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You're from Appalachia? I've seen Deliverance. You probably claim you all can't play the banjo.

And... he got what wrong?

A friend of mine's wife had a Bobcat. She did everything in her power to kill that car. Regularly ran it with the oil light on. You could hear the knock when she drove down the street. Finally passed it on to their son when he started driving and he got another couple years out of it. He...

I still think it's the coil because it occurs after significant run time (45 minutes). A float bowl has nowhere enough fuel for it to run that long before problem begins. New coils have been known to fail. Have it tested, cold and hot. A friend of mine had a new tractor that would idle...

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Since it runs for 45 minutes, give or take, I doubt it's fuel delivery. Sounds like it's something to do with heat. No complex electronics on that era tractor so I would bet on the coil. May have issues as it gets hot. If it was an individual plug it would run rough as it lost power.

Glad to see a proper concrete foundation. About the same size as mine. A good thing and a bad thing. Limits the amount of treasures (junk) you collect. Some things that should really be inside are not. Fortunately my home garage is a large double so my Gc2310 and one of my MF563s spend time there.

Ignorance is the mother of adventure,:oops:

Something similar in another thread. I have a 2310, so about 99% the same. Mine was a ground cable between the engine block and frame. Forget which side but lower down. Its's a little thinner than my baby finger and 8-10". The eyelet that bolts onto the frame is crimped onto the ground wire...

makes me laugh whenever I think about it. Some guy yanked a woman out of her car trying to steel it. Got caught because he couldn't drive her standard shift.🤣

I started out driving the old TO20 Fergusons my father had in the day. I was 5 or 6 and too short and light to sit on the seat and step on the clutch and brake so I had to stand. Only 1st and 2nd gear. Helped my father pick up stones, collect hay and straw, and in the day before mechanical grape...

Wouldn't you know it. After waiting impatiently it's now mid 70s and sunny and I'm sick. Friend of mine popped in last weekend with a cough. I picked it up from there. Last 3 days I've hardly opened the door, spending my day on my recliner under a blanket. The worst is the cough. My ribs hurt...

We had a Troy Bilt roto tiller when I was a kid. Did acres and acres of garden every year. When I got rid of it the tines were only knubs. The replacements were expensive enough that I wasn't going to spend that kind of money on an old machine. I traded it towards a new one. Got the top of...

Old Tyme Rock N Roll. I have a hard time listening to much recorded after 1985. Seeger is my guy.

You sure? looks awfully familiar.

You stole my kiddie wagon. I was wondering where it had gotten to

Finally a week of average temps and sunshine. Going to disc up the garden and 2 acre sunflower field today to open it up and help it warm up. End of the week I'll plow it and rototill. The guys (Arnie and Oliva, my MF563s) will be glad to stretch their axles and do a bit of work.

too many urban people look at large farm equipment like it's a carnival ride. IT IS NOT! We used to have people come to the parents farm for produce and often the first thing their kids would do is climb on a tractor. Some people stopped coming when I admonished them. Tractors are serious...

Can I use this on my tractor?

Just saying that all the 250s I've known were flawed machines. Not just ours but machines others had. We've had everything from the early little grey fergies through 35s, 135s, 230, 235, 245, 255, 265, 243. 253, 263, 461, 563 gc 2310, gc1725M and a few I've probably forgotten. Hence...

We had a pair of 250s bought new. Couldn't get rid of them fast enough. Hydraulic problems, wet brake issues, exhaust rotting out, tie rod ends falling out in 250 hrs... Pieces of junk.

Got up and... no rain? Chance of all day. But it's supposed to be sunny and warmer (60s) this weekend and after. Maybe get the taters in the ground about 2 weeks later than I had hoped for. Still waiting for the usual 40s to 80s smack in the head.

wouldn't that be a New Holland as apposed to a Massey Ferguson?

I know a few people that have had their dogs cancer treated and other than spending small fortunes it didn't do them much good. If it's a person you can tell them what to expect and give them the option of what to do. Take a dog in and terrorize it with strangers, operating rooms, needles, being...

I came of age late 70s early 80s. I was a piston head and was about 10 years late for that era of muscle car. Gas was way up and the 60s early 70s muscle was disappearing. You could still find someone at the lights but it was dying. The sort of cruising like in American Graffiti with the stereo...

