Bob M wrote on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 (PDT): Great article John - nice pix too! Bob FM wrote on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 (PDT): Nice article Red! RANDY J wrote on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 (PDT): Great artical John. Me and a buddy of mine did the same thing to a 3300 JD combine. It had been setting up for many years when he bought it. We got it running and got it home. worked on it some more and used it to pick corn, beans and wheat. I bought it from him and still use it today. It is so much fun to bring back to life that ols equipment. Randy from NC Glenn(WV) wrote on Wednesday, May 02, 2001 (PDT): I really enjoyed the article, John. I find that getting the old iron back into running condition is one of the best parts of the whole thing. Hope to see some pix of it running beans in the fall. Dan Dooley wrote on Sunday, May 06, 2001 (PDT): Really good artical ... A little sad when you think of farms covered with housing. I went through the country in upstate N.Y. to retrieve a Silver King tractor in Woodstock Conn. a couple of years ago. We passed many an old farm stead then a quarter mile of houseing and then another old farmsted and more houseing and so on and so on. Being from South Dakota I had to wonder where all of those people worked that lived in those houses. I had not passed through that country since I was 18 years old and was traveling on my motorcycle. (1948 Harley Davidson) That was in 1960. I can remember all the small farms and country roads that existed in the same area at that time. The same situation with farm land being converted to subdivisions is all over the country and the solution is hard to see. It is a fact of life here in the Black Hills where I live, as well. I will be the last one to ever ranch this land of mine. Too many people moveing in and land prices, as well as taxes, are too high. It could be that my comments are not to the point of your story ....but then perhaps they are. I am an avid collector of old tractors (180) and farm implements. I really like to make then run. Many people stop and look at them in the summer and share their expirences with which ever one they grew up and are familiar with. Some day the SMALL farms will all be gone and the point of our hobby may well be that the small machines will not. buckeye al wrote on Wednesday, May 09, 2001 (PDT): Great story. Reminds me of an adventure we had getting an old 95 round back home some 40 miles. It was a blast! Enjoyed reading of your "adventures". Later. Tom Lingle wrote on Sunday, May 13, 2001 (PDT): I read your article and thought it was great. I live on the northside of Indy, we have a small farm w/horses and a 62' Fordson Dexta to help w/ chores. I love working on old tractors. If you need a hand, let me know. Chris Perry wrote on Sunday, May 20, 2001 (PDT): I think its great what you guys did. I find old farm equipment rotting in areas that have been recently developed all the time. I often think about stopping to inquire about the stuff I find but I usually don't because the projects could get too pricey. Also some people are kind of strane and would rather the item not be used and rot to peices on their property than to sell them and get them off of their hands. I also would run into the problem of transporting items to where I live. Most people in those "new neighborhoods" have no idea what a combine is, thats just sad. Keep on Farming!!! Tom Hixon wrote on Monday, May 28, 2001 (PDT): First of all congradulations on your project.Speaking as someone who has spent a great deal of time working on machinery. Reviving a piece of tired iron is a challenge,and when achieved its a thrill like no other.Do not feel bad about not completeing this perticular project. This hobby is full of projects.Some things give us the incentive to complete and some test our ability to decide what is best for our individual needs.Thanks for a great article.I enjoy talking about iron of all makes. T.J. wrote on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 (PDT): Hi John, I know too well how the fund situation can come into play when hobby farming I had planned to be baling hay this year but am still up to my elbows in rust and grease. As soon as I have the equipment fund built up to where I can buy something I need, something on the car or the house needs fixing and money. I fortunately have found that the majority of my equipment needs more elbow grease than money. However you should feel good that the combine was rescued another 5 years or so of sitting and it might have gotten melted down into a bunch of economy cars . I have been at the scrap yard and seen things come in all smashed up so they could fit more on a trailer .I guess they say one mans trash is another mans treasure,so in some peoples eyes I guess im the king of trash.But when you finally get your new H back to work you can feel good about your project and maybee pull a hopper of beans back to the barn from out of your old combine then it will all seem worth it.T.J. Mitch Daly wrote on Tuesday, May 29, 2001 (PDT): Well it sure is sad that you didn't get to finish the project. I know how it is with the hidden and ongoing expenses. Something about a big hole in the ground... I really enjoyed both articles ans wish you good luck in the future. David Gray wrote on Saturday, June 02, 2001 (PDT): This was a great adventure. Even though you technicly didn't finsh the the project, you saved a a beautiful machine that couldn have become "so much scrap" from additonal deterioration and put it back to work. I hope you get your Farmall. Maybe your unreasonable neighbor won't object to a refurbished tractor. We can hope. Good luck. John Qualls wrote on Sunday, February 01, 2004 (PST): In my mind, a combine that you buy you repair and run till it can run no more. But it's good that you got it a home. Tell that neighbor of yours to go bite a tree or something, nobody should treat you like the way he did. Good article though, I liked it. Reminds me of all the things we had to do to our 4420. lawn mower wrote on Friday, October 14, 2005 (PDT): I am very saddend, because i love hearinig stories of people bringing old farm equipment back to life and using it to their own advantage, but my uncle has several old gleaners that he might scrap, so email me if u might want to buy some. Lawn mower wrote on Friday, October 14, 2005 (PDT): my email is paowen@kc.rr.com Dewitt Edenfield wrote on Thursday, April 20, 2006 (PDT): Ought to try restoring a JD 55! In the end, though, it works well and will for many years to come. Gleaner r series wrote on Monday, May 29, 2006 (PDT): Great Story, Sorry to hear about you not being able to finishing the project. Reminds me a bit of when I had to help my uncle try to overhaul an old cockshot( i dont know if that is the correct spelling) It was very close to him because it was his fathers. I bet he spent thousands of dollars on it. In the end he had to abandon the project for another day... costs were running to high and gasoline costs for other equipment like the combine, tractors and so on and so forth. I suppose in the end it will be up to me to fix it in the end because it looks like i will be getting the farm pretty soon. I guess it will be a nice sound when we will finally get that old tractor running again. Anyways i would like to see those pictures of it running in the fall. Good Luck! BOOGADEBOOGIDE wrote on Saturday, February 24, 2007 (PST): Did you ever get to run it Did it ever get fixed Dont leave us in the dark...... The song, Life aint Always beautiful by Gary Allan goes along well with the story... mikel harlan wrote on Monday, April 23, 2007 (PDT): hey john, i loved your article and i would love it if you would email me some pics of it running this fall. thanks! Travis wrote on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 (PST): nice story we jest brout home a farmhall A about 1 week ago 6 mile run it sat for atlest 6 years 2 mile up the road muffler fell off it took about 1hr to get home Travis wrote on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 (PST): nice story we jest brout home a farmhall A about 1 week ago 6 mile run it sat for atlest 6 years 2 mile up the road muffler fell off it took about 1hr to get home Travis wrote on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 (PST): nice story we jest brout home a farmhall A about 1 week ago 6 mile run it sat for atlest 6 years 2 mile up the road muffler fell off it took about 1hr to get home

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