Posted by tjdub on July 26, 2012 at 20:26:11 from (208.74.246.137):
In Reply to: Toughest Tractor posted by big a on July 26, 2012 at 18:04:10:
I'm going to have to go with the WD-45.
I have one that's raked every bit of hay around here since before I was born. Motor was rebuilt once but it has been locked up 3 times since then. It ran out of oil because the front crank seal was leaking. Added oil and broke it free with the crank and amazingly, it was fine. Then it leaked coolant and nobody noticed. It got hot and locked up while sitting overnight. Had to break it free pulling it backwards in 4th gear, but it ran fine. The next day, the same thing happened after it was shut off (even though it wasn't hot). Figured it was a goner, but pulled it backwards in 4th again and it broke loose and ran fine.
Sure sounds like it's on it's last leg, but all this was all years ago and it still starts right up on the first tug on the starter switch and runs perfectly. The poor old girl still rakes about 200 acres (counting all cuttings) every year and does all the drag harrowing.
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