[AJD] 2 cyl. vs. Next Gen.

[Troy Bogdan]

How much would you need to bring it up to N.W. Pennsylvania, just south Lake 
Erie?
Photos??
Troy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Showers" <steamcar at frontiernet.net>
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Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] 2 cyl. vs. Next Gen.


>I have a 720D for sale here in eastern WVA
> Jim Showers
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Troy Bogdan" <tbogdan1 at earthlink.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2008 5:13 AM
> Subject: [AJD] 2 cyl. vs. Next Gen.
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>>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>
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>> 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
>>
>>
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