[AT] Now - old bodies

[Paul Waugh]

Count me in. It took 3 hours to take a wheel off the 420.  I had 2 good days 
in a row, low humidity, now today is high and I am at a stop .. I hate 
it,but learning to accept.  Poor legs and hips, yuck!!

Paul in IN


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Weeks" <weeksh at wildblue.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: Fw: IH 350 u TEST ??


> Cecil,
>
> You are definitely not alone.  I am 67 and have every problem that
> you mentioned.  Instead of a father, I have a wife that is advising
> me on how to do things!
>
> I pigeon holed a few cans of paint for a tractor that I am working on
> about two weeks ago.  Yesterday, I spent a hour looking for it and it
> was 12 feet from the work bench where I was working.
>
> Speaking of dealer prices,  I do not understand how a farmer with all
> this modern equipment can pay those prices.  It provides rationale
> for why the farmer is always losing money or that he is making more
> money than is commonly believed.  Just bought 4 steering bushings for
> a 154 Cub LoBoy that were $25 each.
>
> I suffered with carpal tunnel problems in both hands for 15 years.
> Finally had them operated on back in the late 80s and haven't had a
> problem since.
>
> Howard in GA
>
> On 25 Jul 2008 at 16:34, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>
>> I got to thinking about these tractors nearly 50 years old.  They still
>> have a lot of power, but the small things that need to be repaired would
>> cost more than they are worth if you had to take it to a dealer.  It
>> takes me a long time to do small projects now, and I am ashamed that it
>> takes so long.  I don't know if it is because I spend so long looking
>> for the correct part or with my broken back I have to have a lift to
>> pick up anything over 30 lbs or my arthritis and carpal tunnel that
>> causes me to drop bolts three times when assembling something. When it
>> comes to starting threads, I have to look at my hands they go to sleep
>> when I grip anything...  It just takes a long time to fix anything
>> around here.  Then I have to put up with my 87 years old father telling
>> me every move to make and standing between me and whatever I am working
>> on.  I have to move him or walk around the tractor to get anything.....
>> It is like trying to rebuild a tractor in an  obstacle course.  The 100+
>> degree weather does not help a lot either.
>>
>> I used to install double clutches in Massey Fergusons in 2 hours,
>> rebuild hydraulic systems in an afternoon.  Now it takes 2 days to
>> change a set of rear tires.  1 tire a day!!!
>>
>> If I had known that I would have lived this long, I would have taken a
>> little better care of my body.
>>
>> Am I the only one who has this problem?
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
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> Howard Weeks
> Harlem, GA
> K5JCP
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