[AT] test

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Still here Mike. Haven't seen any messages all week, I guess everyone is 
outside enjoying this nice fall weather.

We've been turning wrenches on my 3300 Deere combine for over a month. Still 
a ways to go yet to get it field ready. I've put in 11 bearings, 5 idler 
pulleys, 3 bearing blocks, 9 or 10 belts, one auger, 4 seals, 4 headlights, 
2 hydraulic hoses, repaired a bunch of wiring harness, and re-machined  3 
pivots for idlers that were beyond worn out. We are getting close to taking 
it for a test drive so I can check the brakes out ( pulled them apart to 
clean them and change the bearings, balls and springs). I still need to put 
a kit in the carb and then turn my attention to the header. Also going to 
install a battery disconnect switch---there are just way too many (old) 
wires on this machine for my liking. One thing I have discovered on this 
machine is that it appears the quality of farm equipment went down the tubes 
just like automobiles during the 1970's. This machine is a mixture of 
english and metric sizes, poor design, and even poor factory support (found 
a few errors in the parts books).

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Meulenberg
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 8:13 PM
To: at
Subject: [AT] test

Anyone home?

Mike
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