Posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on June 20, 2018 at 14:13:37 from (199.192.180.1):
Couple of days ago a post was about prices charged at pump shops. Monday a fella called me about a Roosa pump off a Oliver 550. He took it to a local pump shop because the drive had sheared. They told him 1500 bucks! He sent me the pump hoping for some relief. First thing I noticed was the pump still had the safety wire and red paint stick markings. This means it was never disassembled. I pulled it down to find a broken leaf spring and bad drive shaft. Pump had been updated to the solid weight assembly, new pilot tube, and metering valve. The head was fine. 610 denarrows and this guy is back up and running, shipping included. How could these pump guys sleep at night or look themselves in the mirror after that? They told him this pump was torn down, then put back together unrepairable. Charge him for that. Then tell him it will cost 1500 to replace it. Doing business like that gives pump shops a bad name. No wonder some guys hesitate if they have pump trouble. Al
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Using Your Tractor: Creating a Seed Bed - by Chris Pratt. When I bought my first old tractor, I had only one idea in mind. It wasn't the preservation of old iron since at that time, I was unaware that people even did this. It wasn't to show off my restoration skills (though I had tried my hand at a couple of old motorcycles in my teens and if I recall correctly, those old motorcycles were sold in boxes about one quarter finished). It wasn't to relive memories of Grampa, Dad or myself out on the back 40 nursing the Farmall pulling too many b
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
