        I’ve been watching the post below about saving old farm implements. A lot of good comments on both sides were made. A man once told me – a tractor isn’t any better than the plow it pulls. I started collecting implements 30??? years ago. I never heard a good comment about what I was buying from anyone at that time. Everyone else wanted tractors, I kept buying implements anyway. I collect Moline/Oliver but I have bought other brands to keep the scrappers from getting them. I posted a few picture of my “stuff” that is awaiting restoration. This is about a third of it; the rest is in two other locations in case of a tornado I won’t lose everything. 1. Looking down the East row.
2. The plows in front don’t belong to me. They are stored here because the owners don’t have room to keep them in town.
3. The West row. MM – QMA Chisels, MM Sickle Mowers, MM Drills. 4. Three Minneapolis Moline Hoe Drills. I would love to find 2/3 more to add to the set. MM 605 power unit in background.
5. One of my favorites – mid 60’s Minneapolis Moline oneway, a pair of MM Shur-Flex tillers is in the background waiting to be reassembled. Made an 1187 mile (one way) road trip to get them. 6. Plows – Tumble bugs, mid 60’s 3-16 MM rollover plow, 4-16 MM fully mounted plow, Oliver 415 Sickle mower, MM JA7 Sickle mower, 2 MM hay rakes. There is an 8 row MM planter hiding in there also.
7. Another one of my favorites –MM Forage Harvester, I have the pick up head for it. 8. The 4-16 MM Semi mount plow I started farming with and the 8-16 Oliver plow I pulled for many years. The Massey Harris oneway on the left is sold and going east soon. That almost completes a tour of the home place. Hope I have all the pictures uploaded and in order.
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