Hello all, im new to this forum.my dad has 3 huge tractors on his property that he says are antiques and wont get rid of. I am just curious what they are and if they hold any value other then scrap metal before i push the issue with him on parting with them. If i sent pictures or was able to get info off actual tractor are they something like a car that are easy to identify? Thank u if anyone has ideas!!
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caterpillar guy
Well-known Member
Pictures are worth the most. Serial numbers next. If you could tell us the color would probably do a good bit.
May take a couple posts from you before you can post a pic. But
yeah, if you can put up a few pics I'm sure someone will be able to
tell you what you have. A lot of knowledgeable people (not me) here.
I can fix about anything, but don't know beans about tractors except
my Ford.
yeah, if you can put up a few pics I'm sure someone will be able to
tell you what you have. A lot of knowledgeable people (not me) here.
I can fix about anything, but don't know beans about tractors except
my Ford.
Stephen Newell
Well-known Member
Sometimes old folks need a push. Sooner or later he's going to have to get rid of the tractors or their presence will bring down the property value. It's better they go to someone that could restore them or make use of the parts anyway. I hate seeing old tractors as yard art.
farmerjohn
Well-known Member
My but aren?t we quick to judge someone that we know absolutely nothing about them or their circumstances... Sorry cjskyy for the rude ?welcome? to
the forum on your first posting.
the forum on your first posting.
john in la
Well-known Member
[b:654c4848f0]Why are you concerning yourself with what your Father has on his own property[/b:654c4848f0]
Because there will come a day he needs to sell all this stuff.
Because there will come a day he needs to sell all this stuff.
Many of us are older and love our old tractors.
You are likely to get some good natured push back when you start out the way you did, want to get rid of your dads junk? Seems a little rude when you word it that way.
Post a few more times or ask the moderators and the post pictures. We will know what they are with good pics.
Your description sounds like old steam engines, but we might end up seeing you have 1980s Kubota tractors, it?s funny how people with different backgrounds will
describe things very differently!
Will be interesting to get the full story of what?s going on here.
Paul
You are likely to get some good natured push back when you start out the way you did, want to get rid of your dads junk? Seems a little rude when you word it that way.
Post a few more times or ask the moderators and the post pictures. We will know what they are with good pics.
Your description sounds like old steam engines, but we might end up seeing you have 1980s Kubota tractors, it?s funny how people with different backgrounds will
describe things very differently!
Will be interesting to get the full story of what?s going on here.
Paul
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
I've solved that problem,I've left them out of my will the only relative I have that will get anything I own at my death is a cousin who is fine with my 'stuff'.She can take and keep what she wants and has specific directions on how to handle the rest.1)Call an auctioneer friend of mine he'll handle the auction 2)On what doesn't sell call my good friend that owns a scrap yard he'll take care of the rest.As a bonus she'll get a couple million$ worth of real estate.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
Push the issue with me and I'd fix it so you'd never have to worry about anything I own.
Crazy Horse
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Farmer John ...... I'm with ya on your reply John, there are times here at YT where I scratch my head as to how blunt some replies can be. And in this case, directed towards a newbie which makes it even worse. While we often are heard saying that we are a welcoming and polite group with Christian values (for the most part), that isn't always the case and for sure it isn't for this current thread. We only know a wee bit of the story like you mention.
Crazy Horse
Well-known Member
TF ..... I'm not sure whether or not you have a family of your own but if you do, sounds like they're not in your good books. If that's the case, I can only guess how that might have come about.
Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
You're right you can only guess,but suffice to say when someone in the family starts the 'you need to sell this or that' you can usually bet it'll be because they think they'll be getting a cut of the action.Always follow the money trail.I've seen it a good number of times.Nothing worse than the gov't or family wanting to 'help'.
Adirondack case guy
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I usually say what I think when replying. I dislike people who talk out of two sides of their mouth. It is obvious that the poster has NO experience with tractors and just describes them as HUGE, and can't even say what color they are, so why would he/she feel the need to get rid of them when they arn't even theirs??? I'm sure that if dear old dad needed money to live on they would be for sale.-------Loren
Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
You touched a nerve with some folk here because of the way you worded your question and the general tone. If his tractors are important to him, let him keep them. He has earned the right. My kids are just reaching a stage where they feel they can tell me what I can and cannot do/have/keep. They mean well, but it causes me pain. No one should want to cause their Dad pain or make him feel old or losing control. If your only reason is to clean up his estate so you can have an easier time later...find something else to do and leave him in peace. If there is a better reason...shoot over some pictures and a better explanation. You will find a warmer reception.
What kind of shape are they in could they
run. I'm new to this forum to Soni
probably don't have alot if room to talk
but I've been reading what people post on
here trying to gain knowledge myself.
