[AT] O/T Meyers or Western plow

[crawler]

Cecil ,I wounder what it will  be like when the warranty runs out. I carry
two of each solenoid for my meyers it is 14 years old and has had many
replaced My Western will be 31 this year have had it on four different
trucks bought it new if i remember right it was $1000. in 1974 and i have
replaced a pair of cables ,a couple of hose sets, one solenoid and a couple
of cutting edges and it has been almost trouble free. Never let me down in a
storm anyways,but now that i bragged it will fall off today as i clean up
around here and get ready for more snow today later. Comes here first before
Cecil gets it...LOL  ED  http://www.crawlerheaven.com/index.htm
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] O/T Meyers or Western plow


> I am using my second Diamond plow on the GMC one ton
> dump truck. I like the weight of it for the 800 foot gravel
> driveway we have and the fact that it has a heavy bottom trip
> blade. The bottom trip means you don't lose a bunch of snow
> when you hit a rock with the blade. Mine is an 8 1/2' blade
> and very heavy. They have an option for a Quik Lift and a
> standard lift pump - the Quik Lift being a HD pump and can be
> set to lift and drop at whatever speed you are comfortable with.
> Made in Maine, I think Damariscotta for years, the Diamond Co
> was just bought by Myers in the last year or so. I chose the
> touch pad over the joy stick and like it just fine and have it
> mounted on the dash right in front of where my fingers are on
> the shift lever. I keep my hand on the shift lever a lot anyhow
> and find it easy to operate that way.
>
> I've had some problems with the pump - all under warranty.
> The blade would not stay up and they replaced the solenoids once
> and then a seal in the pump before it stayed where it belongs.
> Yesterday morning, just as I was getting a good start on clearing
> the 14" of snow we got, the blade dropped like a stone in the
> middle of the parking lot and I found that the main top casting
> of the pump had broken right in half. I have no idea where the
> strain could have come from to do this but that was the end of
> the plowing with it until it is fixed. It is still under full
> warranty so there will be no problem getting it fixed.
>
> I started the JD skidsteer - which is old enough that it
> even qualifies as an antique - and used it to lift the blade so
> I could hook the chain short enough to keep it off the ground and
> put it away. One of the neighbors came with his Western plow and
> opened our driveway and I cleaned most of the rest of the area
> for our parking and the tenants with the skidsteer. Made a three
> hour job out of something that takes me an hour.
>
> That wasn't the end of our troubles for yesterday either..
> At 10:00PM last night, I used the bathroom and there was no water.
> We went to the pump house and at first thought it might be frozen
> but that was not the case. It appears that our deep well pump
> chose last night to burn out. We spoke to our plumber last night
> at 11:00 and he said he will be here this morning with a new pump
> and the tenants and us will have water by 1:00PM this afternoon.
>
> Ah, the joys of country living.  grins.  I've found over
> the years and years of living in the country, that you have to
> expect things to happen at the worst possible time. This was no
> exception.
>
> Cecil
>
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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