foggy
5 year old buck +
Nice job on the planter Foggy. I bet you didn't mind too much you were missing a few parts as it gave you the satisfaction of wrenching on it. I spent some time replacing some bad hub actuators on my truck only to find out I had bad bearings on my driver side. Now I get to work on that. It isn't always fun but you sure do learn a lot by tearing into stuff.
What is a little frustrating is that without a manual.....you just don't know what to look for....or what your looking at. Especially if the parts are missing.....then it makes it doubly hard to know if you have the right manual or if some other means was used to provide the function, etc?? I had to print a Yetter manual....as the JD manuals are out of print and used ones cost quite a bit. I've read glowing reports about the folks at Lincoln Ag.....but those folks absolutely sent me bogus plates and warped ones on top of it. (!)
I think many of us have been down this path with used machinery. Sometimes along the way..... it feels like a pig in a poke. ;) (whatever that means?)
All is well that ends well. After getting it working properly and using it a bit......I can see why this is a popular planter. Still....broadcasting seeds is easy. ;)