Tractor Nostalgia ??

[RobertN]

Mine before I sold it. It ran good. At some point all the electrical was removed; hand crank only. Just mooved on to different things. Mentioned earlier, would like to get a Cub, a JD L, or maybe even an Allis G some day.

 

[SIMassey]

I have been pondering the idea of buying a allis Chalmers model B fully restored .Do I need it heck no but just like the old iron.Had 3 older tractors a few years back(JD model B,Allis model C and a ford 8n) sold them and miss them.The wife thinks I am crazy for wanting to buy the allis.Anyone else feel the need to buy a older tractor?

Got a 39 hand crank "B" that I have had for 46 years. I hope I'm still running after 76 years.

 

[SIMassey]

Let's see...I have a John Deere H, R, 70, 3010, 3020, and 4630. What do you think?

I think you need few more.

 

[TomSeller]

Got a 39 hand crank "B" that I have had for 46 years. I hope I'm still running after 76 years.

In some respects I miss hand cranking tractors. Not always, but nostalgically I do.

 

[Ken]

Let's see...I have a John Deere H, R, 70, 3010, 3020, and 4630. What do you think?

Mace you need to purchase my J.D. "M" rebuilt engine and all works .fresh paint also.
The need for set of tires keeps me from using.
ken

 

[turnkey4099]

I will have a 1960's John Deere before I kick the bucket! I grew up working on farms in the 70's and 80's using them on a couple of farms I worked on, and got the desire. Probably find a 1010, 2010, 2020, a size I can get some use out of bush hogging, working food plots' etc.

I also would love a small dozer like a Case 310, Cat D2, or 2 cylinder John Deere- for pure nostalgia.

My brother, who makes a living with equipment, laughs at me and tells me that my Kubota is much more useful, but sometimes you have an itch....

I ran a Cat 22 (gas version of D2) for two years for dad back in 51-52. Also would like to have a 'popping Johny'. I'd set it up somehow to be working on the governor just to sit in the yard and listen to it.

Farming out here was done on crawlers back in those days. Sure do miss the 'bark' of a D6 opening the governor a field over.

Harry K

 

[turnkey4099]

In some respects I miss hand cranking tractors. Not always, but nostalgically I do.

LOL. Reminds me of a happening to me back in 51. Was working for a farmer doing summer fallow with a TD6. Generator bad, no electric start, hand cranked. Not bad until one morning I hit the field, set the decompression, switched to gas, gave the usual pull and almost drove me to my knees. No give at all. Mechanic from town found the decomp link in the oil pan. No clue how it could get down there.

Harry K

 

[Mace Canute]

I think you need few more.

I agree! :thumbsup:

I forgot to mention I also have a couple of crawlers...a 420C loader and a 2010 loader. The 420 drove to where it's parked now but it suffers from a lot of wear and the 2010 has a bad engine, needs new sleeves/block plate. I have a used one that was replaced under factory warranty because of a bad joint between one of the sleeves and the plate they are joined to. It leaked coolant but a bit of silver soldering will fix it. Just need time to fix all this stuff. Someday maybe.

 

[Bird]

Mine before I sold it. It ran good. At some point all the electrical was removed; hand crank only. Just mooved on to different things. Mentioned earlier, would like to get a Cub, a JD L, or maybe even an Allis G some day.

I'd like to have a John Deere L, since a 1940 L was the first tractor I ever used in the early '50s.

 

[jlgurr]

I ran a Cat 22 (gas version of D2) for two years for dad back in 51-52. Also would like to have a 'popping Johny'. I'd set it up somehow to be working on the governor just to sit in the yard and listen to it.

Harry K

Sound Therapy...

I love to visit the hit and miss engine displays at the Mountain State Fair each fall. Would like to own one too, until I saw the price tag of a Fairbanks-Morse on Craig's List. They're still neat to see and hear but I'll probably never own one.