They are here to stay.
Each one does the work of 4 tractors, with 1/4th of the manpower.
Imagine a man being able to work 4X the number of acres in a day verses the old, smaller ones
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Each one does the work of 4 tractors, with 1/4th of the manpower.
Imagine a man being able to work 4X the number of acres in a day verses the old, smaller ones
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I wonder if people thought the same thing when this was the biggest tractor the company made, picture copied form Car porn thread where it was made feel welcome. because I am too lazy to go take a picture of mine.
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I know it's a tractor thread, but I still stand by what I said. We all need to grow our own as much as we can and stop relying on the grocery store to provide for what we are eating, which goes right back to that big tractor pic you gave.They are here to stay.
Each one does the work of 4 tractors, with 1/4th of the manpower.
Imagine a man being able to work 4X the number of acres in a day verses the old, smaller ones
I like any tractor that's EMP proof, regardless of color 
but I especially like that faded John Deere Green.
but I especially like that faded John Deere Green.
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...Try explaining that to the millions that live in skyscrapers in the big blue metropolis.
They are still humans and have to be fed, every day.
This was at my nieces house last christmas, old but still powerful, from the 70's. It was for sale.
edit... the Ford was for sale also.
edit... the Ford was for sale also.
This is my neighbor's Case... I like! Lots of power..
my 820,
I worked on several 1805's, back in the day.
They put 'MF' on them for a very good reason
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My AR
the Hubie brothers
my mutant backward engine pet , along with a supervisor
And my winch tractor,
Indestructible! ...except for the pony-engine that starts it
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the pony can be a bit of a challenge, if it pukes I have a big air starter or maybe direct electricIndestructible! ...except for the pony-engine that starts it
What's the standard transmission with 4WD transfer case for?
that is a Chev 3 speed manual and a np205, I should list it for sale somewhere it is a pretty rare combo
Well, the starter on that one won't wear out until his grey hair starts to fall out
.Edit: @Camper wanted one that is 'EMP-proof', well there you go. Not a single semiconductor on that one
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that thing is so worn out, and not the most co operative to start.Well, the starter on that one won't wear out until his grey hair starts to fall out
I couldn't tell if you are talking about the 'starter', or the tractor.
As shiny as the flywheel is, somebody done a lot of tugging on it.
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Then they are going to be in real trouble one day when the dollar totally crashes and we all should know that is on it's way, unfortunatly very soon....Try explaining that to the millions that live in skyscrapers in the big blue metropolis.
They are still humans and have to be fed, every day.
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I had one of these when I was 18, found it scrapped in Gallion, AL , it had a broken rocker arm, only 1 front wheel, and not a flake of paint left on it, just a nice rust 'patina' .
I was happy it was one of the newer ones with 'electric-start', bought it from a distant cousin for $100, drove it 7 miles back home on one cylinder and one front tire.
Got the rocker arm welded back together in the welding shop at trade school, found another front wheel, and had myself a 'Johnny pop-pop'.
My mom hated Black Locust thorn trees with a passion and put a $5 bounty on every one we pulled up and tossed over the bluff into the river.
I had a 30' , 1/2" chain that I would hook 4' up the trunk on ones up to 6" diameter.
I'd back all the way to the tree, wind that big flywheel up to full throttle, and take off running!
When it hit the end of the chain, Johnny would jump up and down.
Only took 3 or 4 tugs and that $5 was mine!
Paid for that tractor in less than a month.
.I was happy it was one of the newer ones with 'electric-start', bought it from a distant cousin for $100, drove it 7 miles back home on one cylinder and one front tire.
Got the rocker arm welded back together in the welding shop at trade school, found another front wheel, and had myself a 'Johnny pop-pop'
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My mom hated Black Locust thorn trees with a passion and put a $5 bounty
on every one we pulled up and tossed over the bluff into the river.I had a 30' , 1/2" chain that I would hook 4' up the trunk on ones up to 6" diameter.
I'd back all the way to the tree, wind that big flywheel up to full throttle, and take off running!
When it hit the end of the chain, Johnny would jump up and down.
Only took 3 or 4 tugs and that $5 was mine!
Paid for that tractor in less than a month.
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My mom hated Black Locust thorn trees with a passion and put a $5 bounty
By the way... black locust is a medicine!
Only have two tractors here now... a ford 2000. '70 model i think, still use it. Smokes a little. Exhaust got bent in the tornado of '74. I need to convert it to an alternator system. Every time i start researching it something happens. The project gets shelved for a year or two.
The other is a Massey, 50hp. A decent tractor but not great. Every year or so something breaks. I almost caught a hayfield on fire once. The clutch plate disassembled itself while i was baling. Not much fire but a whole lot of smoke.
Last summer the seal around the pto shaft failed. Another year, another $500 repair.
That tractor right there is one I'd dearly love to have. I learned to drive and operate on B and my uncles A, and another uncles G. Great tractors. Those old A's are my favorites.I had one of these when I was 18, found it scrapped in Gallion, AL , it had a broken rocker arm, only 1 front wheel, and not a flake of paint left on it, just a nice rust 'patina'
I was happy it was one of the newer ones with 'electric-start', bought it from a distant cousin for $100, drove it 7 miles back home on one cylinder and one front tire.
Got the rocker arm welded back together in the welding shop at trade school, found another front wheel, and had myself a 'Johnny pop-pop'
My mom hated Black Locust thorn trees with a passion and put a $5 bounty
I had a 30' , 1/2" chain that I would hook 4' up the trunk on ones up to 6" diameter.
I'd back all the way to the tree, wind that big flywheel up to full throttle, and take off running!
When it hit the end of the chain, Johnny would jump up and down.
Only took 3 or 4 tugs and that $5 was mine!
Paid for that tractor in less than a month.
321 cubic-inches in 2 cylinders!
That's close to a 327ci Chevy V8!
Those things could definitely pull with those big wheels, bigger footprint, compared to today's tractors.
Yep it'd drag double 14s to the beam and not bat sn eye, in Red Clay. My heavier Duetz won't do that
The old rancher (now deceased) had a few old jewels sitting around his place...
.... and the one we used to load our hay with...
