Re: restoring tractors in 50 years

Posted by MarkB_MI on April 07, 2005 at 03:10:47 from (64.31.11.179):

In Reply to: restoring tractors in 50 years posted by mattd on April 06, 2005 at 19:07:10:

My opinion: Due to parts availability, restoration of today's production tractors (and autos) will not be common. The tractors of the 30's, 40's and 50's had long production runs and a lot of parts interchangeability. It's not going to be financially feasible for OEMs and aftermarket parts suppliers to maintain parts tooling and inventories for fifty years after production ends on a modern tractor.

Another factor is the size of many modern tractors. Even the largest pre-war tractors are small enough for the average person to store and use. Who's going to want to restore a 300 HP 4WD tractor? These machines will be parted out for the same reason that almost nobody restores old combines: "what's the point?"

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