This is our 71 year old manure spreader. We were so busy caring for our rescued animals that we neglected this important equipment.
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This is a International Harvester
Farmall. Only one person had the knowledge to repair it
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He left simple instructions for the care and
maintenance of this old workhorse.
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I had never heard of a
zerk. This machine has 12!
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Some
zerks are easy to find.
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Some are hidden and hard to reach.
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Even the pull-truck dash has instructions.
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This is Chuck, the author of our "
Maintenance 101 for Dummies". With his help we hope to be able to spread lots of manure for a very long time. THANKS Chuck!
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