Posted by Andrew Youngman on February 06, 2008 at 11:49:40 from (64.33.205.51):
In Reply to: Beware posted by James Tabor on February 06, 2008 at 05:31:14:
I have not rebuilt any tractors. I and the rest of my family always runs their tractors. I would think that it is plausible that restoring a tractor, IE: rebuilding a motor, and then parking it without running it in, would be very hard on the gaskets and seals...?? A car/tractor should probably be ran some every year, and put to work sometimes to keep it healthy, JUST LIKE US. At least "run in" the motor. I don't know though. My father-in-law was complaining a couple years ago when his neighbor had a sale and when it came to the tractors, that he hadn't ran in ??? 5-10 years, he was looking around going these people are going to get a tractor that wont hold their fluids. The tractors looked nice just were never used. That is just my opinion - could've been the case very easily.
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