Howdy to all Y'all from Breen in Va.

[Breen]

Looking forward to the forum... I'm 60 yrs old and retired from farming but still look after the farm, only someone else is worrying about rain now. Old Green is my interest. Hope I can help someone.

 

[murphy1244]

:welcome:

 

[Breen]

Thanks... I have the 1952 JD B my Dad bought new and just finished plowing my garden with its #44H plow. Has the newer 3 pc HS44NC bottoms on it vs. the 2 pc. wrought iron bottoms on Dad's old 44H plow down in the woods. Put new points on it and it dug so deep I had to re-set the plow. Also have its #5 sickle mower and model R manure spreader (flat tire.) Got Dad's "66 JD 2510 he bought when I was 14. Has a JD 47 front end loader on it. Was always my job to keep the equipment running.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Welcome from the valley.

 

[mguitas]

:welcome:

 

[Bob77064]

Welcome Breen

 

[MIKE R]

Welcome to the forum. I would love to see some pictures of it.

 

[gilbertmsg]

Welcome. Just sent you a pm.

Eddie

 

[Breen]

Thanks Eddie, I live on the Nottoway between Homeville and the Courthouse. Off 35. An RN at Southside Regional. Biggest problem is cleaning the grease out of my fingernails prior to nursing at the hospital 3 days a week. You must be on the other side of 460.

 

[Breen]

This is me cultivating peanuts in front of Dad's house, Ca. 1991. It's the other B that he sold ser. #274881 Brought $1500. Had to drive it on the trailer for him because he had no idea how to run it and I had tears when it left after the sale.

 

[Breen]

2 more pics from the archive... my son Bob on the '52 B that I have now, and the '45 H that I sold a neighbor and am desperately trying to buy back. He can't start it, but I can.

 

[gilbertmsg]

You're just a few miles down the road from me. Turn right onto Cabin Point Road off Rt 35 about 8 miles from Homeville. Like your pictures.

Eddie

 

[Breen]

And here's my daughter Tori in Dec. 1994.on my '73 4430 (bought winter 1973 #13805.) Helluva tractor. Traded a JD 4000 for it. Listed for $15000. Dad bought one like it in '76 (#51818) for $24000. The difference was the gas embargo of '73 when fuel went up 150%. Sound familiar? Pulled a 4600 4-16 flip plow and a 16 ft center-fold disk with it. Most sorry disk JD ever made. Impossible to level. Had a 148 loader for it.

 

[MIKE R]

Nice tractors. Them H's are real collectors tractors. Did your have fenders and lights?

 

[Breen]

Lights but no fenders. Matter-of-fact, I can't recall ANY pre-1960 JD or IH row crop tractors around here with fenders. They got in the way of the mounted implements that bolted to the axles. Just were not popular in this area prior to the 3 pt. hitch. First one we had with fenders was a 1960 JD 4010. Had a '53 Oliver 88 Row Crop with fenders, but it was used for drawbar work only. Had a '55 Oliver Super 55 with fenders, but then it had 3 pt. hitch.

 

[creekbend]

Good to have you aboard.

 

[kensnelling]

Welcome from Oklahoma.

Ken

 

[Breen]

My sister came with her camera Friday and here are some pics of the "52 B and her 44H with HS44NC 14" bottoms plowing. With the new points I had to come up on the cylinder an inch. Enjoy... I did.

 

[Breen]

New project... pulled my granddad's 1917 Ayers Peanut Planters out of the barn today. Rusty but everything still works on both of them. Little blowing off with an air hose and a few judicious drops of oil and I think they would still plant. Also got his JD #1A corn sheller out of another barn. Galvanized steel with RED trim and RED decals. Dates to the 20's. Something to do on a cold, blustery day.