I'm a non believer: especially on older equipment.Seen functioning meters on dozers indicating "very low" hours and track group completely worn out. Same result with pretty much all equipment over 20 years old that I look at.
But I also have a New Holland TC-55 I bought new in early 2000's and it has 127 hours on it:when I ever end up on the wrong side of the dirt someone will end up with one heck of a true "barn find".
What do ya'll think?
Amos
Hour Meter: To Believe or not to Believe.That is the question...
Hour Meter: To Believe or not to Believe.That is the question...
Pushin hard or diggin deep life is good.
What's ahead is what matters. What's behind is already done.
A fool of a man is he who doesn't ask questions...
God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason...
What's ahead is what matters. What's behind is already done.
A fool of a man is he who doesn't ask questions...
God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth for a reason...
- Stan Disbrow
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Re: Hour Meter: To Believe or not to Believe.That is the question...
Hi,
If the wear matches the meter, go with it. If not, well, You Know.
Stan
If the wear matches the meter, go with it. If not, well, You Know.
Stan
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Useta Have: '58 JD 420c 5-roller w/62 inside blade
Useta Have: '78 JD350C w/6310 outside blade
Useta Have: '68 JD350, '51 Terratrac GT-25
Have: 1950 M, 2005 x495, 2008 5103 (now known as 5045D)
- gregjo1948
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Re: Hour Meter: To Believe or not to Believe.That is the question...
I, generally, don't buy vehicles or machines buy their age. I prefer things pre computer/circuit boards. I try to judge things by the condition they're in.
gregjo1948
gregjo1948
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Re: Hour Meter: To Believe or not to Believe.That is the question...
Agreed. I like working on the older per computer stuff as well, to a point. My exception is vehicles with carburetors, I hate them with a passion. I will not own a vehicle that doesn't have fuel injection on it. If it didn't have FI, I will add it. The ECM's that control the fuel injection are pretty much bullet proof now. Couldn't say that in the beginning, OEM's had there hands full with making it live and work in the automotive environment. Now the manufacturing and technology has caught up. Now a days Turbocharging is an excepted norm, as is direct injection both of which help a 4 cylinder 2.0 liter make in excess of ~ 300 HP from the factory and yet run beyond 100,000 miles.gregjo1948 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:06 amI, generally, don't buy vehicles or machines buy their age. I prefer things pre computer/circuit boards. I try to judge things by the condition they're in.
gregjo1948
While I do enjoy the old stuff I do like some of the newer stuff, although the newest car I own is a 2008.
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