Ken Christopherson
Well-known Member
Hello all! Well, I know I have been fairly quiet lately... Picked up a new project - My first MM. a 1944 ZTU. As many of you know, I like a little bit of all colors... So that will be a new adventure for me. We are also about a month away from closing on our new house (if everything goes right)... So having all the (now 6) tractors in the same place will be fun!
Anyhow, today I finally got the M out to play in the snow. Been going on two years with having it done, and haven't gotten to properly use the loader that I installed on it (the Farmhand 'Standard')... After some very tiring battery swapping, jumper cables, hand cranking and realizing that I probably have a weak starter.. I finally got it to fire. Here are a few photos, and a video included of the morning shenanigans! It was a blast to finally climb on the back of this beast and do a little work. Even if it was for just a half hour or so. I look forward to when I can do this at the new house all the time! I hope you guys enjoy the video as much as I did.. In our area, we probably got a solid 10-12 inches of snow yesterday and last night.
Hope you are all having a great winter so far!
1947 Farmall M First Time Plowing Snow
Anyhow, today I finally got the M out to play in the snow. Been going on two years with having it done, and haven't gotten to properly use the loader that I installed on it (the Farmhand 'Standard')... After some very tiring battery swapping, jumper cables, hand cranking and realizing that I probably have a weak starter.. I finally got it to fire. Here are a few photos, and a video included of the morning shenanigans! It was a blast to finally climb on the back of this beast and do a little work. Even if it was for just a half hour or so. I look forward to when I can do this at the new house all the time! I hope you guys enjoy the video as much as I did.. In our area, we probably got a solid 10-12 inches of snow yesterday and last night.
Hope you are all having a great winter so far!
1947 Farmall M First Time Plowing Snow