[AT] Rant and stuff

[John Hall]

Unfortunately we are in a "disposable" world. Hate it when you ask about 
parts availability and are told no, only tospend a few minutes searching 
the net to find what you need. In a way I understand it, The dealership 
you talked to would lose money if he had to special order you an $11 
part. The 3-4 bucks he would make on the part would evaporate in pushing 
the paperwork associated with the order. The place you did order it from 
has enough volume and is pretty streamlined so that they can sell a 
cheap item and still make some money, providing it is in inventory. I've 
got a friend that runs a used lawn mower parts business on ebay. He 
knows how long it takes to create a listing, process payment, and 
package the item--thats how he knows how inexpensive of an item is worth 
selling. A lot of things just aren't worth the effort.

Regarding the combines, probably a good decision to let them go. When 
you have a 40 year old combine, the only way to make it reliable is to 
go through it from end to end. I did that with a 3300 Deere. I still 
have a few things I would like/need to do.

John Hall