Re: Hi Guys.

Posted by Jim Jordan on August 27, 2004 at 20:53:53 from (63.164.212.177):

In Reply to: Re: Hi Guys. posted by Dave in CT on August 27, 2004 at 08:09:47:

I wasn"t really looking or even thinking about a loader, although I do see where it would be useful especially for my driveway. My son tells me that a tractor without a loader is useless. I like the M because they were all built at the Rock Island plant where my father and grandfather both worked. Most of the H"s were made there also and it is not hard to determine where or when they were made. Around here, Northern Illinois M"s seem to be going somewhat cheaper than H"s. Other than the engines they are pretty much the same. Most parts interchange and are not too hard to find. Ilooked at a M that has been converted to 12 volt electric and live hydraulics. It is in good condition but was built during the middle of the 47 production run. I wanted one that was no newer than a 46. I know where there are 3 Farmalls sitting, right around the corner from the one that I looked at. One is a H, I cant see the other 2 well enough to tell if they are H"s or M"s but I can tell that they are one or the other. One of the 2 that I cant Identify has a loader on it. There is also a plow sitting with these 3 tractors and I nbelieve that it is a 3 bottom which would be too big for a H. I saw a tractor in a back yard in town a couple of weeks ago. It was too dark to know what I was looking at that night. But when I went back in the daytime I saw a M with one rear tire half flat and the other about 3/4 flat, it has a loader on it and looks like it has been in that same spot for years. I haven"t been able to contact the owner yet but I know that the city is after a lot of people for having "junk" in their yards. Some people have been given warnings for having lawn mowers that they were using sitting outside overnight. I know 2 people who live within 5 blocks of this tractor that we could move it to till I could arrange to move it the 6 miles out to my place. It needs a lot of work, but I am capable of doing all of it myself and feel that time spent working on it would be good for me. I just need to get over there when the guy is home and see if I can buy it.

Jim

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