Frank Fusco
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When I gave up the cattle and sold my acreage, my antique Massey-Harris 44D tractor was no longer of use to me. It had sprung a mysterious oil leak and I had it taken to a local repair shop. Their job was to fix the leak. I checked with them several times. Finally they told me I needed a new starter. That was a surprise because it had never failed on me but I had no way to prove them wrong. Now finding an antique starter is no easy task. Weeks, and many-many phone calls and e-mails later, I located one. Took to shop. Months passed they never called me. I called their shop, got voice mail. Went in, they were always busy, said they would get to it after fixing tractors for guys who really needed theirs. That, I could sympathize with and didn't argue. Finally, months later, I got an answer. They had fixed many things they were not told to do. But they said it was needed. Naturally, the bill is huge. The leak, BTW, was a hose. Just made such a mess I couldn't locate. It's a family operation, buncha brothers, I never talk to same guy twice. Well, they have it for sale. I think, I'll just let them sell it and pay the bill out of the proceeds instead of paying promptly. After all, eight months should be adequate and they, IMHO, should have called me with progress reports. BTW, Tod can look out the front door of his shop and see it. That said, I'm going to miss it but have no further use for it.