Here I sit on the back deck listening to the steady patter of rain on the steel roof FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. Give it a rest Ma Nature.

We had a ninth grade teacher that was so upset when Elvis died. To us kids it was, "who."

This morning almost gave me hope that I may start something. About 40 degrees, blue skies, sunshine. Then boom, clouds and rain move in. Don't you just hate when the weather person is right, especially after they've been wrong when it really counted.

and I thought I was old.:oops:

You crank it up. You just don't hear that you have. :LOL:

this week sucks. Maybe 50 degrees today and mid 40s rest of the week and rainy. In the summer when we're parched they say 90% chance of rain and we get zippo. Right now, slight chance of showers and it pours. SOB!

extra change for shopping carts at the store. Well thats the plan but it's never there when needed.

I have about a bushel of potatoes left from last year. Most years by now they have started to grow in the boxes and are even difficult to separate. This year the eyes have just started to grow and kind of grudgingly. I'm at a loss if they will grow if I put them out or not. I'm going to be...

Rainy, cool weekend and early next week. Temps. still below average for time of year. Still just daydreaming. I had really hoped to at least have the taters in by now.

I grease the deck wheels every use. The pullies and pto u joints about every second use. At my place that means about 6-7 hours. Haven't had any problems in 15 years 350 hrs. Have gone through two sets of blades though.

How old are you, 25? Do you remember the old school am radios. Or the old am/fm units that you had to slide a big bar" across that changed between them. The old school speakers that always rattled. That's why as kids we always went and changed the sound systems in the cars when we got them. You...

You forgot to mention not to run with them.

Over the years I dug up some dandies on the parents property. A couple friends wanted rocks for their gardens. I still don't know how I got some of them there without big equipment. Then a few years later they asked me to remove them. NO!

Forgot how many famous faces there were in that show. About half way through the series now.

Took a look. Still too cold/wet. Back to the catalogues and day dreaming.

I remember the first time going with my father to buy a new pickup. It was a big deal to have power steering/brakes because my mother would drive it to. Still had 3 on the tree. A rear bumper was an option because it wasn't considered a safety requirement. Pa grudgingly sprung about $35 so I...

The neighbor was mowing a couple acres of grass next door. The dandelions where thick and the blossoms were in seed. I saw him stop and get off his massey135 and walk around it cursing. Being curious and just a bit nosey I went over to see what was happening. "Piece of s--t useless garbage...

Good job, but by the bounces I'd say you have plenty of stones to rake out.

As long (long hahaha) as his name isn't John Holmes he should be OK.

Mr Hand. Cool.:cool:

Coming down Sandplant hill, QEW highway going from Niagara Falls ON to St Catharines, a long drop down the escarpment to a reasonable curve to the left before it straightens out I was passed by an old school Saturn. He had on four of what I call idiot spares. I guess he was trying to mimic the...

Friend of mine, a very Kramer like guy, always drove without lights even in the countryside. He put reflectors on his car so people would know he was there. Took the fan belt off his alternator and put a solar panel on his roof to charge his battery. Claimed it saved significant gas. When his...

Talk about old school. Pa would do an entire check if he was going anywhere more than half an hour away. Check tire pressure, oil, rad level, master brake cylinder, washer fluid even if he had just done it the day before. Then he met my future father in law. He hadn't changed the oil in his car...

It's a rainy weekend here, but if it dries up enough to get the soil worked up I'm going to try to get the taters in the ground by May 1. If so they should be coming out of the ground about the time of last frost danger. Going to try a few other colder crop vegies at that time too.

In auto shop at school one of our projects was to change out a slant 6 that a teacher had blown in his car. We goofed putting the engine mounts on the new engine and turned it into a straight 6. And they say the LGBT people can't be changed. LOL

My old man bought a new truck and paid extra for Firestone 721s. Not one made more than 6000 miles. Belts separated and bounced the truck all over the road. The first few they replaced. Then they started prorating them. The last one after about the 6000 miles the prorated difference was more...

Years back my girlfriends coworker took her new car back to the dealership. The wind shield washer unit wasn't working. Turned out she had used up all the fluid and didn't realize you had to refill it. She was blonde.

