A cautionary reminder to all, never trust machinery. Driving out of the shed my Case Axial broke an axle pin causing a rear wheel to come off. I have always wondered why it has one new rear wheel, now I know, she must have been in an accident of some kind in the past. This was bad enough but being due to fly away to China shortly I was frantic to get it fixed and back cutting.(Spring Barley) Well I was a bit less frantic when the dealer quoted £530 to supply a new pin. So ordered one from a breaker, got it 2 days later, wrong one, back to dealer, ate humble pie. A smug store man was quick to tell me "well if you'd have got it here first you would have been finished now" he was right of course. The moral of the tale, almost anything can break and your local dealer may not be the cheapest but he certainly is the best and quickest in the long run.
Worst thing of all tho is that the Oats and Spring Wheat will still not be ready when we come back from China. Oh the joy of farming in the North.