Eatwell Farm

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Tractor Repairs

This is the time of the year that we change the hydraulic oil in our tractors. I ordered a 55 gallon drum which is just enough. Roberto's tractor has a small leak so we called in a mechanic to fix it. While he was there he pointed out that the power take off (pto) was worn and needed replacing. So we are doing that also. Parts for these tractors can get very expensive; the pto drive will be $2,000 plus labor. To replace this tractor would cost us $100,000. They both have over 12,000 hours of operation logged which is about the end of expected life for a tractor. Roberto and Ramon have been very good in not pushing them too hard and changing the oil so ours are still running well. Roberto's tractor should be back in the field by the time you read this.