Went for one about a year ago. No after problems, but... My recovery bed was right across from the room where they did the ... invasive proceedure. I saw the nurse come out with the trolly and the scope on it. She picked it up and gave it a wipe down before leaving. Holy s--t. If I'd had any...

My fathers friend bought a brand new Buick Skylark. He went to the dealership for the first oil change and decided to visit Pa on the way home. We were outside and could hear him coming. When he got out we asked him what's wrong with your car? "don't know, just got it serviced" Opened his hood...

TP? At my age, always. Prophylactics? At my age I'm not that optimistic. Fast food wrappers, plenty.

So, how many kids do you have?:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

If you're putting 60psi in those tires don't be surprised to hear an earth shattering Kaboom some day. 30-35 should be more than sufficient. At 60 you're not only over manufacturers recommended inflation but also more likely to get a puncture. Most yards I know have something even if it's only a...

Sloppy language sinks ships. LOL! I bought the high pressure line even though it's not necessary. If the same as my 563s there is line from the fuel tank the the filter housing, then to the injector pump, excess goes to he fuel cooler, then a long line from the front of the rad all the way back...

It's just a rubber line.

It's just plain rubber line that slips over the nipple at each end. Only thing to make is cutting it to the right length. They are rubber line with a cloth weave on the outside for protection. My pair of 563s use the same lines. When I went to the local Massey dealer the parts guy, an idiot...

Same here with my MF563s. Actually there are a number of parts that have been discontinued. Mine are only 2007 while I can still get parts for a Ford 8N and 9N which were 1940s 50s. Went to a local automotive place and had a choice of regular or high pressure line. Bought it off the role. It...

SAY WHAT? I'm in Canuckistan where our insurance rates are way more than the states and I pay way less than what you quote. For my entire property, House $800K, Barn$350, liability, chemical cleanup, personal injury... my deductible is $1k and entire policy is $1400. Canuckistan dollars even...

There's a local pizza place myself and a friend had been going for about a year. Pizza and wings were great and reasonable. Buddy was telling the owner how much his food and quality was appreciated. Man, the guy sucked it up like a cat being petted while lying in the sun. After a while the...

Thanks for the heads up. They have everything but the share.

Last Friday and Saturday we broke records with 80 plus readings. People were crowding the local nurseries. Today we'll be lucky to crack 40 and off on spitting showers. This morning it actually snowed for about 2 minutes. I'm guessing there are lots of new plants packed away into garages and...

I grew up fixing and driving used cars until I could afford something new. Used to get "hot" safety certificates and drove some rotted out wrecks. Constantly under the hood adjusting points and timing, carbs, valves etc. Don't tell me how great those old pieces of crap were. The muscle cars...

Was in the local Wallymart today. Found the entire Twilight Zone series on DVD for only $20. It was supposed to be $40 but somebody put the wrong price on and they gave it to me for that. Lots of binge watch there. Already watched the episode where Donna Douglas (gigity) is considered an ugly...

Good luck getting parts for any older plow. Used to have a good selection at TSC years and years ago. They had a shelf with all sorts. If you weren't sure of it's parentage you brought in your old share and compared until you found one. Last time I went there for shares the old guy working...

If the worst happens bring it to me. I use as much mulch as I can get in my orchard and garden. Sell it to the green folk that try to garden naturally.

Went through a heat wave end of this week. 😎 Broke records. Apricots are in full bloom, even saw a couple swallows. People are out there mowing and prepping. Wait till the shock of the new week. Cooler, wet and gray. Even a small chance of snow over night although the predicted low will be a...

At the time I thought it was a good idea, I plug my FEL into one of the 2 sets of remotes on my MF563. Sometimes the lever that choses which set of remotes is being used will not quit go to neutral but also not fully engaged. When this happens I get similar results. I put a short bungee cord to...

We're all over the place. Yesterday was low 80s and next week mid 40s. Grass has sprung and will need cutting so I'll give Elinor a complete fluids change and lube the mower deck. Apricots are in full bloom after our little heat wave. Hoping to avoid a frost as I haven't had my own apricots...

Growing up pets, mostly dogs and cats, were part of the household. They were taken care of but usually had a function, mousing, guarding... Now they are "Fur Family." People have taken pets to an extreme. At my age I'm seeing people take better care of their pets than they did of their kids in...

