[AT] refusing to replace old equipment

[John Hall]

 Anybody else here that would rather fix up your older equipment than 
replacing it with new stuff? I guess I have been restoring and refurbishing 
old farm equipment for so long that I never consider buying anything 
new--other than parts. We put out 5 tons of fertilizer a couple weeks back. 
When we got through we washed the spreader up and decided to check it over 
before putting it away for the winter. The spreader we have is about 30 
years old. Long story short it needed 1 U-joint and the bearings on the top 
shaft in the gearbox. While it was apart we decided to sandblast and paint 
it. I also have to fix a couple holes in the hopper. Parts/sand/paint should 
run about $80. I could have bought a new one for $350.

John Hall