Hope these guys get along !!!

Tom jd50 · Dec 29, 2013

Hope these 3 get along. Id hate to have to separate them. Pulled the wifes 460 in the shop. Going to start the make over. Boys are getting impatient to get going on it. She always helped her father when she was younger and drove this tractor, so we bought it when her folks quit farming. She passed away in November so it's going to get done now!

rrlund · Dec 29, 2013

I'd be more concerned about what their offspring might look like.

Bob Bancroft · Dec 29, 2013

Looks pretty good to me. Must have been kept inside.

old · Dec 29, 2013

Shoot my machine shed has one 1935 JD-B a A/C C my Farmall BA 2 Olivers and 2 more A/C tractors in it plus an Army mule and 4 motorcycles and they all seem to get along just fine

armand tatro · Dec 29, 2013

Randy: How do you think we got Olivers and red Cockshuts? LOL. Armand

Anonymous-0 · Dec 29, 2013

I agree. I'd just give it a bath.

Glenn F.

Bob Bancroft · Dec 29, 2013

And maybe some wax!

rrlund · Dec 29, 2013

I think there was one of these in the wood pile when those came to be.

RandyB(MI) · Dec 29, 2013

So sorry for your loss, Tom , I'm sure there will be many tears shed along the path of her tractor restore but these are the ones that hold a special place when done. They are also the ones that you try to preserve the original steering wheel and seat for obvious reasons.

showcrop · Dec 29, 2013

It looks too nice to touch except to polish to me.

GeneMO · Dec 29, 2013

I would give it a good bath and shinning. Change all the flluid and filters, paint the rims, fix the seat and call her good.

Not withstanding any problems in the bowels we can't see.

Sorry to hear about your wife.

Gene

armand tatro · Dec 29, 2013

Randy: You win!!LOL. Armand

the flying belgian · Dec 29, 2013

I too always ran one tire chain on the loader tractor before we had live hydraulics. Run up to the snow hill and leave the smooth tire spin while raising the loader. Then trip the bucket and hold the brake and the chain wheel would back you away from the pile. Once you got the rhythm it worked just as good as live hyd. Nice 460. So sorry about your wife.

John Fulton · Dec 29, 2013

Your Deere's must be pretty nervous, the Farmall has them surrounded!!

Mark - IN. · Dec 29, 2013

My sincerest of condolences about your wife.

Tom, best of luck.

Mark

DeltaRed · Dec 29, 2013

The red guy will just stand up and take charge!LOL I have two green misfits(Oliver/JD) in a herd of red(IH).Everyone gets along just fine!!!

DaninKansas · Dec 30, 2013

Agreed. Judging from the picture I wouldn't touch the tractor except to clean it and go after leaks - if it has any.

NEKS · Dec 30, 2013

I would just wash it and wax it. This way it looks the way she saw it. Sorry to hear about your wife.

Tom jd50 · Dec 30, 2013

Thanks for all the kind words. She had diabetes and had been completely blind since 1989. Lots of back and hip problems, bad circulation, you get the picture. The tractor had been repainted by her father shortly before she went blind, maybe a couple years, so it was pretty shiny when she last seen it. Did always sit inside at night.

Al L. in Wisc. · Dec 30, 2013

"Tom JD50"; I am sorry for your loss. To stick with your wife through such circumstances is very commendable. Far few folks today would hold to their vows 'in sickness and in health...' you sir are a man of character.

My sentiments are, irregardless of your wife's passing, to simply clean that wonderful 460, apply some Turtle Wax; change the fluids and filters and enjoy a tractor in work clothes...something not seen much anymore. You could look for a pair of fenders and a tool box cover. Take a picture of the Farmall, frame it and put it on the wall.

The final decision rests with you and your family. Please post back about the Farmall 460 and include pictures. Take care.

Hope these guys get along !!!

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