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Re: Does the old iron still do the job?
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Posted by Christopher on November 06, 2001 at 17:07:54 from (66.163.141.159):
In Reply to: Does the old iron still do the job? posted by old fashioned farmer on November 05, 2001 at 19:53:33:
Yep, I farm 80 acres with my '47 M, I use old JD equipment except the baler which is an IH 37, the M is a little small for the work I put it through but it does it, I couldn't afford to farm with a $20,000 dollar tractor when a $1,200 M will do, so it just takes me a little longer to do the job, so what, I enjoy it enough to make it worthwhile. You ought to see the neighbors faces though, they all farm thousands and thousands of acres with several 3-400+ hp. 4x4 articulating tractors, they laugh when they see me! Chris
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