Nice looking tractor. I can easily believe he has over $9000 in it. I would bet that the paint cost him good money. As for the over 200 hours I think that would be way short if it is a total restore.
I hate seeing a chrome straight pipe on these old tractors. Just like I dislike straight exhaust on a truck.
I never really thought much of the FFA program. The local fellow is kind of an educated fellow that if you farmed like he recommends you would be broke in a few years.
This is just going to the national level with the same kind of thinking. Spending $9000 restoring a tractor that is only worth maybe half that. I am not sure that is what we need to be teaching the younger generation.
I know they have included these type of projects to try to keep the numbers up in the FFA. It just does not seem like it is the same things. It is more like the "Future Painter of America" FPA??? LOL
I guess it is not different than some of the local "farm" kids driving a new $50K truck to school and thinking they "know" what life is.
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