If you haven't had a lot of mechanical experience I'd say start off with something simple and fairly common. Lots of JD A & B, Allis B,C,WC,WD, Farmall H,M,A,B and Oliver, Moline common model around. Parts are fairly inexpensive and available. Second part of the equation is your future as an engineer. I graduated from college 46 years ago, BSME, but I had the HUGE advantage over most of the other guys(no gals in those days) in that I had grown up on a farm and had personal first hand, up close, practical experience with all kinds of machinery. What you will learn restoring a tractor will stand you in very good stead later on. Two of my sons are engineers, and both got a lot of experience here on my little farm. Both are very practical, common sense, kind of engineers. Don't mean to get off on a rant, but what makes a person successful is the ability to make good decisions and stick with them. You will learn some of that trying to restore some old piece of iron. In my years I've known a lot of people who transferred out of engineering to something else, but none that transferred in. Don't be surprised if you find it's not for you. Thanks for listening.
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Today's Featured Article - History of the Nuffield Tractor - by Anthony West. The Nuffield tractor story started in early 1945. The British government still reeling from the effects of the war on the economy, approached the Nuffield organization to see if they would design and build an "ALL NEW" British built wheeled tractor, suitable for both British and world farming.
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