What I have observed in my few years in the auto restoration and a few more into antique tractors/equipment is this. Out of ten people refurbishing their cars/tractors , seven of them will inevitably seek out and purchase the quick/pretty/new aftermarket parts. I mean , lets face it, they are "new" and they look so good and you punch a computer button and they ship to your door in a few days. Yea, ya get them and they aren't perfect and a little off correct but who will ever see. Myself, I will take the refurbished original any day but to base a business (even at retirement) on a 30% potential market share just isn't going to cut it. Right now I have a 100% perfect restored/painted set of original grills/screens for a JD "B" and am asking the same as they used to for the bare steel reproductions w/o screens and shoddy workmanship (none on the market anymore).... and no sale. Same with refurbished original clam shell fenders. They will buy the re-pops and pay same. That 30% won't even pay for the initial investment.
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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