quiet jake wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): Re; M This is a heart warming story. It also is a lesson demonstrating the delicate balance between "the real world" and "the world of memories". You'll deal with the rust, etc in this world. Your children will have the blessings of an extended family tradition. How can you tell for sure it really is the one you think it is, and if it isn't, does the belief it is 'grandpas' in any way alter your alter your own memories? I too would acquire it even if it had to sit for a while....... Farmer Bob wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): Ah! The Proud Farmall M! I too hope you find that it is the same tractor and do end up bring it, "Home". I've often wondered where my Dad's F-20, H, M, and my brothers 450D ended up from our farm auction in 1969. I loved the M so much that I bought another one in 1998 to restore that was almost identical to the one I gre up on. This one even has the Hiesler overdrive and two-way hydraulics like the original one. Best of luck to you and family including the new addition when it arrives.//FB Paul C Bissin wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): Get it! It will make you feel wonderfull !.I did it last month bought my grandfaters farmall cub and could not be happier.I paid way to much for it but money these days has come easy for me but family ties are more difficult than ever.Grand fathers are allways the best maybe like most thinks time has made them bigger than life! Good luck to you and your quest I'm sure you will do the wright thing. From a content Grandson. Steven D. Mueller wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): Interesting article. Especially if you were to go to my shed and look at my set of tractors. I grew up on John Deere, and have the same feelings about those animals as the author, even if mine are green and his is red. I will not regret talking Dad into moving them here, and letting me purchase them when he sold the farm last year. Circumstances dictated departing the family farm, after it was in the family for 107 years, but at least I kept the tractors that I learned to drive on, and grew up on. They remained the family workhorses until Dad quit farming a few years back, and I intend to restore and retire them to a life of leisure. Well deserved after 40 years and more of hard work. I hope the author succeeded too! steven Jim Brohl wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): I was in the same postion. My grandfather had bought a 1954 Massy Harris Ferguson Pony (it was the year they painted them grey). When he got sick they sold his tractors I was only 18 at the time and didn't want it then. It was sold and was sold again I found it back, it to was in bad shape. Had to overhaul engine, sheet metal was rusty from sitting out side. Bought it back last year restored it and won't sell it for any price. Roger,from South Dakota wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): Good Job! barcat wrote on Wednesday, March 01, 2000 (PST): I knew you would do what was right.Congrads on getting your old "M" back but be sure that is it. and You can feel family pride when you can put your little one up on that seat of that big-old "M"......and say "this was your great grand dads "M"........ The Red wrote on Thursday, March 02, 2000 (PST): I thought I had replied on this thread but I don't think Kim used all of them. SOMEDAY I hope to get my grandpa's Farmall H which a neighbor bought from grandpa in 1983. It is badly neglected and rarely ever used now but he won't sell. Steve wrote on Friday, March 03, 2000 (PST): I understand this story as much as anyone. My Grandpa had a Farmall H that I remember as a kid. Grandpa passed away in 1986 and I am trying to find it so I can purchase it back and give it to my father. Just being able to find the tractor let alone buy it would be worth double to me than it will ever be worth. MJD wrote on Saturday, March 04, 2000 (PST): Great story ! We all want to keep meaningful things in our lives, what a good way to do it. I hope our kids and grandkids continue too and look at the quality of their families and farm life ! WALT wrote on Saturday, March 04, 2000 (PST): Good for you I still have cub tractor that my father bought new in 52 my wife and i restored it a few years ago and everytime i look at it it brings back memories of my father i hope to give it to my daughter when she gets married . she is turning into quite a horsewoman but im sure she will appreciate getting something her grandfather owned Brandon wrote on Monday, March 06, 2000 (PST): I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I'm 14 and I'm just putting the finishing touches on my Super M.My grandpa bought a '51 M and I have told the guy that bought it if he wants to sell it,i'll buy it. anthony west wrote on Tuesday, March 07, 2000 (PST): Hi there, i read with great