Pretty offensive sig, don't ya think?
I did not mean for it to be, the cummins 6bts we had in our pettibones where I used to work held up much better than their john deere and detroit counter parts. I wish that anyone that owned or was interested in owning a 6bt could operate one in an industrial application they would really know the abuse these motors can take: 110 degree day, lifting untold tons of pipe @ redline, all while keeping me nice and frosty in my a/c cab.
I was just curious if the guy I work with, that had his pump give out on him after 175,000 (a commonly replaced part on any mid life automotive diesel so I'm told), is getting screwed because of the shop, or if he was getting screwed because his lack of mechanical ability, or if $3,000 was how much it cost no matter how you slice it.
The reason I ask is because my dad and I are going into the hay baling business, and although he can afford a new super duty (not my choice if i had the money
) I 'm going to have to get something in the higher mileage $10,000 range and if there is know way out of paying that much to get the pump fixed, then when the pump on said truck was repaired last is going to be a determining factor when I go to buy.
Sorry for the novel. I should have explained myself better in the first post but I stray away from going into to much detail because then no one wants to read it. :smokin:
