Posted by JD Seller on May 21, 2018 at 16:53:35 from (199.120.93.196):
In Reply to: 2+2 equals..... posted by BJ-WI on May 21, 2018 at 07:02:16:
My first cousin bought a 3588 in 1979. That single purchase helped to bankrupt him. The cost of the tractor plus the down time and warranty work it had, helped to sink him. He had to rent a tractor two springs in a row to get his crop planted. That tractor spend more time in the shop than it did on the farm. He was not rough on equipment either. Welds on the center pivot broke at under 250 hours. resulting in lots of damage in the articulation area. Front rear end issues. Fuel tank cracking with under 1000 hours on it. Caused by an out of balance drive shaft.
The local IH dealer really tried to make it go but it seemed like that tractor was haunted. LOL When my cousin had to sell out in 1983 that tractor had 1700 hours on it. Another local fellow bought it. At 2100 hours he had to go through the transmission. He kept it 3-4 years and had more in repair costs than he gave for the tractor. He sold it to someone in North Dakota. I often wondered how that fellow got along with it.
The majority of those sold around here in 1978-1980 had issues. The later ones where much better. I know of a few of them that have over 10,000 hours with little work.
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