interest your article about your grandpas farmall, it goes without saying that there is only one thing for you to do. Seems to me that you only found it because that was the way your grandpa wanted it. We breath life into our old rusty projects, but this one is special....don't let it pass you by, its already a part of you. Tractors,houses,cars...all come and go, but this is maybe your one and only chance to get close to your grandad again....what are you waiting for? best regards Anthony west been there wrote on Wednesday, March 08, 2000 (PST): If your father is like mine, I am sure that together you two can find someway to share the cost at least until you are able to sell one of your other tractors to pay for this one. I have 2 small children and having kids does cost extra whether its one or two. buy the tractor as history and family are much needed for everyone. I could not convince my uncle to sell me my grandfathers(his fathers) tractor so I bought one like it and I dont have much money but I take a little here and there to do what I can. In 5 years my farm will have been in the family for 100 years and I will have that tractor shiny, running and something my whole family will enjoy Steve V wrote on Wednesday, March 08, 2000 (PST): You're fortunate to be able to find and buy something that has great sentimental value. If I could find that unstyled John Deere A that I grew up with I'd pay top dollar with no questions asked. And I'm not a rich man. alan wrote on Thursday, March 09, 2000 (PST): buy it now its worth it . F12Tom wrote on Thursday, March 09, 2000 (PST): When my wifes grandpas F-12 was about to be sold last year, I had to buy it. My kids remember their Grandpa on it and I can't imagine letting such a piece of their history lost. I certainly don't have any use for it, but I felt that it was my duty to keep it in the family. NO regrets here! John wrote on Friday, March 10, 2000 (PST): Is anybody going to feel this way about your sears garden tractor or any of the current crop of small tractors. I doubt it, because they don't have the place in our lives that our grandparents machines had. Good article, good discussion. Tom Fesenmyer wrote on Sunday, March 12, 2000 (PST): You did the right thing by bringing the M home. I can relate to your situation. My Grandpa passed away in 1984, he had two Farmalls, a super C and a H. Last year my Dad restored the Super C. My jaw just about hit the ground when I saw it for the first time after Dad restored it. I think it looks better that it did when Grandpa bought it new in '52. The H is another story, it's still sitting in the machine shed. I think my brother and I were the last ones to run it after we bailed straw with it in 1986. My wife is expecting our second child and the only thing that is keeping me from getting the H is 300 miles. Good luck with that M, they're strong tractors. Chuck wrote on Monday, March 13, 2000 (PST): You'll never regret the expense or time taken to bring back a part of your personal family history. My grandfathers A.C. B lives on after languishing in a field for many years. My memories of riding on this tractor with my grandpa as a small boy all came flooding back on that first ride around the yard after all the time and money were spent. As a tear came to my eye I knew my grandpa was still with me and always would be a part of my family. I know he's looking down on us with pride in the generations that have come since his passing and the joy his old Allis is giving all the kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. Money? Time? Memories! Dan wrote on Monday, March 13, 2000 (PST): I enjoyed this article as something a little different. I have been in this situation and bought the WD A-C that my dad bought new the year I was born. I restored it in 1986 and have used it on the farm ever since. Last fall I combined 40 acres of soybeans with it and an allcrop 66. Steven Hinson wrote on Wednesday, March 15, 2000 (PST): Congradulation on the recovery of the tractor. i myself have last month pulled my Grandfather 48 cub out of the field where it has set for 17 years. Great article. God Bless Chris Graves wrote on Monday, March 20, 2000 (PST): Buy it ! You will regret it forever if you don't . I could have bought my Grandfather's AC B at his auction for $450.00 . It needed paint and a new radiator , but ran well . I had spent a couple of thousand dollars on some other machinery and did not want to part with any more . That was 15 years ago , and I kick myself at least once a month when I think about it ! Ken wrote on Wednesday, March 22, 2000 (PST): Go bring that old 'M' home, no matter what shape she's in, or the cost. 