[AJD] 2 cyl. vs. Next Gen.

[Troy Bogdan]

I like both ( 2 cyl. vs. Next Gen.).

As I said before, I'm not a collector, I'm still trying to farm with these 
antiques, and I have two 2 cyl.s (wouldn't mind having more, in addition to 
an "A" and a 70, I'd like to own a 630 or a 720 also).

My dream tractor and hopefully my next tractor will be a 4020, but the 
prices are so dang high, that I don't know if I can afford one.  That would 
be my first diesel, if I ever get one.  They start at around $10,000 in my 
area and that is usually for a poor condition one.  Most farmers who own 
them won't give them up because they are such a good tractor.  I almost like 
the NG tractors as much as the 2 cylinders.  I like steam engines too, but 
wouldn't even know how to start one.  If gasoline and fuel prices keep 
climbing, I may have to invest in some horses instead of Next Generation 
power.

I am a first generation farmer, and a youngster (born during the Vietnam 
war) so I didn't grow up with these tractors, I grew up with my neighbors 
blue ford 1980's diesels, but always loved the look and sound of those green 
tractors.

Anyways, thanks to all the old guys who are keeping the hobby going, because 
I like learning from you, and seeing all the tractors at shows and reading 
about them in magazines.  Keep up the good work for as long as you can hang 
in there,

Farmer Troy in Pennsylvania



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "richard carlson" <dtractors at hotmail.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Fwd: Re: [JDAT] Re: ebay # 280197269334


> Boy all this over the size of JD model D tractor tires,LOL.  This NG stuff 
> is a result of the 30 year turn around. People interested in old  tractors 
> or cars or whatever usually go back to what they were raised up with about 
> 30 years ago. A lot of the tractor people now grew up with the NG tractors 
> so that is what they are collecting. Same thing with cars. Use to be Model 
> T and Model A Fords and the cars of the 30's were the hot collectors,then 
> it moved to the 40's,then the 50's,then the 60's and now the muscle cars.
> Same thing happened with tractors. It started out with steam engines and 
> horses and then evolved from there. The first time I went to the 
> Mt.Pleasant,Iowa show there were only about 30 or 40 tractors there and 
> over 200 steam engines and a bunch of horses. That was in about 1976. I 
> used to take my tractors there and it just got bigger and bigger. I think 
> the last time I went there were over 300 tractors there,that was in about 
> 1990.
>
> So guess what I am saying is things change if we like it or not.  And J.R. 
> without you this hobby would be a lot different, Thank You. That goes for 
> a lot of other people on this list also.
>
> Dick