I'm always amused by the side effects. Something like a zit medication will list possible connections to cancer, heart attacks or even death. The list of negative side effects is often overwhelming. You have a serious illness and you take this drug because even with it's dangers it may help...

Couldn't you afford the wheels or is it just low profile?:oops:

bring a bullet proof vest

This typing is wearing me out.:coffee:

a torch:devilish:

best tractor ever was the Hoyt Clagwell.(y) They last forever. Inexpensive and they will run on a variety of fuels. If you want a good machine, simple, heavy, no emissions nonsense look at a Massey Ferguson 2600H series. Built old school and reasonably priced. Cheaper than orange, blue or green...

I've had the same one for about 20 years that I bought used. It was lightly used on sandy soil. Gets maybe 5 hours a year with me. They do a great job with few problems. Grease the U joints and the grease zerk on the side, check the oil in the gear box. You know, the regular maintenance...

A friend of mine had an older beagle. Found out it had cancer. Paid over 20K to treat it and it died anyways. I would never do that to my critters and it's not just the money. If a person finds out they have cancer they can look at their options and decide what to do. The poor animal has no...

Going back a number of years I was looking at a Kubota for orchard use. They had an ad for a 55pto hp 4 wheel drive unit for a really reasonable price. The dealer asked what the application would be. Orchard, 300 gal sprayer, 10' disc, cultivator, etc. No, this tractor isn't heavy enough, have...

I had a great vet taking care of my critters. She's semi retired now and only looks after a few long term clients. Mutley and the gang still get their annual checkups and shots from her. However the vets who bought her practice are just into it for the cash. They always have reasons for...

Talk about mowing around a rock. My former outlaws had a rock in the backyard that was considered unmoveable. About 3 feet around sticking up about a foot. I asked if they would want it removed. OK, but it's a big one and will take a lot of digging and work. I brought shovels and pry bars and at...

Hilly? Definitely get 4 wheel drive. Hilly? Get more Hp. Not to overkill but an extra 10-15 can be a huge bonus at some point. Hilly? Set it up wide. Don't bother with narrow design models. I have 6 acres and I run 2 55 PTO Hp tractors. Gives me the option of running larger equipment if it...

If you put stone and gravel where you want it, a driveway, it will dissipate and disappear. If you remove them from an area where you want to grow something they will come back every year. I'm on sandy soil and when I bought the place the previous owner told me I'D never find any rocks. After 10...

It's legalized in Canuckistan now but it used to be a good earner for me years ago. I live along a waterway that has the city on the west side and we are rural on the east side. Our side of the waterway has trees and brush so the city folks would sneak over and put in pot plants. I've never...

we're having a veritable heatwave this week. 45F and maybe some sun later in the week. Our usual last risk of frost is about May 21 and over the years got burned on that once or twice. Not worth trying to work up the soil yet. Too wet right now and if it dries out a little don't want to turn...

I don't use a gauge. I do it by eye. If I see one or both of the rears sidewalls are bulging I add some air until it "stands" up to the look I want. I don't over inflate as it will ruin your ride on hard surfaces and taken to the extreme could blow them off the rim. You lose traction also. Never...

My parents had a fruit farm. The property at the back was a bush lot that came right up to their property line. This one kid couple times a day would come down along the edge of the bush and then turn onto their headland and open up his dirt bike. One time my father was spraying. The trees...

we don't have any snow left but we've been getting a flood of rain. I was going to do some pruning but it's too mucky.

That's just showing off now. LOL

Dang southerners. I'm in Ontario Canuckistan, about 35 minutes from the worlds most overrated tourist (sucker) attraction. Niagara Falls, a young brides second biggest disappointment. We don't plant tender plants until about the 20th of May and some of the really warm lovers like peppers and...

Stopped a kid that was doing donuts on my just planted garden couple years ago. Took his keys and told him to walk home and get his parents. Residential area couple miles away. Didn't they have a s..t fit about their little man having to walk home and that I stole his machine. Called the cops...

I should get the rights to the storyline before somebody makes it into some silly TV program.

The nephew is a wizard. He got it running too well. Got ticketed doing 75 in a 30 zone. Couldn't stop because he didn't do the brakes. I had to ride it out with a stuck throttle until it ran out of kerosene. Trial comes up in May. So far I have charges of careless, driving a vehicle without...