'He who hesitates is lost' As others have told you, you WILL kick your self the rest of your life if you don't. My dad had a Massy-Harris Pony that I started to drive when I was seven. I used that tractor until he moved to Florida, I was in my 20's and had no place to keep it, and had no use for it. The tractor stayed with the place when he sold it, I have not seen that tractor since. Later in life my father in law left me his Pony that he purchased new. It is a 1951 or 52 and in good shape, It is in my garage in peaces and I hope to get started on restoring it this summer. As you get older, things mean more to you, at 51, I am happy to have that tractor. BUT--after reading your article, I am going to see if I can find my fathers Pony. I know chances are slim to none, but it will be fun looking. Thank you for sharing your story, good luck and keep us informed. Dave Hollen wrote on Thursday, March 23, 2000 (PST): I went through a similar case of old iron fever with a Case VAC that belonged to my Uncle. This was the first tractor that I ever drove, and I wanted very badly to find the machine and bring it home and restore it. When I finally did locate the tractor it was little more than a pile of junk.... But I did buy it, and I'm glad I did. That tractor was a part of my childhood that I cherished... and you just can't put a price on memories. I am very glad to hear you decided to buy your Grandfather's tractor. And believe me, I understand how you feel. 320U wrote on Monday, March 27, 2000 (PST): Thats a no brainer, sell some of your other iron and buy grampa's tractor. If your waiting for a bagan price on it, your priorities are off. Andy Kinard wrote on Wednesday, March 29, 2000 (PST): Congratulations on finally getting your grandpa's tractor. I too am in the middle of trying to figure out how to afford and negotiate with the rest of the family for my granddad's 1941 Farmall A. If there's any way possible, I won't let this piece of my past get away. Good luck on the restoration. D.W. Sapp wrote on Wednesday, March 29, 2000 (PST): Glad you bought it! I have a 46 WC Allis that my grandfather bought new. It was given to me by my dad. It is my pet tractor! I'am also going this week end and buy a 51 M that belongs to a friend of mine that trained me to become a Air Traffic Controller in 1983. I will keep that tractor forever as well! Michael Ayer wrote on Thursday, March 30, 2000 (PST): If all does not work well with your granddads tractor, perhaps one of the tractors you have now will be known to your grandkids as your favorite tractor & maybe they will love it just the same....At least it will not get sold to someone who does not care about it. best of luck...M R andy wrote on Sunday, February 11, 2001 (PST): BUY IT!! you might never get the chance again I might look for the JD A my grand father woked with as a kid if i dont get the G he played with on weekends for a couple years before he passed away id do almost anything to have either of these tractors, sell one of the others if needed but get it somehow. Sean Fink wrote on Monday, February 18, 2002 (PST): Good job on locating the tractor that was your grandpa's. I am only 17 and love tractors. I am in the processing of buying a 1962 cub from my neighbor. This tractorwas the tractor I first drove. I am getting it at a cheap price to. Good Luck Sea Fink abe wrote on Friday, April 12, 2002 (PDT): go for it! i got my grandpa 42 jd h which was completely shot/have more money in it the worth-no regret though!!! just got my great grandpa 40 jd a-again proably have more $$ than worth-no regret though-a tractor with family HERITAGE is the best tractor of them all. good luck-make granpa proud abe GEORGE wrote on Friday, April 12, 2002 (PDT): Buy it. You will never regret it. When it come to family stuff there is never a price that is to high. Having your grandfathers tractor is like having a part of him with you. How much money would you pay to have him back. The asking price is a small amount to pay to have a part of him with you. Besides i bet he is watching over you right now and smiling. Make him happy and buy it. warren newton wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): I'm touched by all the people wanting you to buy Grampa's "M" I'm with all of them. I'm 69 and two years ago my cousin gave me his dad's cub farmall. The problem was that I live in Michigan and the cub was in Teaxs. For about the last 20 years it had sat out in the woods. I told my cousin that I would drive to Texas and get it as I wanted to restore Uncle Rae's cub. Two days before I was to leave for Texas, my cousin called and said he was standing beside the tractor and be for I drove all the way to Texas, he wanted me to know that the tractor was a pile of junk. I told him that, that is what my wife said every time I brought a tractor home. I went anyway and got Uncle Rae's old cub. If you want to see it now restored look it up on my web site and see what it looks like now. The web site is home.attbi.com/~warren newton/ Farmman wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): Your Grandfather and the "M" have quite a story. Make room for the old girl! Sell another tractor that you don't have an attachment to if need be to get working capital. I'd never be able to find any of our family tractors, but I have a M-H 44 that my dad helped me refurbish ( he's 81 ).He is not able to get around well but he sure went right to work on that tractor. It's not practical for anything but I'd never part with it. