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The week our old core machine finally gave out taught me more than a year of smooth runs.
Last Tuesday, the hydraulic pump on our 1987 Palmer core shooter seized completely during a big order for a local tractor company. We lost a full day's production trying to source a part, and the noise it made, a high-pitched shriek followed by a thud, is still in my ears. I ended up calling a retired guy named Frank who used to run the machine, and he walked me through a bypass fix over the phone using parts we had on hand. Has anyone else had an old piece of equipment fail in a way that forced you to learn a completely new repair?
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jesse9944d ago
Old machines teach you their own repair language.
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the_piper4d ago
Totally, @jesse994. It's like everything built to last ends up having its own weird rules you gotta learn. My old car basically whispers what's wrong with it if you know the sounds. Makes you respect stuff that isn't just disposable.
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