LoneCowboy is contagious

[Robert_in_NY]

I have been following his threads and have caught some of his bad luck. Hopefully I don't get too bad of a case but so far it isn't looking pretty.

I blew the gearbox/pump up on my airblast sprayer last week, $2300 for a new one. Then today I had the front right tire go flat on the TN for no apparent reason. I gave it to my tire guy as I dispise working on tires and hopefully he will find and fix the problem without having to order a new 11.2-24.

On the bright side I went to Ohio and back to get a grain drill and didn't have any problems during the 624 mile round trip.

This is a warning to the rest of you guys though, do not follow too many of Lone Cowboys threads or you might catch this also

Oh yeah, the TN was cutting a field with the Woods MD172 when the tire went down

 

[jimg]

Well, it could always be worse so, see, things arent as bad as you figured.

On the bright side stuff what kind of drill did you get? Id like more details if you dont mind. That sounds really good!!

 

[Farmwithjunk]

A healthy dose of RED/SILVER or GREEN/YELLOW has been known to ward off bad karma

Must be a Ford/NH thing! My 3000 is sitting in the shop with A.) leaking power steering cylinder, B.) 2 flat rear tires, C.) No desire on my part to work on it with temps reaching 100 degrees here today. Heat index (combination of temp and humidity) was 107 yesterday and expected to go higher today.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I think it was more of a brush chopping thing, I needed to spray the vineyard before I went thru with the chopper. The TN went down while chopping.

As for red and silver (are we talking the Massey or Case-IH red/silver) either way, when I use to use the MF 135 the only time I had any problems was while brush chopping. The blade on the fan broke off and went into the radiator and on real hot days the gasser kept vaporizing the fuel making her sputter and eventually die out until she cooled down. You could work the choke for a while but eventually you ran out of choke and had to sit in the shade.

The drill is an International 5100. It is a 21x7 and I bought it mainly for the grass seeder attachment. I had planned on robbing it off that unit to put on my other 5100 but I need to take some time and look it over well before I pull it off as the drill is in good shape. Which ever one doesn't have the grass seeder on it soon will be sold off.

 

[Soundguy]

I think i caught a touch of it too this weekend.. i was mowing with my 5000 and 10' 3pt mower and lost a cat 2 liftpin on the mower... was only a small ordeal to get it fixed.. but was an annoyance nonetheless.

Right after i got that fixed.. the wife backed her truck over the electric gate at the house.. took out big hinge post and all.. I'm -still- working on getting that all back together.. temps here have been scortchers..

Soundguy

 

[jinman]

A healthy dose of RED/SILVER or GREEN/YELLOW has been known to ward off bad karma

Must be a Ford/NH thing! My 3000 is sitting in the shop with A.) leaking power steering cylinder, B.) 2 flat rear tires, C.) No desire on my part to work on it with temps reaching 100 degrees here today. Heat index (combination of temp and humidity) was 107 yesterday and expected to go higher today.

It's always the stuff we use that breaks.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

It's always the stuff we use that breaks.

In this instance, it's always the stuff my son-in-law uses that breaks.

 

[Soundguy]

In this instance, it's always the stuff my son-in-law uses that breaks.

A buddy of mine was telling me yesterday that he came home, and his neighbor had bowrrowed his mower.. tore the gas tank off and bent one blade up at a right angle... and said -nothing- about ti untill questioned about it.... go figure..

Soundguy

 

[Robert_in_NY]

A buddy of mine was telling me yesterday that he came home, and his neighbor had bowrrowed his mower.. tore the gas tank off and bent one blade up at a right angle... and said -nothing- about ti untill questioned about it.... go figure..

Soundguy

Those are the type of neighbors they invented backhoes for. Dig a hole ahead of time. Invite the neighbor over for a beer, hit him on the head and put in previously dug hole and back fill

I have a neighbor who kept coming over and bothering me. Told me one of the times that he loves living out here in the country because you don't have neighbors coming over and bothering you all the time. I looked at him and said "it must be nice". He doesn't come around much anymore

Also, I got the tired fixed. My tire guy couldn't find what caused the tire to go down but the only damage was the valve stem was tore loose from the tube. I don't know if it happened when the tire rolled on the rim or if it caused the tire to go flat but new tube and tire put back together cost me $41.04. I like my tire guy.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

SIL is one of the reasons why I started up the mowing business. Well, my daughter and their 3 kids and my SIL anyway. His former employer shut the doors and left for Mexico 2 years back. Ray is a good worker but his skills were relatively unmarketable in this area with his old employer gone. That left him, his wife, and 3 kids to make due with an income of 1/2 what they were used to. Ray hasn't been around tractors very much until recent years. He's a little rough on equipment. I'm hoping that his part ownership in the business gives him a better perspective paying for what you break. It has given him an income more in tune to what he used to make.

