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My history with this tractor goes back to around 1969. I was 5 years old and it was owned by our neighbor across the street. He was fairly well off financially, having the top union job at the largest employer in our town. He didn’t own a lot of land, less than 3 acres, but he went top notch...

I bought this tractor new in 2004. I replaced the original (Bosch) starter around 2008, with an aftermarket starter (Power-Strike) that cost less than half of what an OEM replacement would have. It lasted a lot longer than the original. I probably should have replaced the Power-Strike in...

This is my second cub. I think the first one I had was a 56. It was more or less completely wore out when I got it and I swore I’d never have another red tractor after all the trouble I had with that one. They say life’s about second chances, so here goes nothing I suppose. I got this one at...

The local dealer has about 20 new tractors in stock, in the 20-50 hp range, and only one has a loader on it. My father in law had to wait about 6 months for one for his new Kubota, about a year ago. Is this a complete failure of the “just in time”, lean manufacturing system ?

I have always liked having field cars around, and I had one for most of the 22 years that I have owned the family farm. That probably goes back to when my grandad rode me around in his Ford model A “jalopi” , before I learned to walk. He had chains on the back tires for traction, an open cab...

It was kind of sad pulling down the last of the old barns yesterday. I still have lots of cleanup to do, but the skyline of our farm is different this morning. I am going to save as much of the 9” square and 6” square hand-hewn posts and beams as I can, cutting them into 10 ft lengths and...

I bought a new Bush Hog, Medium-duty, 5 ft near the end of the season last year. I did not service the clutch at all last year (probably only put about 20 hours on it) but it seemed to be too tight. One time, I backed into a big stump that I did not see and it stalled my 43 hp tractor. This...

There are two old Ford tractors on my road, that have not ran in almost a year. One looks like a 9n. It has a faded “for sale” sign on it. Last spring, one of the original rear rims rusted out on my 51 8n. I called the guy about it, about a week after he pushed it out by the road. It had a...

This 8n now has just over 2000 hours on it. It was my first tractor purchase. I bought it from the widow of the original owner, when it had 1200 hours on it. It has always been stored inside and still wears it's original paint. I believe that the rear tires and rims were original. Its first...

I hope to get my pole barn wired this winter. I ran 2" PVC conduit to it during construction, in anticipation of future needs. I have been getting by ok with a single direct-bury, 15 amp wire that my grandad ran to the previous barn, that was on the same site. With modern LED lighting, that...

Who remembers bringing it in loose ? We brought it in that way, until my grandad bought a square baler, when I reached my teens. We used an old sheet metal loader, that attached to a wagon. Grandpa would be on the tractor and my dad and uncle would be leveling it out on the wagon. I fondly...

There are many reasons why I prefer a canopy, with the chief one being cost. A close second is the fact that I enjoy my time outside mostly because my full time job is inside a factory. Other advantages of a canopy is increased stability due to lower center of gravity, lower maintenance cost...

This tractor quit on me in mid-October 2019. I am the second owner and it has 2000 hours on it (800 from me since I bought it from the widow of the original owner in 1988). I pushed it into the corner of the barn and have tinkered with it a few times since then. Yesterday, with the help of...

When I bought this tractor, from the widow of the original owner back in 1988, it only had 1200 hours on it. I have about doubled that number of hours over the last 30 years. These days, I mainly just use it for firewood and on my two-row corn planter and cultivator. The year I brought it...

Has anyone else had trouble with the starter on a JD 4120 series? I understand this same unit is also used on skidsteers, etc that use this 4 cylinder JD Powertech engine. Mine starting acting up about (4) years ago, but I was always able to get the tractor to fire by holding the key in the...

I just took about 1/2 hour to drill a few holes in a piece of 12" x 3" channel-iron and mount it to the 400X loader, heavy-duty bucket on my JD 4120. The section is about 30" long and bolts to the bottom center of the bucket using (2) 1/2" bolts into the existing toothbar holes on the front...

What is the going rate these days for a clutch job on a Farmall Cub (clutch, pressure plate, throwout bearing)? I think a parts kit is around $150, but I would like to hear the cost of parts and labor.