Re: To restore or salvage

Posted by Rick Kr on May 16, 2007 at 14:52:48 from (67.108.90.99):

In Reply to: To restore or salvage posted by sambear on May 16, 2007 at 12:55:21:

RESTORE!!!

I was lucky enough to get my Great Grandfathers 1946 AC WC. Sat since 1959, my dad got it fired up in 1981. Sat again, dad and I both got it going in 1993. Been running ever since.

It is ok to fair condition, definitely used. He did 80acres with it. Also got cultivator, cultipacker, disc, and plow. Left the horsedrawn hayrake, and front mount cultivator.
Left other old horsedrawn equip that he used before 1946.

Why did I tell you all this. Well, I spent 2 years on and off "restoring" all these rusted attachments. Freeing everything up, grease etc. Tractor is still original.

I could go buy a WC in better shape probably well under $1000. But everytime I run it, or even hook the implements to one of my newer tractors its hard to describe. Not real fast or big, but fun to use.

So if you like it and it reminds your of your grandpa do it. But don't think you will ever sell it for more than the market price because it was your grandpas. But its hard to put a price on memories.

I have been thinking about restoring mine, but I always remember the tractor kind of faded and a little rusty and my grand grandpa in a thick Czech accent telling me how great of a tractor that was instead of his two horses. So I might just leave it exactly the way it is right now. Original and well used.

Hopefully my WC is the last tractor I have. I'll give it to my kids.

Rick

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