I prefer to use older things. When I get a piece of equipment I go through it so that I don't have any surprise breakdowns. I also know its quirks better, too. Nothing makes me crazier than using something that doesn't work right, but I like equipment that has some character. I feel like we work as a team rather than me just using it.
Breakdowns around here are very rare. I don't have time for them, so I make sure everything works like it did when it was new. I don't need all of the bells and whistles, but I need the ones that it has to work. I'm kind of the same in that I always ended up with the stuff that was limping somehow. I think that made me a lot smarter and ready for life on the farm.
The equipment that gets used here daily ranges from 1949 to 2007. Every single thing would start up and work without a hitch right now. You have to be smart about it - that isn't always cost effective.
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