Re: tractor judge

Posted by txblu on June 18, 2004 at 06:04:15 from (199.46.199.232):

In Reply to: tractor judge posted by Darald on June 18, 2004 at 05:48:05:

My opinion.

A tractor show is to display original condition for an antique.(period).

Anything that takes away from that is a whack!

Modifications like an added dash switch, conversion to alternator, lights and all that weren't factory original are no-no's

Sheet metal I would think is different. If it has been restored to like new condition, it gets points; doesn't matter that there is a gallon of Bondo under the hood paint.

Mechanical aspects should get added marks if they work like new. But, if you have a 40 year old tractor that has never had a wrench to the engine sitting there puffing blue smoke out the pipe, I wouldn't ding it just because next to it is one that had a complete engine overhaul and it doesn't smoke. Probably a personal opinion there; do you give the owner credit for mechanical restoration, or do you credit the "find" of a tractor that has survived without it? Hard call for me. Everybody can't go out and find a relic, but lots of folks put a lot of sweat and $$$ into the rebuild.

My 2c

Mark

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