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Old 03-15-2017, 05:32 AM
cadzag72 cadzag72 is offline
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Default Stuff that lasts

Sam's recent MTD thread got me thinking, what products are out there nowadays that do hold up over time? I have plenty of old items that impress me still. My first car, a 72 Dodge van, has 441,000 miles on it. My Cubs go without saying. My '56 JD 420 is a tough old buzzard. My father's '90 Dodge Cummins pickup soldiers on without fail despite tremendous abuse early in its life. What about new stuff?

2 vehicles come to mind for me. My '06 wrangler I bought new, and it still fires up without hesitation, hasn't thrown a check engine code, and is pushing 160,000 miles. No oil leaks, no rusted out parts, original exhaust, etc.

The other one is a work truck, an f-150 (2002 I believe). It's still in use pushing 200,000, and has never been offline for more than an oil change. ( compare that with our 2 GM work trucks, an 88 that went out on the flatbed every other week and got scrapped at 42,000 miles and the 2010 that had parts falling off before it hit 10,000!) Only real wear that shows on it is rotted rocker panels and a ripped seat.
Apart from that, I can't think of much that hasn't hit 10 years without becoming a headache. Anyone else have things that were built to last within the last decade?
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Mine: 72 w/ k301, 3 125's, 1 w/ hydro lift, 38,42, & 2 48 decks, 2 42 front blades, QA-36a & QA-42a thrower, tiller, lo-boy 154. Also, LOTS of parts.
family's:2 105's, 2 106's, 149, 2 lo-boy 154s, Farmall Cub.
Non-IH: 1940 JD Model A, 1954 JD 40 U, 1955 JD 40 Crawler, 2 1956 JD 420 U's, both w/ Henry Loader and Backhoe. JD 110. Wheel Horse (model unknown.) Power King 1614. We love our tractors!
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