Lots Of Fun....not

[Brian]

Tis amazing just how much an old dog can learn...We alreading have a road grader but just before christmas, I see this Cat 17 K advertised on the internet, later model than ours and it has an airconditioner. Add says in "Excelent " condition and air con needs " gassing" make some inquiries from owner and told " needs 3 new tyres, has NO oil leaks, brakes work but they need bleeding, 1 bush on front end is flooged out, hi low lever is very stiff and generally needs little doing"Well,,,,long story short, busy as here so after lots of phone calls to seller checking all the details and ignoring the old advice " of actually going and give the grader a personal checkout", I goes and buys the thing didnt I, sight unseen !! I had the grader dropped off in Mildura at a blokes place who has a big yard and is going to do the few jobs needs. Couple o days later I get to see the grader, first thoughts are to get the truck to take the thing back to where it came from, only reason I didnt was that seller most likely has cahsed the cheque and vanished. [ pity you cant pay for graders with credit cards]From the front, oil leaking badly out of seals on the scarrifier arms, flogged out bush is right, bush is gone and hole is much bigger than a new bush, needs a couple of new universals and yokes on some drive shafts and one drive shaft for the blade circle is critically ill and is US. Oil is coming out of the hydraulic tank near the cap, oil

[elwynne]

Brian, this bloke didn"t just touch you, he felt you all over

[GraemeMonro]

Brian, this bloke didn"t just touch you, he felt you all over

[Brian]

I always thought Brian was a bit touched.Graeme.Very touched thanks Graeme.Yes, lots of lessons and much character building however, all is not lost, he"s [ former owner] the loser not me !I look at the lesson this way, it could have been a lot worse.....the grader has lots of positives and once I get a new clutch in, it will really be a top class machine and the airconditioned pressurized cab will be a delight on those days when its as dusty as. Of course I remember the old sayin " let the buyer beware"

[Greg Mitchell]

Chopper,Your just to bloody nice ole mate.....should have ripped him a right royal new one....in this life or the next Mitch

[bones]

Sorry to depress anyone who read through to the end here but why should I be the only one depressed

[Brian]

Chopper,Your just to bloody nice ole mate.....should have ripped him a right royal new one....in this life or the next MitchHe"s not getting off scot free, there"s a very detailed letter heading his way giving him the option of doing the right thing. There is another way of looking at the situation, the former owner shouldnt have been allowed to have a cat and at least its now got a home where it will be cared for in the appropiate manner.

[Brian]

Depressed damn im sitting here smiling, like its good to know that im not the only who when i touch something it turns to a thick brown liquid, and i dont mean chocolate. You just made my day thanks Choppa.