He's passed away now but I knew a guy who was a regular at the local coffee shop most mornings. After his wife died he started going to the casino in Niagara Falls Canuckistan. He used to brag when he won. The casino used to comp him fancy rooms and meals. Never would he admit how much he lost...

Not a lack of hp. Spinning the wheels long before running out of puff. Runs everything I have. 12 foot discs, sprayer with 38" fan, 8 foot side shifting bush hog etc I just find the 2700s awkward to get off and on compared to the 563. You get older and you'll know what I mean. Some of the...

I was thinking of updating the dandy duo. I'm keeping them. I don't want to deal with all the BS emmissions systems. For my applications they more than serve the purpose.

I only have a hobby farm with about 6.5 acres. Came from a much larger fruit farm so I still have two Masseys. High hour one has about 800 on the clock. I was looking at updating the herd recently even though nothing is wrong with the current ones. Just an itch for something new. First the...

Way back, my girl friends mother and her step father went to some special do. We stayed in to take advantage of each other. There was a huge and intense thunderstorm that night. Much worse than we normally get around here. A number of the strikes were really close by. One was closer than we...

I have a gc2300. Should be 99% the same I had a problem with mine where the battery would go flat and occasionally stall for no good reason. There is a ground wire from the engine block to the frame. It's about as thick as my baby finger. Just looking at it, it appeared fine. But at the point...

Someone here said something about the violence in the old shows. At least when someone got shot it was clean, maybe a trace of blood. In the current shows you get closeups of the stabbing, shooting, burn... victims that only an emergency room doctor should see. Too graphic for my taste. Who here...

My nephew, bit of a long hair lay about is coming down this weekend. His parents want him to be exposed to a different lifestyle than spending days down in the basement playing video games. He's supposed to be a good mechanic when motivated. I'll let him have a go before putting the Clagwell on...

I've had a few people here say that it won't get much for scrap weight and that I should put it at the end of the driveway. I just might do that. I have an old 2 furrow plow on steel wheels. I'll hitch them up and have a sort of gate guard. That should teach it a lesson for being so difficult...

Should have hung on to my money. This thing smokes and backfires like you wouldn't believe. Worse than a Soviet era car. Only 2 speeds and it grinds like crazy before you can get going. No reverse so you have to be careful to always have a straight ahead route. Then one or the other or both...

We decided to leave today and pick up my Hoyt Clagwell early Monday. Must have taken a wrong left turn in Albuquerque. We couldn't find Hooterville or the Shady Rest Hotel until late. They kept the kitchen open late just for us. Chef serves a mean plate of possum innards and mustard greens. We...

I bought a new 461 in 2006. Seemed fine on delivery. But little things started to creep in. Nothing serious, but annoying. Over the years had exclusively Masseys, my father going back to the old TO20 Fergusons. Never had any problems that were not from wear and tear over years. When I started...

didn't know anyone still had one of those. I grew up using those on my parents farm. I haven't seen one in 30 years. Worked great. I'm sorry I sent mine for scrap.

Arnold and Oliver and I are going to pick it up tomorrow. Bit of a drive but Olivers Lincoln has a cushy ride. Can't wait until it warms up and I can put the Hoyt Clagwell to the test.

just a cool piece of kit. My friend arnold says they're great machines when running.

There's a low hour Hoyt Clagwell for sale not too far away. Priced very reasonably. It's been in storage for some time. Problem I hear is that parts and service are hard to get. Is worth the trouble?

Your Kubota is a miracle machine to pull that much. My Masseys have about 4 times the hp and 3 time the weight. Never run out of power pulling an 84" box blade. However when it starts to fill up they run out of traction. Maybe loose sand or gravel would be different. My place is more on the...

I bought a box blade probably 15 years ago. Used it twice. My tractors for this are two Masseys rated at 55pto hp and weighing in at 5500lbs + with loaded rears. Unless you are really good and quick with the hydraulics and don't take on too big a bite your little Ford isn't going to do much with...

I've poked around looking at something new and yes the prices are just stupid. My machines are getting older, 2007, all 3, however the high hour one is under 800hrs. Just like the thought of something new. I went to the dealers and did the same thing as you. Got a quote. Thought about it and...

