Posted by Allan In NE on November 19, 2007 at 07:38:12 from (148.78.243.26):
In Reply to: Re: Moving Day posted by GeneMO on November 19, 2007 at 07:04:16:
For myself 'cause I was the original owner of the machine and "re-bought" it back after 25 years. Gonna make 'er "new" again. :>)
I've already pulled the weights, will remove all the dry bean and corn parts off it, store 'em in a cool dry place and will set the machine up for my wheat.
Had to do a real hard "mental adjustment" over this combine.
For the first few days, I couldn't get past the "What in the heck did they do to my combine?". However, it finally dawns on me that the old slugger has had about a million acres run thru 'er and it would look rough, no matter what and no matter how many owners it has had.
Fact is, it is a good thing that the engine got sold off it. Very, very high hours and getting that separater beater out of there would have been almost next to impossible without coming out thru the roof.
The trick is going to be rebuilding it as cheaply as I can. Still, it's going to be wallet-painful; can aready feel one that coming. :>(
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