Rick1961
New member
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2013
- Messages
- 2
- Location
- Blountsville, AL
- Tractor
- 1964 Farmall 140, 1967 Farmall 140, 1987 Ford 3910, 1970 Massey Ferguson 135
Hello all,
Was just looking for some parts for a couple of old Farmall 140s I have and came acoss this site. Just looking around here has brought back some fond memories from my childhood. I grew up in this area but moved to Ohio in 1985 to take a desk job. Thought would be there a year or two but ended up staying 25 years. Just moved back three years ago after a divorce and I'm glad I did. Back then I couldn't wait to leave home and get as far away as possible from the sweat and hard work that comes with farming! Now I can't wait to smell the fresh turned soil!
Back in the day when I was a little kid my grandparents and parents raised all kinds of vegetables, chickens, hogs, cattle, and even some cotton and soybeans. My grand dad did it all with mules before he got the '64 140. They had 200 acres and my parents had about 35. Probably 20-30 acres in vegetables and the rest in cotton and pasture. All the vegetables and the cotton were picked by hand! I remember my grand mother making me a pick sack out of an old pillow case with some straps sewn on. We used pick sacks for cotton and peas.
My mother was always the fastest at picking! She is in her mid 70s and can still leave me behind when it comes to picking peas! She loves taking the vegetables to the farmer's market. People keep telling her to slow down but I think that is what keeps her going. She would waste away if she stopped! My dad can't do anything much anymore due to an accident he had a few years ago. His health has gone down a lot since then. Now I take care of the tractors and all the plowing and planting. I still have a desk job but can't wait until I can retire from that and get back to farming full time! We only have about 5-6 acres of vegetables now which is about all we can keep up with. The rest of the old farm is in some hay and and mostly pasture.
Some of my favorite memories of my childhood were going to the farmer's market in Birmingham with my grand dad. It was usually 2-3 times a week during the peak summer season. His old '65 Chevy pickup would be so loaded down with vegetables and melons the back bumper would almost drag the ground! He loved to eat supper at the Smokehouse restaurant which was right next to the market. Always had two cheeseburgers! He loved burgers and homemade ice cream! My grand mother passed away in '96 and my grand dad in '98. They were more like another set of parents than grand parents. I was very close to them and really miss them both. I'm so glad I moved back home before my parents are gone!
Both the old 140s and the 'big' tractors, the '70 Ferguson and the '87 Ford are still working tractors. My dad has neglected the maintenance the last few years but I am determined to get and keep them all in good working order. The 140s will never be show tractors but to me they are the most beautiful looking and sounding machines in the world! I will cherish them and the memories they represent to me for the rest of my life.
Rick
Was just looking for some parts for a couple of old Farmall 140s I have and came acoss this site. Just looking around here has brought back some fond memories from my childhood. I grew up in this area but moved to Ohio in 1985 to take a desk job. Thought would be there a year or two but ended up staying 25 years. Just moved back three years ago after a divorce and I'm glad I did. Back then I couldn't wait to leave home and get as far away as possible from the sweat and hard work that comes with farming! Now I can't wait to smell the fresh turned soil!
Back in the day when I was a little kid my grandparents and parents raised all kinds of vegetables, chickens, hogs, cattle, and even some cotton and soybeans. My grand dad did it all with mules before he got the '64 140. They had 200 acres and my parents had about 35. Probably 20-30 acres in vegetables and the rest in cotton and pasture. All the vegetables and the cotton were picked by hand! I remember my grand mother making me a pick sack out of an old pillow case with some straps sewn on. We used pick sacks for cotton and peas.
My mother was always the fastest at picking! She is in her mid 70s and can still leave me behind when it comes to picking peas! She loves taking the vegetables to the farmer's market. People keep telling her to slow down but I think that is what keeps her going. She would waste away if she stopped! My dad can't do anything much anymore due to an accident he had a few years ago. His health has gone down a lot since then. Now I take care of the tractors and all the plowing and planting. I still have a desk job but can't wait until I can retire from that and get back to farming full time! We only have about 5-6 acres of vegetables now which is about all we can keep up with. The rest of the old farm is in some hay and and mostly pasture.
Some of my favorite memories of my childhood were going to the farmer's market in Birmingham with my grand dad. It was usually 2-3 times a week during the peak summer season. His old '65 Chevy pickup would be so loaded down with vegetables and melons the back bumper would almost drag the ground! He loved to eat supper at the Smokehouse restaurant which was right next to the market. Always had two cheeseburgers! He loved burgers and homemade ice cream! My grand mother passed away in '96 and my grand dad in '98. They were more like another set of parents than grand parents. I was very close to them and really miss them both. I'm so glad I moved back home before my parents are gone!
Both the old 140s and the 'big' tractors, the '70 Ferguson and the '87 Ford are still working tractors. My dad has neglected the maintenance the last few years but I am determined to get and keep them all in good working order. The 140s will never be show tractors but to me they are the most beautiful looking and sounding machines in the world! I will cherish them and the memories they represent to me for the rest of my life.
Rick
