Posted by Duane WI on January 12, 2014 at 09:53:18 from (173.202.207.28):
In Reply to: Re: Silverado 2500HD posted by donjr on January 12, 2014 at 09:20:38:
Step back and look at it. How do you think it was built in the factory? I would bet the whole dash was assembled off to the side and brought to the tractor. It was designed to be built at the lowest cost. Also realize the engineering team who designed it had a budget and timeline. They probably got a lot more right than wrong. You also mentioned it lasted 10 years. How long do you think prototypes are tested for? Pretty hard to simulate 10 years wear and tear in a months worth of testing. Every machine ever built has some part that will break first. The whole machine does not just fall apart at the same time. No one knows what that weak link is until the machine is used for a period time. The engineer did not know and had no way of knowing that the fuel lines where going to be a weak link. There are plenty of other hard to access and fix things on that tractor they just are not the weak link. Also consider that the parts you are complaining about might have been a common parts for another tractor or combine where it worked out very well. Common parts lower costs. Common parts also allow stocking of spare parts. You have to understand the total design criteria the engineers had to meet. It is more than what you see on your tractor.
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