on or the cows fed so they don't starve, etc., then a new pump now might be a good insurance policy.
However, you do have a backup tractor I believe that should handle most of the same jobs, so it isn't like you'd be left high and dry if/when this pump decides to give up the ghost.
Myself, I'd run it as is for now, and keep good tabs on the closest location of a replacement pump should it become neccessary.
Also, I've always heard that antifreeze is hard on the materials that engine bearings are made of, but I'd think most of the critical parts in the pump run on roller bearings and better-grade steel, so it's possible that the antifreeze didn't hurt the pump as bad as it did the engine bearings. If you keep this pump, it might not be a bad idea, after you run it for awhile, to send an oil sample off for analysis to see if there's any more sign of unusual wear going on.

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