Posted by Mike (WA) on January 07, 2010 at 14:26:03 from (69.10.199.3):
In Reply to: Price of tea in China posted by MY EYES! MY EYES! on January 07, 2010 at 12:19:53:
Dad bought a nearly new 8N Ford, in 1952. Got plow, disc, and mower, I think. Other than an old Fordson I remember crawling around on (that I never saw run), that N was the only tractor he ever had.
When I bought my first farm in 1973, I hired a guy to cut the hay. Seemed like a nice guy, but pretty disgusted with haying at that point- had gotten stiffed for some jobs, weather problems, etc. He said I needed something like his tractor and mower (another 8N and MF DynaBalance mower), priced it to me at $900, so I borrowed from the bank on my signature and bought it. I wonder now if there was a lien on the tractor- if so, I never heard about it. That started a "love affair" with tractors that continues- I guess I've owned 30 or so, over the last 35 years. Did a little buying and selling, but that's a tough way to make a buck.
Sure liked that DynaBalance mower, at least for a sickle type. Got a Taarup disc mower a couple years later, and there's no comparison, of course, especially in lodged, heavy grass- but it took considerable more ponies than the N had.
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