If I could do it all over again I'd be a weather personality. What a great job. You come on the tube, scare people with Snowmagedon or whatever and have a laugh with the other news people. When you miss the prediction totally you come on and laugh about it again. If you started any other job...

I'll start with the worst. 1977 GMC 2500 Sierra Grande 350 4barrel carb. 10mpg. Bottom of the door fell off at 2 years old from rust, 30,000 miles. 4 years old and 47000 miles the body shop told me there wasn't anything to weld to for a body job. It would need all new body panels, door skins...

Made an appointment to install tires at sears for first thing in the morning, 7:30am. I told the manager I had to be at work for 10am. No problem he assured me. I went across the street for a bite and coffee. Came back after 9 my car was still on the hoist, tires on the ground nobody anywhere...

I have a pair of Massey 563 tractors. Both under a 800 hours. I was going to trade them in for new Massey 2706Hs. A bit more horse that I really don't need but... I like new toys. Went to the dealer, climbed up on one, too high. They put the fuel tank under the foot rest so you can fuel from...

a 3pth rock rake would make quick work of sand like that. You could lift it and get into tight areas unlike dragging around fencing and beams etc. Or a 3pth cultivator. Around here you can get a used one cheap and you have it for any future jobs. I've seen 5' and 6' ones go at auction for...

Lucky us. Bought a generator about 15 years ago. Twice a year I put a quart of fuel in, run it dry and change the oil. Only thing it's powered is a radio I listen to while I wait for it to run dry. Once every couple years we lose power for a few minutes.

We have lots around here. They cycle in and out. This area has very limited deer so they are dependant on the small critters. It seams they stay in the area until they deplete the good hunting and then move on for a month or more until the waskly wabbits and others return in numbers. They...

Buy a new Massey 2600H series. No regen on them and tier 4 compliant. They come 38 to 65 PTO HP, 2 wheel & 4 wheel drive, mechanical 8x8 shuttle tranny. Love mine. A little bigger physically but it'll pull your workmaster around no problem.

I have that exact one. Bought used about 20 years ago. I rototill about an acre of garden spring and fall and do similar for a couple neighbors. I'm **** about greasing things and maintaining gear oils. After all this time there are a couple blades need replacing. It has hit a rock here and...

It was winter 77 or 78. I was 16-17. Lost my driving priviliges so I was doing a lot of walking. Went to a party with friends in someones car. Clothing, tight jeans, light disco shirt, short leather jacket, disco style shoes. I was hanging around trying to pickup a girl when my ride left. I set...

I had the one dealer want more for the new tractor I was looking at with a trade than if I bought it straight up. He is no longer my dealer. I mentioned to a friend that I may be getting rid of a tractor and replacing it with a new one. He mentioned it at the local coffee shop. In the next 2...

Went to my FORMER local Massey dealer. He came out to see what I was looking at. Quoted me a price. We went inside to his office and shot the s--t for a bit and he quoted me a new price, $2500 more. What the f...? I mentioned I had a few pieces I wouldn't mind trading in. He sent his son the...

On a 26" B&W with a cabinet the size of a midsize car I didn't miss Benny Hill, Love Merican Style, Commander Tom and Rocketship 7(local kids TV shows) Looney Tunes. I remember running home at 12 noon to catch The Flintstones everyday, over and over again. Remember going to the local corner...

What 2 things have been replaced? Hydraulic oil and the filter. I almost went crazy with a similar problem on a Kubota I bought at auction. New to me I went and changed fluids. No hyraulics no matter what I, we, they tried. Finally after an estimated $2500 repair was suggested by the dealer I...

Mr fancy. LOL

My Bush Hog started leaking badly. It's an 8 footer with side shift. 3 gearboxes. Bottom seal went on one. It was more than I'm willing to spend for the repair of a 20 year old machine. I'm only mowing about 3-4 acres. I was just going to buy a 6foot 3pth replacement. Until I found the...

I use my old hydraulic oil from my tractors. Done it my whole life. Never had a problem. When I first drain it I do let it sit so any contaminants settle to the bottom. Don't use the stuff off the bottom.

I have a property with a little over 6 acres. Mostly level. I have 3 tractors. 2 Masseys with 55 rated pto hp, one with a FEL, and their smaller sister a mf1725m with a FEL. Overkill? I know not. You can never have too many tractors. I may only put on 80+ hrs all combined but I love doing...