[AT] refusing to replace old equipment

[John Wilkens]

Way to go John!!   Lot more satisfaction than just shelling out the 
cash for a new one--which won't last as long!   John W.


At 02:16 PM 12/14/2008, you wrote:
>  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
>
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