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story and keep everyone posted. Good luck with your "M". John Nadzam wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): You Definitely have to get this tractor!!! I am in a similar situation, my wife I and Just got married in August, after knowing eachother for over 10yrs, her father passed away from cancer in Nov. he farmed all his life along with is dad, and his dad before. He had 4 'antique' farmalls 3 he used every day, the 44 H, 53 Super H and a 54 M and a 36 F-20 he kept in a corner. Well we talked to her mom and bought the Super H, and are planning to be at the auction this march to bid, and hopefully get, at least one of the others. George wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): Goodness, you are lucky to have so many folks to tell you "how it is". I was lucky like you to some extent. I recently got my hands on dad's old 450D. It needs a lot of work, but I have all the time in the world. I found his 300U, but the guy will not part with it. I even offered him much, much more than a totally restored tractor, but he refuses to sell it to me. I have been on the trail of another one of dad's old tractors he used to snake fire wood out with. It's not red, but I learned to drive on it. It was an Oliver HG. If I cannot find it...I will own another one one day. Good luck with your find, good luck with the baby...sounds like you have it made young man. My very best to you and yours. Jim Ward wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): I am so happy for you I really am. You see my dads case sc is gone for ever as my brother traded it for snow plowing after my dad died with out even talking to anybody. So i am very happy for you butcher wrote on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 (PST): I hope you got grandpas tractor home. You can not forget were you come from. I wish that I had more of my grandfathers stuff. I can remember the good times and the bad. But I always remember the good first! I'm a little sawed off German from the midwest but, our family worked very hard to get along, not that any body eles didnt, but, Man, I can remember riding on an old Farmall with my grandpa. You can take away anything from me but not those memories. RED TAIL HAWK wrote on Monday, October 06, 2003 (PDT): YES! It should be in your back yard and the price is a steal go for it otherwise you will never forgive yourself. Option 2 I'm sure the couple in Georga who won 89 million last week would be happy to buy it for you Good Luck Skeeter Porter wrote on Monday, October 06, 2003 (PDT): BRAVO!! Without a doubt I would have done them same. I'm almost 40 now and I still have my dad's '55 400 that he bought used in the 60's. My dad died in '79 and the tractor has alway had great sentimental value to me. My mom and step-father continued to use it around the farm for a few more years until it developed an engine problem. My step dad thought it had some serious engine problems and didn't want to deal with it so he just parked it and let it go to waste. I rescued it a few years ago, turned out all that was wrong was a stuck valve. I got it running again and have been using it for some volunteer work I do. I'll never part with it! Good luck, Skeeter harley1983 wrote on Friday, June 18, 2004 (PDT): Like all the others have said, definately get it because of it's ties to the family, if you have to sell all the other tractors, and secondly, 1500.00 is about the going rate for a good M, and not even to mention the centimental ties this one has. Good Luck with all your new family. bill menges wrote on Friday, June 18, 2004 (PDT): good to hear you are getting the M. a few years ago i had the chance to get my uncle's 46 farmall A. it was up behind his house under a tarp. it was for sale and nobody thought it was worth anything. to rough to be worth the effort. i lifted the tarp and saw the setament bowl and it was a light yellow. this tractor had sat in the same place for about 15 years. cause my uncle had a mf 4wd tractor for his tree farm. the A was his drive for his saw mill. well it s a rough tractor but a sweet engine, see my uncle like his equipment to run well and it did. what people didn't know was it was sleeved in 95 and had run just 9 months before. i called him to see if i could play around with it on vacation and he said i had a tractor to play with. let me step back and tell you he was selling it because he knew he was dying and getting rid of things. my mom has 35 acres accrossed the road thats been in the family