[Farmall] Farmalls

[ebony51 at frontiernet.net]

Kevin,  If the economy keeps tanking, we just might have to go back to using those old tractors.  So we better keep them around and in good order!

Seriously, I don't think it hit the hobby too bad in 2002 or so when the economy was bad.  And, a lot of folks got into the hobby in the 80s when the farm economy was not good.  Maybe the worse the present, the more nostalgia for the past.  Hard to tell how the economy will impact the hobby.  Nevertheless, collecting and talking about old tractors is good therapy and in bad times we all may need lots of good therapy.

Stay warm.

Larry H.  


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin & Rita Bish" <krsky at alltel.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 10:07:13 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Farmalls

 To the members of the Farmall list: I hope that the failing economy we are 
experiencing, will not affect the interest in the tractor shows, part shows 
etc. I think that these old tractors are part of our nations history, in 
many different ways. Not just for the political aspects, but for just down 
home hard working people that enjoy something they can relate to growing up, 
and may still be using. I love these old tractors, and enjoy learning about 
what they have done for us, and what some our still doing many years later. 
I hope that the interest in these old tractors still lives on, even though 
many of us don't have the extra money to restore one, with what is going on 
in our country now. I know this maybe a little off topic, but it just came 
to mind while looking out the windows, and it is near zero outside. Have a 
good day. Kevin. 


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