Well I did it to myself

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  1. wore out

    wore out Numbered Classic

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    That’s not bad luck. That’s the divine reminding you being poor and forced to work sux
     
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  3. Gumper

    Gumper Road Train Member

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    Like when I bought my Kenworth, within 40 miles of driving it home (400 miles away) the clutch bearing disintegrated. Wasn’t a big deal other than needing to shut the truck off every time I stopped.
    Anyway, I’ll be happy when I get this #### thing home and can replace some lines. Going to be a rough job I can tell, but at least I’m not in a time crunch.
     
  4. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Or it is just karma at work. Possibly the same thing in a round about way.

    The Lord works in mysterious ways,
     
  5. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Could be worse…

     
  6. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    I can sympathise, you should go read my new owner thread sometime. Im in the same boat as you lol
     
  7. Rideandrepair

    Rideandrepair Road Train Member

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    Just goes back the the saying about buying someone else’s problems. Everyone’s susceptible.
     
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  8. Sons Hero

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    I bought a new to me discbine for the farm this spring, and it has been an unmitigated POS ever since I got it home. 1 minor breakdown, and 2 major ones, in less than 15 acres. It’s going away, very far away, very quickly. Looked decent, but wow was that deceiving. I figure my cost in parts alone was right at $100 per acre for how much I’ve used it.:mad::mad::mad:
     
  9. larry_minn

    larry_minn Light Load Member

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    I am debating selling my discbine. Have not used it for 5 years. Got rid of cattle. $40k between disc bine, 10 wheel rake, net wrap round baler. Less then 400 round bales. So $100 a bale. Nobody raising cattle. Hay is selling dirt cheap. But if I had cattle I would want a security system, and have shotgun handy.
     
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  10. kwswan

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    We do a lot of custom hay work & I was looking at upgrading my inline wrapper. Bid on several used ones online. I didn't really want to jump to a new one. Called a dealer last Friday morning to inquire if he had any used ones. We talked about little while & I traded my old one for a new Anderson IFX720. First job is Saturday for a fellow with 100 acres of wheat & triticale.
     
  11. larry_minn

    larry_minn Light Load Member

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    Watch out for tribbles on way to delivery to Sherman planet.
     
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