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Re: Farmall restorers
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Posted by Steve W (NY) on October 13, 2004 at 07:52:20 from (24.213.210.222):
In Reply to: Farmall restorers posted by Mr. Mayor on October 13, 2004 at 06:07:43:
I sort of agree with you. Most green ones are nicely restored. The analogy I like to make is that green ones are like Harley motorcycles....more of a sheep mentality. It's the "look at me", "no....look at me" kind of thing. Functionality takes a back seat to style. I've sort of noticed that the usability of an old tractor is directly proportional to how restred it will be. Take an old JD A or B, or even an L, they are unlikely to be used for much on a farm, so they usually are shiny. Your average H or M is still a viable 4th or 5th tractor on a farm, so they keep their work clothes on. Some aren't gonna like what I say next, but you look at the advanced designs of the vintage Ford tractors, like the 9N, 8N, Jubilee, 6 and 800 series, and the usefullness of them still today, and you can see what I am talking about. The 100 series of Farmalls are the same. The numbers would indicate there should be lots of them at shows, but they are all still working for a living on hobby farms. So don't worry about it. Here's my leak free, perfect running BN. Hope it makes you feel better. Take Care
Steve
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