[AT] Spam> Re: Fw: IH 350 u TEST ??

[Cecil Bearden]

I picked up a 930 case on LP last year about this time.  I finally got 
around to working on it, it ran well, but needed a battery bracket and 
new hyd couplings, I have a front blade for it so I ran hoses and 
couplings to the front to connect the blade.  I have spent over 2 days 
working on the seat.  I liked the original comfort king seat, and this 
one was worn out.  I bored out the cstings and the rubber spring and 
then inserted bushings that I had to bore also.  My lathe broke a belt 
in the middle of all this too!!  Ithen found a seat that fit into the 
seat pan instead of replacing the high priced cushions.  Now all I have 
to do is mount it... 

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