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Quality of springs, etc. these days ....

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MMB

09-10-2005 05:13:14




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Ever notice that the quality of a lot of hardware stuff you might pick up to replace something on your old tractor is of very poor quality? I bought a new clutch control rod return spring this past summer. It was a compression spring about 3" in length. I tested it in my bench vise before installing it by squeezing it together carefully. After the squeeze, it ended up being only about 2 1/2" long. There are a lot of other examples of similar things that I've encountered over the years. The stuff at hardware stores often isn't of good enough quality, and of course it's cheap to buy which probably explains it. I have found the best hardware comes from something that you've taken apart and salvaged like springs or fasteners etc. from a manufactured item like a dishwasher or other article.

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Leland

09-10-2005 08:06:17




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 Re: Quality of springs, etc. these days .... in reply to MMB, 09-10-2005 05:13:14  
You get what you pay for should have hit the dealer and bought a spring from the maker.



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Ducknose Bob

09-10-2005 06:50:17




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 Re: Quality of springs, etc. these days .... in reply to MMB, 09-10-2005 05:13:14  
Consumers anymore could care less about quality, cost is all that matters, and this is evidenced by brand name companies abandoning all pretext of quality, and solely riding on their past reputation. Look at Black and Decker, Fram, Champion, (if in fact Champion spark plugs were ever any good), the quality control problems on John Deere. Everything is designed for the home-owner or do it yourselfer. They remember the name and reputation from their youth, and unwittingly suppose the quality is still there.
Look at what idiocy once useful magazines like Popular Mechanics and Popular Science have become, look no further than right here on these "bulletin boards" to see the complete idiocy that comprise a lot of these questions. These are the people these manufacturers are marketing to, professionals have their own sources, but the mass market is where the money is. All you need to do is to read the advertisments in these home-owner magazines to get an idea of that these companies no longer care about long term satisfaction.

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Coldiron

09-10-2005 06:10:12




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 Re: Quality of springs, etc. these days .... in reply to MMB, 09-10-2005 05:13:14  
Metallurgy has improved as well as heat treating has become even better thru the years. It may well be that your supplier is buying inferior parts from a country that is supplying us with junk and we are buying it instead of good stuff made here. We seem to always go to the cheaper store to buy stuff without thinking of the quality or where it is made.



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