Re: When restoring, what should be the goal?

Posted by alkay on July 21, 2006 at 08:48:31 from (69.29.23.15):

In Reply to: When restoring, what should be the goal? posted by Mike CA on July 20, 2006 at 16:51:30:

I agree with most of the comments. Do what pleases you and to hell with everyone else. I personally don't like seeing any equipment; car, truck, tractor, etc. that is not being used as they were intended. I have a 1944 Oliver 60 Standard. It is restored, still looks great and I use it to pull a trailer and a set of gang mowers. I have a 1955 Cub Lowboy with belly mower and a blade I use to mow and push a little snow. I have a 1959 John Deere 435 that pulls a finish mower. They don't do hard work any more, but they do work and I try to use each one of them every week. They are all in great shape, but they do have a few minor scratches, oil leaks, etc. For me worrying about getting a scratch and keeping a tractor in a "safe" environment and only trailering it to a show now and then takes away the fun of having an old tractor. The sounds, smells, feelings and pride of having something that is 20, 30, 40+ years old and still runs better than most peoples 5 year old cars. Just my two cents worth!

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