Posted by Old Harv on March 09, 2012 at 17:02:53 from (198.164.4.48):
In Reply to: The Money Pit... posted by blunosr on March 09, 2012 at 16:07:31:
It looks like you are fixing it up to almost new condition. If you price a new similar sized tractor your fixings will look really cheap. Then take into consideration that new ones have pollution control junk and endless, unfixable electronics on them, and your old tractor suddenly looks better and better. Your old rebuilt one will likely outlast the new one. A friend who is a farm equipment mechanic tells me he spends more time on a computer than pulling wrenches these days. Whenever your old tractor wears out or breaks, you can just rebuild it and go again. I have a JD 2130 that I would love to give the same treatment that you are giving your Ford, but it is too busy working.
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