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THE PARTS MAN<br />
keeping track with pencil and<br />
paper, he noted. Today, “no parts<br />
leave the parts department without<br />
being posted (electronically).<br />
It helps keep inventory control<br />
closer. That way we don’t have<br />
to search for a part that says it’s<br />
there, but it’s not.”<br />
Tricks of the trade<br />
Saving farmers time and headaches<br />
is one thing parts people<br />
strive for, Spies said.<br />
He revealed some of his tricks.<br />
First, if a farmer needs to know<br />
how long a bolt is or the size of a<br />
sprocket, for example, he or she<br />
can measure it against a dollar<br />
bill. A dollar bill is about 8-inches<br />
long, and it provides a good frame<br />
of reference for measuring things.<br />
The second trick is for farmers<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER PHOTO / TREVIS MAYFIELD<br />
Terry Sieverding, parts manager at Roeder Brothers Inc. in Bellevue, says that farmers have the<br />
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