Posted by Ben Beyer on October 01, 2011 at 14:28:25 from (71.113.239.202):
I work for the Cotton Improvement Lab at Texas A&M University. We breed new cotton cultivars and germplasm. Our current plot picker is a Farmall Model 114A (serial number 881) mounted on a Farmall H. We have a back up picker that is a 314 mounted on a Farmall 350 and also a picker for parts that appears to be an HM 14 also mounted on an H. The parts picker doesn't really work for us since very few of the parts can be used on the 114A or the 314. The 314 doesn't get a lot of use and never seems to break down. The 114A is our primary picker and has earned the nickname Breakdown Betsy.
As such, we are planning on taking it to a dealership in Taft, TX this winter to have the picker head rebuilt. Our mechanic in College Station has stated that there has to be something wrong with it since it breaks down so much. A lot of parts are also worn out. I had a spindle shaft seize on me and the parts fit was so loose, nothing else broke. Last year this happened and it shattered three of the top spindle shaft bearings.
The mechanic has stated that the HM 14 is a much newer unit with more parts available and it's also tighter. One of the problems with the 114A is that everything was a looser fit to begin with and since this other head is tighter, it shouldn't wear as badly.
So my question is this, since we're paying the money to have a head rebuilt, would it be better to rebuild the HM 14 and put it on or just have the 114A rebuilt?
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