Maybe instead of talking to your dad about
getting ride of them you should work on
them with him how's his health. Is that
something you could do with him take
interest in them. Or surprise him get
them running so he can here them one last
time. I just recently lost my dad and
now I have his tractor that he got from
his dad. And I was a dummy and dint pay
much attention to things when he worked on
it. Dontbmake my mistake do a project
with your dad and spend the most time with
him you can. If I'm out of line here I'm
sorry
run. I'm new to this forum to Soni
probably don't have alot if room to talk
but I've been reading what people post on
here trying to gain knowledge myself.
Maybe instead of talking to your dad about
getting ride of them you should work on
them with him how's his health. Is that
something you could do with him take
interest in them. Or surprise him get
them running so he can here them one last
time. I just recently lost my dad and
now I have his tractor that he got from
his dad. And I was a dummy and dint pay
much attention to things when he worked on
it. Dontbmake my mistake do a project
with your dad and spend the most time with
him you can. If I'm out of line here I'm
sorry
Might be causing a problem. Might not be causing a problem. We don't know where the father is at mentally. He might be sharp as a tack. He might be using poor judgement. I could see pushing to sell if it was creating a serious problem that might even jeopardize his life or others. Is the father taking the tractors off the property and onto a public road where he or somebody else could get hurt. I've seen mentally compromised people get surrounded with the local wolves of the community who are either stealing from him currently or will be a huge legal problem when they get hurt on the old man's property. People are quick to criticize the OP but he may be doing what is right in this situation.
I'd say some of the push back is less than good natured. We don't know the particular reason and some of us jump to the worst conclusions because we are in a mood where we want to beat on someone. The son could have a very good reason including heading off serious injury to the father or someone else. Somebody gets hurt or killed because of the tractors the father most likely will lose more than three tractors.
Phil in Pa
Member
Interesting. Some of the people I didn't think were jerks on here actually are. Yeah, they'll be able to identify your pictures no problem while making thirty
other assumptions about your life based on a few sentences. Read some of these threads and the original point or question is sometimes never addressed.
other assumptions about your life based on a few sentences. Read some of these threads and the original point or question is sometimes never addressed.
timcasbolt
Well-known Member
The guy joined the group, made one post, and has now seen what kind of answers he can expect. He's gone. This type of attitude has brought down more website forums than you can count.
Hazyhillfarms
Member
If you want, you can e-mail me the pictures or any info and I can help you out.
Thank you, i dont do any social media and what happend here on a tractor site is why( its not even facebook) Thank u for sticking up for me along with a few others My dad is 75 with dreams of restoring them .i just thought any information on them could help his family either support him or discourage him for practicality reasons, money, time , safety ( 75 with a heart condition talking about pulling tractors out of thickets overgrown n covered with vines just makes a daughter nervous. I honestly thought no one would reply at all , lol..
My dad is 75 with dreams of restoring them .i just thought any information on them could help his family either support him or discourage him for practicality reasons, money, time , safety ( 75 with a heart condition talking about pulling tractors out of thickets overgrown n covered with vines just makes a daughter nervous. I honestly thought no one would reply at all , lol..To all u nice people who responded thank you! For all u mean people...what the heck is wrong with u? Why does everyone attack everyone else ? Did u not read where i say id like to know before i push the issue with him.meaning id like to educate myself to help him, hes my dad not push an issue i know nothing about. I didnt know i needed to type out disclaimers of im his daughter, i love him n am trying to help please dont bite my head off.Hes 75 ,already had open Heartsurgey n talks about trying to "pull" out with his truck i assime huge tractors buried in the woods alone in the middle of no where.i just wanted to know if i should be encouraging him or discouraging him for many reason but mainly his safety, financially and his time, nothing to do with me . Nevermind.
Hard to answer that w/o more info but if this depends on having people around that the family barely knows then I see problems ahead. Doing it himself I can appreciate
your concern but we need to allow people to be happy as long as no harm comes to others. A family member on my mother's side of the family died on a tractor seat doing
what he loved. Didn't hurt anybody else and that was the most important thing.
your concern but we need to allow people to be happy as long as no harm comes to others. A family member on my mother's side of the family died on a tractor seat doing
what he loved. Didn't hurt anybody else and that was the most important thing.
[quoe="RedMF40"](reply to post at 15:04:49 09/01/19) [/quote]
Thank you for your reply ..id love to reply to them all. I had no idea so many replies would be made n how many would be so mean. Im a 120 lb daughter..if i was a 180 son that knew anything about tractors the whole thing would be a cool adventure to do with him..but what u said is exaxtly my concern. The house has been vacant for yrs. Im moving on with four children alone...two of which are toddlers and my father and and my childrens safety is a concern, not the tractors. I think a lot of people have been done wrong on here and maybe assume others are out to hurt their own parents or deprive them of little pleasures like restoring a tractor. As many people have said a post just isnt that simple.theres a who back story. We are alive people not just words on a cell phone .everyones lives are Complex n usually theres a story thats good not bad.