from back in the 20's,and i thought we need a machine for the woods. my uncle and i didn't see eye to eye for some time due to family problems and me being in to motorcycles so big.but a few years back things started to change and we were getting closer again. he was in to the little trains you ride on and i was talking to him about them. he had a copy of the staten island steam engine and tinder like the one he worked on as a youngster, after telling me about it i asked what he was getting next? he played like he didn't know what i meant. i pressed him abit and then he start cutting into a friend had this one he wanted a he knew where there was one of these he wanted and... then he looked up and had the twinkle in his eye, and a smile came on his face. and he asked how i knew. well it's no different with m/c or tractors or guns or ... toys are toys. we seemed to melt all those years away and see each other as being a lot a like. when my wife saw the tractor on thursday night (we were to go home sat night )her comment was bill if you cant get this running by sat you should forget it. that was the push i needed. on sat afternoon it was running, great i might say and with flat tire and all i drove it over into moms drive way to let everyone know it run. i called my uncle and he wanted to know if i got it running and i told him how it went.he was happy it was moving. i helped get it going when no one wanted it. my uncle and i knew what he had.i didn't have $ to buy a tractor for the woods and i didn't want my dad, 76yrs old getting hurt on it so i offered a real low priceon the tractor, my uncle said it was mine , isasid it was worth some and offered again. his responce was ok but if you want that for that price you you have to take the 2 other two wheel tractors with it. he knew i wanted the little walk behind 48 simplicity i played with as a kid, and the 32 standard i always wanted to see when i came over.so i started into old tractors,and my uncle got what he was looking for someone who would appreciate and use it. well my uncle died back in march and just last month i bought a 57 farmall cub,funny the one i would like to tell the most is him. keep it in the family. and remember we're only caretakers my daughter already drives the A and cub. congrates on the new one bill Albert wrote on Sunday, August 15, 2004 (PDT): I say GO FOR IT because i can relate almost down to the t to your situation! I am restoring my grandfathers farmall m myself (who i also never got to meet) that has been sitting for 20 years. It was never ran again after my grandfather died and sat in the barn until i talked my dad into helping me bring the old girl back to life. He tells me a new story everyday we work on it and every story adds fuel to the fire to make her look new again! I wouldn't sell it for the whole world and thankfully i didn't have to search all over for it. Don't pass up on this opportunity to obtain a tractor that has been in your family's blood. TRUST ME its worth every penny. farmboy1788 wrote on Friday, September 16, 2005 (PDT): I would get the tractor especially being it is sentimenal. You searched for this tractor and found it and if you hadn't found it, you would still be searching for it. I know that because I have been searching for a John Deere model 70 that my grandfather had owned and I would pay the price for it. I am from Maryland and $1500.00 is an average price around here and the prices are going to continue to rise because there are more people collecting and they aren't in production any more. I just look at it this way you can't even buy a riding lawnmower for that price. So if I were in your position it wouldn't be questionable to me. Mark Illinois Steve wrote on Friday, September 16, 2005 (PDT): BUY IT!!!! If you don't, somewhere later on you'll be forever regretting that you didn't. I could have bought my dad's tractor but didn't. My sister & husband did and they're not going to sell. FLYROD wrote on Friday, September 16, 2005 (PDT): You had better buy the ole farmall. Ask yourself this. Should you give $1000? Or only wish that you would have in the future? You know you want it. So reward yourself and get it. Congrats on the new family member!!!!! charles evans wrote on Friday, September 16, 2005 (PDT): go for it.i know what you mean.my father in law died when my wife was 5 years old.there isnt much left that belonged to him.after his death his wifes boyfriend stole his tractor .well after his death i have looked for years for this tractor.me and my grandson found it this summer and bought it back for her.this is one she hasnt conplained about ha.ha.so what iam saying you might only get one chance at it.you can always make up the money some how.good luck. charlie bob townsend wrote on Sunday, February 19, 2006 (PST): You did the right thing, by getting the tractor. Having a piece of family history is far more important than what it is