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Re: Good ole farmer mechanics!


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Posted by Really? ...... Really? on July 30, 2011 at 08:42:50 from (63.152.13.201):

In Reply to: Good ole farmer mechanics! posted by oldtanker on July 28, 2011 at 11:09:21:

Personally I am amazed that guys are able to keep their equipment running with a fencing pliers, crescent wrench and a hammer. I watched our hired man replace a sickle section with nail pulled out of fence post. We were 5 miles from the home place and didn't have the time to drive all the way back for a rivet. Luckily we had a spare section in the toolbox. He clipped the nail and it served as the rivet we needed.
The F-20 I was gifted had been driven off a bridge by an enebriated hired hand (who survived with a few bruises) early in it's life. My granddad was Scottish.....IE frugal. Consequently he found a guy to weld up the pedestal, throttle linkage, air filter, carb, etc. Those repairs help up for 40 years. One of my buddies argued that I should leave it that way when I restored it. The correct police in me nudged me to search out pristine used parts. If you think about it I stripped some of the character out of the tractor when I made those improvements. Now it's just another nicely restored F20. In hindsight, I probably should have left it as is. Lesson 1 - One should temper their criticism unless they understand the circumstances. Lesson 2 -Not all farmers have the means or skill set to "do it right." Lesson 3 - Sit down, grab a beer and enjoy the experience. So ends the lesson.


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