Recent content by olivedrabflorida

So I've got an idea I thought I'd run by you guys to see if anyone does this and if it's a good idea. Still working out the numbers to see how profitable it would be, so here it is: buying rusty, non running 8n's off craigslist, restoring them, then selling the freshly restored 8n's on...

Hi everybody, haven't been on the forum in a while so I though I'd start a completely off topic thread :). I'd love to know any SMALL, "backwards", friendly towns in florida and possibly south alabama. I'm talking about behind the times, low crime places where you can leave your cars unlocked...

Hello everyone, after lots of searching, I finally found the garden tractor of my dreams. It's a John Deere RX75. Everything seems to be ok except for the starting solenoid (thats what I think it is, it clicks or cranks slowly on a full battery). But I'm concerned with the transmission (only...

After hours of research online I haven't been able to find straight answers to my question's. Please help!!! I am planning to plant sunflowers and I will be buying a combine. I only want a pto powered, tow behind tractor combine. I like the allis chalmers all crop models. Here are my...

Hi everybody, I am shopping for a tractor and I need some ideas about fuel storage. I will only buy a diesel tractor so diesel will be the only fuel I will be buying. My first idea was keeping a 55 gallon barrel of off-road diesel with a 110 volt pump in the garage, but I dont want to risk a...

I am thinking of buying a ford 1100 diesel tractor from a neighbor. He started the tractor and it blew a plume of white smoke out the exhaust pipe. He is still thinking of a price. What kind of things should I look for next time I take a look at it? Is the white smoke at start up a big issue?