Posted by oldtanker on March 22, 2011 at 16:10:35 from (66.228.255.223):
In Reply to: Rant posted by NDS on March 22, 2011 at 13:17:48:
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Why patch it when you can with a little effort fix it right? No I don't expect a 40 year old tractor to be perfect but you can at least replace that worn 2 buck seal with a new one instead of adding HY Tran every 15-20 hours plus the 4 bucks worth of RTV they tried smearing on it! heck my brother in law started a 560D with a screw driver for 3 years. When I was home on leave he ask me to look at it. Took about 5 bucks worth of connectors an some wire salvaged from a car and 20 min to fix it right. he stood there with a dumb look on his face and told me that had he known it would be so simple he would have done it himself!
I'm an old tanker (US Army).....starting to farm, but I know when something is fixed right. I want my stuff to start and run when needed. Can't afford new and kinda like the older stuff. I've seen a lot of working tractors that are 40 years old and in pretty good shape (just not at my BIL's....LOL.
I know that a temporary patch job with get the crop in but why not fix it right when you have the time? Or how about when you got the darned thing split replacing any questionable seals so you don't oil soak the clutch?
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