You know there's just one little problem with your theory.... Replace this and replace that and replace something else... soon adds up to be 20 grand on a Patz cleaner. The only thing left on this one worth salvaging was the 5 horse GE motor sitting on top. The boom was finished. Broken spine. The reduction unit was rebuilt so many times there was nothing left but the frame. The bull wheel shaft worn out and been rebushed at least once. Chain completly worn out. Reverse corner worn out and replaced at least once over the years along with the boom. Add to that, every corner wheel was worn out and the boxes themselves rotted away. Last time we priced it... it was over 20 grand and that was quite some time ago. The question becomes... How deep do you want to dig that hole??? We're in a position where that's worn out, the stall work is finished. The milking system is finished. To replace everything that needs replacing with new gear would run over 75 grand. For a 40 cow barn. All that so you can kneel under a cow twice a day. There's sh!t for brains... then there's SH!T for brains. The choice here is that the cows go to a freestall or they go on a truck, but I'm not sinking that kind of money into a tie stall barn. Your mileage may vary...
I could see mabey replacing the chain and drive unit and adding an air system if everything else in the barn was good but there's simply no excuse for having a boom anymore. It's just a misery maker.
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