Posted by bradley martin on September 18, 2008 at 13:57:23 from (216.209.148.143):
In Reply to: age vs. hours posted by Grassfed on September 18, 2008 at 12:19:02:
The old mechanical tachs were(are) notorious for failure and frequently were not repaired when they did. Unless you can verify the hours, I would put little faith in what the tach says. Wear on drawbar hole and 3 pt arms is often a good indication of useage. As others have stated, maintenance (or lack thereof) is of more importance. Also keep in mind that a tractor with 6,000 hrs polus may very well have had the engine rebuilt in the recent past, meaning it should go longer before requiring that major expense than one w/ 3,500 hrs.....the history of the machine is what is important. If you cannot verify the history, then you want to buy on the cheap side in case you find a major problem.
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