worth in dollars. Mabey 1500 or even 1000 is too much for it, but look at this way, in this day and age that amount isnt much really. What is it worth to have a piece of family history back again? I only wish I had the same chance. gary wrote on Sunday, February 19, 2006 (PST): You must not think Granpa is worth much to make it a big deal for $1500 !!! ( I guess the old manm is only worth $1000. SAD ) If it was so great it is worth 1500 in sad shape. What did you give for the vehicle you drive made by someone you don't know?? Better leave it alone if you are so scared!!!!! Rusty Jones wrote on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (PDT): Well, congrats on getting Grampaws tractor back! Just goes to show that old tractors do have "soul"! But, then again, there are those out there who don't have "soul", and are out to make a quick buck from folks like you. My only wish is for those who tend to profit from folks like you, get every one of their tractors really stuck in the mudhole out back, and never be able to get them back out! So now, put off buying the new or newer car for the family, work every night and weekends until that tractor is back in fine shape! Then start looking fer yer family, who have probably run off, to hide from TRACTORS! mr. bob wrote on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (PDT): I'm glad that you decided to retreive the M. I watched my dad's Massey Ferguson 65 sell cheaply at his farm sale, at which time I was in such finiancial position that buying it was impossible. This has bothered me all these years. That Massey was my favorite; and still is, of all the tractors I've ever operated. I now have a 2N which has been upgraded and in excellent working condition. I like the 2N, but it is nothing like the Massey. I would give anything within reason to have that old Massey, but that's the way it goes. Good luck with your M. Hunter wrote on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (PDT): You better go for it .If it will spin its tires in 5thit is a damn good one .I have 2 andyou have to get them wound in 4th before t 5th will take over Jay wrote on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (PDT): Don't wait...I found a '39 John Deere which had been in my family. Like yourself, I was somewhat reluctant, but I bit the bullet, and not only paid for the tractor, but had it shipped half way across the country. Like your tractor, mine was rough. But I've cleaned it up and now drive it with a sense of pride and nostalgia which can't be explained. And family that comes to visit, you can just see they're happy with my decision and my efforts. Go get your tractor...you won't regret it. rob radley wrote on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 (PDT): congrats on finding both the tractor and the baby. my dad has a farmall 230 and when he passes i want that tractor to be in my stable. it needs some work but for the last 10 years i've heard dad say i'm gonna start putting money aside to restore it but ti just gets rustier but runs good. Mark wrote on Thursday, October 16, 2008 (PDT): I hope you got the tractor. My grandpa passed away in 94 god rest his soul My dad bought an old ferguson 30 that grandpa had my dad learned to farm on that tractor. He also had a 1964 chevy c10 that dad got for me I love this truck. But one of the tractors I wanted got away a 1947 farmall H. His coworker bought it for 800 Recently the guy offered it for 800 I jumped on the deal. Can't let my family history go. Andrew wrote on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 (PDT): Id say buy it. I bought my grandfathers cockshutt 30 and its almost restored. This weekend it is getting painted.. Im in the same boat your in. Its the only keepsake i have of my grandfather, BUT i have 3 trucks and one car on the go... im now selling one of my trucks for the tractor.. Way i look at it is something with personal value are just ment to have and keep... I also bought my 30 not running for 1000 and at the time i was 17 with no job LOL! that was 3 years ago... ron t wrote on Saturday, October 17, 2009 (PDT): 1500 is not a high price for any worthy tractor. My dad sold all in 1964, and I would like to have at least one for my great grandkids. Tom from Ontario wrote on Thursday, April 22, 2010 (PDT): Good for you! Even if it takes you years to restore it, everything you do will remind you of why you bought it. Good luck with the M (It's special) and great luck with the baby (that's REALLY special). doug in illinois wrote on Friday, April 22, 2011 (PDT): Glad you decided to get it. You would kick yourself later if you didn't. I have 4 Grandpa's F20 now, it does run but needs new rear rubber. Rob wrote on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (PDT): Bring it home where she belongs. The time effort and money will be worth it in the long run.

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