Thank you for your reply and character
Thank you for your reply ..id love to reply to them all. I had no idea so many replies would be made n how many would be so mean. Im a 120 lb daughter..if i was a 180 son that knew anything about tractors the whole thing would be a cool adventure to do with him..but what u said is exaxtly my concern. The house has been vacant for yrs. Im moving on with four children alone...two of which are toddlers and my father and and my childrens safety is a concern, not the tractors. I think a lot of people have been done wrong on here and maybe assume others are out to hurt their own parents or deprive them of little pleasures like restoring a tractor. As many people have said a post just isnt that simple.theres a who back story. We are alive people not just words on a cell phone .everyones lives are Complex n usually theres a story thats good not bad.
Thank you for your reply and character
thank u for your reply.i dont do social media, facebook ect bc i think it can get so negative, especially for teens. I have 2 babies n 2 teens n dont do social media to practice what i preech to my kids. I didnt relize a tractor wen site of mostly men would be so emotional based instead of talking shop. Im a daighter not a son..i wish i was a son then maybe id know these answers, lol thank you for your kindness
RedMF40
Well-known Member
Thank you for your reply ..id love to reply to them all.
Hello cjskyy--As I mentioned, I just like looking at photos of old tractors, so if you can take any, please send. I think my email is set up to receive emails from other members, but I haven't used that option too much. For the comments of other members, I can't say what motivates them since I don't really know. Yes, a lot of members are cranky and looking for a fight, but I think the one thing everyone values the most is someone who speaks their mind. You sound like such a person. You'd likely be a welcome member here even if you have nothing to do with tractors.
For your dad, it may be that he's afraid the old machines will be sold for scrap--so he may be open to the idea of someone taking them who will spend some time trying to get them running again--if possible. Maybe ask around locally and see if anyone has any interest.
If you do send pics, I can't say I'm very knowledgeable about old tractors, but I am good at navigating the different websites that deal with them and can probably give an idea of whether they are worth saving or not. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate, good luck with everything and try not to stress too much about the old iron.
Gerrit in Maryland
Hello cjskyy--As I mentioned, I just like looking at photos of old tractors, so if you can take any, please send. I think my email is set up to receive emails from other members, but I haven't used that option too much. For the comments of other members, I can't say what motivates them since I don't really know. Yes, a lot of members are cranky and looking for a fight, but I think the one thing everyone values the most is someone who speaks their mind. You sound like such a person. You'd likely be a welcome member here even if you have nothing to do with tractors.
For your dad, it may be that he's afraid the old machines will be sold for scrap--so he may be open to the idea of someone taking them who will spend some time trying to get them running again--if possible. Maybe ask around locally and see if anyone has any interest.
If you do send pics, I can't say I'm very knowledgeable about old tractors, but I am good at navigating the different websites that deal with them and can probably give an idea of whether they are worth saving or not. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate, good luck with everything and try not to stress too much about the old iron.
Gerrit in Maryland
Thank u. I will take some photos over the next wk. I dont think they really are just scap. Im sure they could be restored and may be valuable. They seem ( to me ) to not be repairable. But i think if he cant repair them he and a tractor lover would appreciate the opportunity to not have them just sit in the woods for another 50 yrs
i thought its a forum like this dream to hear of old tractors in the woods that may be an interesting find....or not, lol.. my intention wasnt to take his things. Thank you for your positive outlook.. i will try your email.
DoubleO7
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- Crystal River, FL
Maybe...............
If they are buried out back under years of over growth he has not seen their condition in some years now.
If there is room under roof, maybe spend some time and dollars to get them under roof.
Then he can look them over and fiddle with them a bit.
And then maybe reality will sink in and he will decide they are too far gone for his abilities.
Just a thought.
If they are buried out back under years of over growth he has not seen their condition in some years now.
If there is room under roof, maybe spend some time and dollars to get them under roof.
Then he can look them over and fiddle with them a bit.
And then maybe reality will sink in and he will decide they are too far gone for his abilities.
Just a thought.
Thank you for your reply ..id love to reply to them all. I had no idea so many replies would be made n how many would be so mean. Im a 120 lb daughter..if i was a 180 son that knew anything about tractors the whole thing would be a cool adventure to do with him..but what u said is exaxtly my concern. The house has been vacant for yrs. Im moving on with four children alone...two of which are toddlers and my father and and my childrens safety is a concern, not the tractors. I think a lot of people have been done wrong on here and maybe assume others are out to hurt their own parents or deprive them of little pleasures like restoring a tractor. As many people have said a post just isnt that simple.theres a who back story. We are alive people not just words on a cell phone .everyones lives are Complex n usually theres a story thats good not bad.
Thank you for your reply and character[/quote]
It's your fathers stuff. Unless he's mentally deficient, leave it alone. Consider that if you manage to remove his dreams...that could well end it for him. That isn't mean, that's compassion for your father from a bunch of guys that can put ourselves in his shoes.
Thank you for your reply and character[/quote]
It's your fathers stuff. Unless he's mentally deficient, leave it alone. Consider that if you manage to remove his dreams...that could well end it for him. That isn't mean, that's compassion for your father from a bunch of guys that can put ourselves in his shoes.
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