Re: Our tractor hobby

Posted by Notjustair on December 25, 2014 at 20:15:06 from (70.195.64.163):

In Reply to: Our tractor hobby posted by animal on December 25, 2014 at 18:40:58:

Here's what I see from a 40 year old:

When I was in high school I loved old cars. I had tons of them and drove them as my daily cars. Before I started farming I had enough money to restore a few of the special ones. I still have four of my old cars. Now that two of them are restored (actually restored back to new condition) I find I don't drive them often due to time and I don't want some wacko hitting me.

I grew up on the farm and always liked the old tractors. When I started farming full time I slowly aquired some old tractors to mix in with tillage and field tractors. I know better than to restore them - I would never use them. As it is there are things that I have for each old tractor to do so they get used regularly. Of course, I farm with what some folks collect - 8430, 4440, 4020, etc. those are what I am able to work on easily and they are good workhorses. The 7800 has cost more than all of the others combined in repairs (lately) because I can't do it sometimes and have to take it to Deere to find out what sensor is tripping which light or warning. No one will ever "collect" that tractor although I love the job it does.

The folks that grew up using old stuff will likely still see its place on the farm and use it as their parents/grandparents did. I have nostalgia for them, but it is the way they sound when they work and the jobs they do. I didn't ever see a Farmall M new so that picture isn't in my mind. The picture I have in my mind is using ours to grind feed - that's exactly how I use mine (among other things). It had dings and scrapes and that's how I use mine. Money on this farm isn't free enough at this point in my life to have toy tractors to enjoy. When it is the parts may be sky high. Who knows. In the mean time I will keep on using them.

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