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Turke Bros. Far

12-03-2006 07:46:21

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Here at our shop we buy and sell used equipment, alot of times we clean them up, replace the broken or worn parts, give them a new coat of paint and decal. I do not consider what i do a restoration by any means. In my eyes a true restoration entails resufacing of machined parts, new bearings, seals throught, sand blasting. ect. Well you see where im going. Although tractor restoration parts and supplies have come a long way in recent years, its easy to give an old girl an appearance of "restored" that is truely only skin deep. Im currently selling a John Deere B on e-bay that has left out of the shop on Thursday. I received many phone calls and one person came out to tell me, "this is not a restored tractor". And my replies are as posted in the ad its a WORKING tractor there is a big difference. So what most people need to understand that words mean things and to read ads thoroughly. Also the quality of the materials used during the restorations or repairs. I have recently purchased tractor decals online and found a dramatic difference in quality. For a few months they sat near a window in my office, exposed to the sun. When I went to use them the yellow was seriously faded on the first layer compared to others. So learn by my mistakes, if it doesnt say "an official licenced product" dont buy it. Tell your supplier to send it back to China. There are alot of shady people that arent always there to help you ....except out of your pocket book, hence the con's. Please drop me a line on your thoughts. Good Sunday to you! DTURKE

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David in Wales

12-03-2006 10:42:27

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Re: Tractor restoration - in England in reply to Turke Bros. Farms, 12-03-2006 07:46:21

Hi Mr Turke (whats your first name?)
Over here there are 2 types of "restoration, 1 - new tinwork, tyres & tin of paint.
2 - total rebuild (nuts & bolts) to concourse better than it came out of the factory.
The 1st restoration tractors are not selling well, because the rust will be coming thro soon, and they run like a bag of nails.
The other end of the spectrum is the totally original condition (rebuilt mechanicall) with non painted tinwork. Look as though they finished work 50 years ago. These are making as much money as the concourse restorations.
Cheers David

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Turke Bros. Farms

12-03-2006 13:59:10

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Re: Tractor restoration - in England in reply to David in Wales, 12-03-2006 10:42:27

Dan Turke, Pleased to meet you!

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B-maniac

12-03-2006 18:25:37

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Re: Tractor restoration - in England in reply to Turke Bros. Farms, 12-03-2006 13:59:10

My thoughts are as follows , Dan. There are no rule books on the subject (thank God). Therefore it all comes down to communication. If a caller doesn't ask the right questions , how can the seller give the right answers? Since everyone uses different words to describe different things , it is unreallistic to think that there will never be misunderstandings between buyers and sellers. You do the best you can. If you do that there should be no guilt. Move on. There are a certain number of A-holes out there that no one will ever please no matter what wording you use or how you say it. Rule books won't change this , and we definately don't need any more "rules" in this antique tractor and implement hobby. That's why it's still fun when many other "hobbies" have become stuck in the mud , so to speak. For every one A-hole there are 50 people in this hobby that would give you the shirt off their back and have never met you. Thanks for listening. "B"

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