[AT] Farmer, your email/phone no.

[Cecil Bearden]

Gearboxes are like boats.  If they don't leak a little, there's 
something wrong.

Cecil in OKla

Mike wrote:
> I have a Horse that leaked, so I did replace the seals. The rear tine seals took, but the wheel shaft started leaking again. Maybe the shaft is worn to the point the original size seal doesn't seal properly. I might try it once more, leaving the seal a little proud of flush hoping to find a new groove. If that doesn't work I'll try the corn head grease. Mike
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> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmer, your email/phone no.
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:47:18 -0500
> 
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Mark Greer <markagreer at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> Herb
>> Why not just put new seals in your old Horse?
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> 
> Very simple really... It takes time and money and if either or both is
> in short supply you look for other quick answers. Its fine to sit in
> front of the computer saying such things but they seldom hold true for
> very busy people in the real world... In  my case I simply have other
> things I want to do with what time I have on this planet. Why should I
> be worried about making something last another 40 years? I don't
> expect to last that long...  :-)
> When I walk into my woodshop I want to do the best job I can in the
> least time. A lot of other guys in that hobby walk in their shop
> wanting to consume time that they have and do not know what to do
> with. They complicate things on purpose.I on the other hand want to do
> the job well and quickly and move on to life's next adventure.
> Some of us stay very very busy and have many many hobbies and interest
> all asking for time. It is just a choice really. There are not any
> right and wrong answers, just different life choices. I can tolerate
> someone wanting to do every detail exactly right as long as they can
> tolerate my cutting a few corners on something basically unimportant
> to me so I have time to apply to something else. To hell with the
> tiller... I want some time for my motorcycle...   ;-)   And my
> horses... And my woodshop... And my sawmill... and traveling... and
> the youth camp we are developing... And... And... And...
> People that work at regular jobs seldom understand us independent
> mavericks.  ;-)
> They keep wanting to lock us up or chain us down.  :-)
> *
> Now if those seals were on an antique tractor I would say replace them.   :-)
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