The steering cylinder is simply a 35 year old tractor malady. The 2 flat tires is one of those "you can't run over old nail riddled fence boards" avoidable issues for which we need to know better.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Everyone needs to learn somehow. What better way then to have to foot the bill when you make a mistake. Thats how I learned, growing up my father made me be responsible for my screw ups. And I had a lot of them

 

[Kendall69]

I had, and I do mean “HAD” a “buddy” who only called when he needed something. I started calling him whatyawant Bob. He still never got the hint.
Then it got to the point when he called, I just rambled off - I’m fine, wife‘s fine, kids are fine, business good - now whatyawant. Figured I’d cut right to the chase, 99% of the time I was right on the money, because he then blurt out what he needed or wanted to borrow.

With friends like that .........

 

[jimg]

>>Also, I got the tired fixed. My tire guy couldn't find what caused the tire to
>>go down but the only damage was the valve stem was tore loose from the
>>tube. I don't know if it happened when the tire rolled on the rim or if it
>>caused the tire to go flat but new tube and tire put back together cost me
>>$41.04. I like my tire guy.
See, I was right...it couldve been worse.

>>It's always the stuff we use that breaks.
Odd how that works....

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Things can always be worse. I know that, I just don't like it when things break down at the same time.

 

[Soundguy]

Yep.. they can be worse. Last time I had a flat on the 7610s.. it cost me a half a day of work... only 2.5 hours to r& r rim and tire.. then when i got in a hury putting it back on .. I twisted a stud off... another 2.5 hrs work.. as my delaer is an hours drive away!!! While there i bought a handfull of studs and nuts.. dealer asked why so many when i only had 1 bad one.. I told him it would be like insurance.. IE.. once i spent the money ans had them on hand.. I'd likely never break another one.. etc..

Soundguy

 

[TwinWillows]

Sound: I know what you mean about buying parts for insurance. I'm doing the same by byuing 2 extra complete sets of trailer bearings/cups & grease seals. Hope to not need them but if I do they'll be on hand & not a 3 day wait.

 

[Nasty135]

I have a neighbor who kept coming over and bothering me. Told me one of the times that he loves living out here in the country because you don't have neighbors coming over and bothering you all the time. I looked at him and said "it must be nice". He doesn't come around much anymore
Thats a Good'n...

Some of these stories made think of a recent situation..

Remember the old adage " No good deed goes unpunished"

My Good neighbor wanted an area near his house cleared, so I go about clearing it , seeded part of it and tilled the other part . He had no sprinkler of any kind , so I give him my all metal & brass nelson sprinkler which I've had for years get him watering away, (time passes 2 months) grass is good I'm not needing sprinkler, all is good.

While he was mowing in his front yard he snags a stump and puts a 90 in the blade, he drives it over "can you help me out" ... I say sure , I take off the blade beat it to within an inch of straight , put it back on an tell him I will order him a nice set of gator blades...

Got blades installed (very heavy duty compared to originals) "Oh can you give me a little gas, I'm running low"... Yeah Ok.... " Thanks, I'm going home to try out these blades right now." Wasn't 25mins later ..." I've got some bad news for ya, I just shredded your sprinkler" ............ Some times ya just gotta laugh...It was too funny to just grin and bear it.....Unbelieveable

Back to your regularly scheduled program....

 

[Egon]

Maybe some is rubbin off.

Last month I had a flat tire on the truck. Go to get it fixed and it is decided I need new tires. Go to get them installed and it is decided that a new trackbar, outer links and some balljoints would help the situation out. Then I decide to get the vehicle inspection at the same time. Add a new muffler, wiper blades new pads and rotors on the front and I'm all set for some carefree motoring!! Yeah sure ehh. The first trip out to the lake the alternator light comes on. Taking it off it is noticed that the right front axle seal is leaking. Put the new alternator on. It charges to maximum. Several days later the next new alternator arrives. It works well fortunately. The shop got to replace the front seal. It does not leak now. Maybe happy motoring now ??

And best of all at the shop another customer proclaimed; "For costs like those you could buy a nice beater" !

Now I think new shocks should be added and the receiver pin hole on the trailer hitch is starting to get elongated! and the idle is too slow.

Just last winter the thermostat stopped working. The first installation was one with too large an orifice meaning the truck never even started to heat up. The second attempt had the right orifice but faulty installation and the truck was close to overheating. The third attempt brought success.

Just not my year for the truck. Maybe I should start on the tractor next??

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Well, it seems the throwout bearing went on the 7710 Once again, this is what happens when I read an LC thread

 

[Soundguy]

Nice.. and such an easy tractor to split too... ( couldn't find anything bigger huh? )

Good luck on the repair..

Soundguy