Tractors earning their keep.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 21, 2013

I have often wondered if International Harvestor, or John Deere and some of the other tractor companys though that their tractors wood still be used today 70 or 60 years later?
What is the oldest tractor in your corral that is still earning its keep?
I'm not talking aboot the ones used only in parades, but the ones that get dirty from use on the farm or acreage

magpiene. · Sep 21, 2013

Ford 2N. Lost the clutch on the 4320, used the 2N to pull the Van Brunt drill to plant Sorgum(milo). The other is a M Farmall with a Farmhand ALWAYS STARTS

rrlund · Sep 21, 2013

I use this 1951 Oliver 77 seven days a week to feed cattle.

37chief · Sep 21, 2013

I would say my Allis Chalmers Model M craler is my oldest tractor still earning it's keep. It's around 1938-9. The disc is also a Allis Chalmers. Don't know the year, but would guess 50's. I only use it in rocky ground where I can't mow. Stan

Tom jd50 · Sep 21, 2013

Here is a 50, with #10 mower that I cut some pasture and weeds with

DeltaRed · Sep 21, 2013

My 1937 reversed F12/loader.True,its been rebuilt/modified(several times).Its used most every day.Also have:my '45 M/cultivator(no,its only used occationally);or my '53 Super H and Super M...And of coarse Susan's '51 Super C "Chloe".

wijim · Sep 21, 2013

We use a 48 JD B for raking hay and pulling the grain drill. And we use a 54 JD 70D for all the heavy work.

Stumpy(NH) · Sep 21, 2013

Not the oldest worker I have, but a cool pic none the less. This is my 961 Ford with my buddy Charlie raking hay. I run my haybine with this tractor, rake, brushhog. Post holes....on and on. It's a great tractor.

Stumpy

andyd4ntx · Sep 21, 2013

This is not the oldest of the group, but the Wife uses her 1947 Ford 2N to rake and pull the hay trailer.

We also use it for brush hogging, so it's still earning it's keep!

Cutting Grass and burning Gas since 1947!
I just get to wrench on it, it is HER tractor! LOL
Andrew.

flying belgian · Sep 21, 2013

I don't have a picture of it but I use my 1930 Case "L" to run the wet corn auger every fall. Since the wife cannot crank it, I start it in the morning and let it run all day.

fixerupper · Sep 21, 2013

My beloved little '48' SC Case doesn't do much real work but it sure is used a lot. Next is the '51' 88 Oliver. The 1960 Deere 630 used to see 365 day a year work as a loader tractor when I had livestock but those days are gone. Now the '78' 1086 has the loader is that old enough? Jim

Mike in Mn. · Sep 21, 2013

1948 Massey Harris 30.

55deere70 · Sep 21, 2013

49 B still used on the farm

Ellis Kinney · Sep 21, 2013

These three still do a good job for me, never been to a parade. Ellis

NEKS · Sep 21, 2013

Drilling oats here. Its my feeding tractor in the winter also.

Doug Cotton · Sep 21, 2013

I use this for ripping sprayer track rows before digging potatoes.

jon f mn · Sep 21, 2013

53 DC and 55 400 Case used a few days ago to make a silage stack and fill a silo.

Paul from MI · Sep 21, 2013

No picture, but my 1941 JD A with a loader and wood splitter probably runs more hours than any other here. I've owned it since 1976.

howdy1960 · Sep 21, 2013

43 2N Have a pic on other computer working with FEL and using a 6 ft brush hog

James Howell · Sep 22, 2013

We use "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N31MLfIaqnA&list=TLxXcEJEwNZs2kbUR4WbaLMu5oxcUud4f8">Uncle Earl</a>" our 39B to rake hay.

Harold Hubbard · Sep 22, 2013

'43 Farmall M, '49 Farmall C, '53 farmall Super C, Just finished haying, about 4800 bales in one of the toughest haying seasons in my memory.

This afternoon I have to start splitting the C for a new clutch and rear min seal. Next week is supposed to be more good weather, and I have about fifty hours of off the farm mowing to do, as well as a bunch of pasture to clip.

sammydwm · Sep 22, 2013

Our old 30's something Cat22 still out pushing stuff around...

GVSII · Sep 22, 2013

Puts a smile on my face when i'm out rideing around and seeing these old workers earning their keep.I don't care what color they are either.

Eldo case · Sep 22, 2013

My 200b case and AC roto baler doing it this year. My 830 case swathing fescue for seed. 1070 case baling with my Vermeer 604 super J baler. My 500b with rake and my Honda 300 in tow for transportation. They all work for me!

rankrank1 · Sep 22, 2013

(quoted from post at 03:47:24 09/22/13) I use this for ripping sprayer track rows before digging potatoes.

Nice Minnie Moe. I do not believe I have ever seen a U304 in person and if I did it certainly was not as nice as that one. I have seen the 2WD version U302 and do like them (One of the few MM I like).

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