Managing a fleet of vehicles on a farm is almost a full-time job. We have 8 Tractors 5 UTV 9 ATV 5 Hulux Pickups and my old Land Rover, which I use almost exclusively to get around the farm. David the lead mechanic told me that he's now implementing a full rotation system because he cannot have all tractors in the shop at the same time. On average, it takes a solid two days to maintain and repair a tractor, every 200 or so hours it needs oil changes and other maintenance, in addition, things break and have to be repaired, and parts have to be ordered. UTV/ATVs are easy. Every day check oil, and fluids and top up the gas tank, but there's a lot of plastic, and it has to be fixed regularly (thank god for plastic welders). We buy parking and other vehicle lights by the dozen. The facts are that working on a farm is hard on the equipment. The only thing that doesn't seem to require any maintenance is the 5 Hilux pickup. Even David is impressed.
As for the Land Rover, it's a bit of a garage queen, but that's my fault. I first rebuilt it myself, while I was staying with my sister. It had belonged to our father who had bought it new. It sat in a shed, on my father-in-law's property for several years when we lived in London. It only came back regularly in use in 2019 when we bought the farm. This time the repairs and revisions were done by a professional Land Rover shop in Norwich. Of course, it is dark green and works perfectly, the heater is not so good, and no air in the summer.
Yeah, I know, this is just an excuse to talk about my Land Rover, well let me tell you...
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