Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-09-30
REPAIRING IMPLEM EN-

How the Careful Farmer G IN Save Many
Hard-Earned Dollars.
Here we see a vast difference in the
management of farmers. Some are
always running to the shops for re-
pairs, or buying new parts from the
manufacturers to replace the used up
old ones. Like the gun that was re-
newed in lock, stock and'sharrel, the
original implement is gradually lost in
repairs No matter what the nipple
ment, the characterize the work, seed
time or harvest these men will be seen
on the road to or from a, shop. 1t
makes very little difference about the
quality or age of the implement, it is
constantly in need of repair. Other
farmers again never seem to have
break-downs. Their machinery always
runs smoothly and is seldom repaired
There can be no fatality about this.
1t must all be in the management of the
farmer
Machines are not, of course, built
like the famous "one-hoss shay They
have all got their weak places
places that will wear out or break first,
and thus come to need repairs. but it
keep these down to the minimum. Re
pairs are expensive expensive in them
selves and in the losses which they
directly and indirectly occasion Com
pare the price of casting that is
bought to take the place of "a broken
one with the cost of the original piece.
proportionately figured gu the price OF
the whole machine. Manufacturers and
dealers readily admit that their profits
are enormous on these repairs. The
farmer knowssthat he rs paying'two or
three hundred per cent more than the
article ought to bring, but he is
obliged to buy, and of that particular
shop where his machine was built, SO
he is completely at the mercy of the
dealers. 1t certainly behooves the
farmer to look carefully after the con-
dition of his implements. and not al
low these break-downs to, occur. 1t
does not take long to lay out, the price
of a new machine upon an old one.
There is but littleause to buy repairs for
San old machine that is becoming badly
worn in all its parts Better buy new
again than to do this. -.
An old, worn-out machine may oc.
casion smuch loss Of valuable tune,
No farmer should enter the hav Oh
harvest field with such machine
and trust to repairs to- carry him
through, 1t is an easy matter to lose
the price, of a machine in this way. TIN
losses occasioned by having to take the
team out of the field and away to town
for repairs every two orihree days can
hardly be estimated Hayiu 2 may be
delayed, bad weather. come on, and the
product so much injured that the con.
dition of all the farm stock subsistine
upon it is affected during the following
winter. There IS no department OF
farm homogeneous but that affects and
is affected by all Others ed
Much of the repairing needed by farm
implements can be done at home b,
the farmer, if heis suitably equipped
for the work. Actual cash outlay |:
saved in this way. and much time thai
may be of greater Importance to tn,
farmer than the. cost of the. repairs
Every farmer should have his small
workshop and outfit of tools A sinai
portable forge with the common iron
working tools can now be had for 4
very moderate sum. These, in addi
ton to the common woodworking
tools. will ensblesa man with very or
binary skill to perform many little JON
of repairing. He can put new boil
ster in wagon, repair any part of ;
sleigh, replace broken beam in tn,
| piow, rivet, splice or weld almost an,
piece of iron that gives out about hi
implements. Even a casting may some
times be drilled and iron-strapped. an,
repair thus effected without bu, in,
new.-Cor Ohio Farmer,