Posted by WellWorn on January 28, 2017 at 10:15:35 from (64.66.127.214):
In Reply to: Mixed emotions posted by WellWorn on January 27, 2017 at 17:51:36:
His health had been declining for a few years, but his last 36 hours were an abrupt change. It's quite possible he knew on some level weeks ahead. I'm just thankful that he didn't suffer long, and that this old iron didn't slip away as scrap (at least before someone can see if it can be resurrected).
The family assumed it could be gotten running, but there is more to making it right than just that. I've learned so dang much in doing things ignorantly, that I now know to look a lot deeper than the surface of any apparent problem. If it's stuck, the head comes off to confirm the extent of it, not just soak the cylinders with oil and blindly hope that if it can be made to turn, it's "ok". Maybe if it worked last season and some condensation got into it, but not if it's been sitting stuck for several years. I'll be setting aside my allowance for a full kit, just in case. Not only did I potentially get "lucky", this tractor did as well.
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