Re: tractor hacks..poor repairs...

Posted by Wayne on May 24, 2004 at 20:57:10 from (64.12.116.80):

In Reply to: tractor hacks..poor repairs... posted by Bruce on May 24, 2004 at 07:58:35:

As a mechanic I see this ALL THE TIME. I've always tried to go by the old standard that "If you don't have the time or money to fix something right this time, then where are you gonna find the time and money to fix it again later on". It's one thing to weld something solid on a $200 machine that's on it's last leg just to get somebody by for a little while and save them thousands in parts and labor needed to "fix it right", especially when it's still doing all they want just like it is. I have had to make that exception a few times over the years. Still even if I had to "rig it" I always tried to do it such a way that it could be fixed right later on without any major problems. It's another thing entirely to be just too blame lazy to put a bolt in hole.......and then, of all things, to actually tighten it. Believe it or not loose bolts seem to cause more damage than just about anything else I see out there.
Something to think about. Have any of you ever noticed that 99.9% of the time, when you find something that has been rigged up, you can tell it took longer for them to rig it than if they had done it right. Just like the welded plate on the Bobcat, think about how long the guy took to get out the welder,string and hook up the leads, get out his helmet and rods, weld the plate on and then put everything up. Heck most guys I know could have put in and tightened a dozen bolts or more in that amount of time..... It used to bother me finding crap like this but it got to where I saw so much I finally got over it and now all I see is "JOB SECURITY".... Just my .02

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