Heard a horrible sound.

[rockyridgefarm]

Yesterday a buddy of mine and I were at the farm store. We were loading up his new landscape rake and some feed. They were closing out all feed at $3.50 a bag, no matter what it was. So, they were crazy busy.

Thats when the terrible racket started. It was HORRIBLE! Space aliens? NO. It seemed to eminate from a machine that one of the employees was flying around the lot. Ok, he wasn't in the air, he was moving pretty fast, though.

Now, I probably point out that my buddy is a Master Engine tech. He grew up on the farm servicing tractors, hot rods and everyhing else. He can rebuild a Cummins faster than most guys can figure out they don't have spark plugs.

I have been around my fair share of engines as well.

We had never heard that kind of racket before. (OK, maybe on an engine that was like in dire need of a crankshaft...)

We were horrified.

Especially when we figured out it was brand new tractor that they were hoping to sell to someone.

Wow.

 

[bczoom]

Ouch!!

They didn't read one of the 5 stickers splattered all over that said the tractor is not shipped with engine oil????

 

[JTC]

Quick, put oil in it before anybody notices /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Jim

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Sounds reasonable, but we went back by. they have a whole linup of 'em, and they are all oiled up. They just sound plain terrible, like a bucket of bolts.

 

[frank_f15]

HMM? WONDER WHAT TRACTOR makes that much engine noise when it is running? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[NIXON]

Is it possible that they have the same "guy " assemble all the machines and He doesn't have a clue how to do it correctly ?
Of course I have to assume the same "guy "was driving the machine You heard /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif John

 

[PineRidge]

So what make were these little gems?

 

[rockyridgefarm]

<font color="blue"> So what make were these little gems? </font>

Ha! I purposely didn't say! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I just am very surprised that I have had an idea of these machines that was based solely on what their proponants have said, and from looking at them on the lot. But I never heard one running.

To me this is a real lesson in trying something out live for myself, before forming any opinion on them.

 

[thcri]

So is anyone going to tell us what make these little gems are??

 

[rockyridgefarm]

<font color="orange"> Don't worry, Murph, they aren't BLUE!!! </font>