[AJD] "classics"

[Troy Bogdan]

I grew up in the suburbs during the 70's & 80's, bought my first Deere at 
age 25 (The same 1953 model 70 I am still farming with), got my first cell 
phone 6 days ago, but've had a wireless laptop for 4 years.  Scared of 
planes, but like helicopters (even though I went down in a UH-60 
"Crash-hawk" back in the day).

Now I have three antique tractors and am kinda looking for a "new" 4020, but 
dout I'll find one on my budget.

We have a few things in common Dennis.

I'd love to have that 30 combine!!!

Farmer Troy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Cotton" <cottonfam at windstream.net>
To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'" 
<antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] "classics"


> Its actually interesting about my collection.. I did not grow up on a 
> farm,
> but in the suburbs.  I didn't have any contact with a 2 cylinder until I 
> was
> about 30ish.. I fell in love with the big cast iron..  I now have a JD 70
> gas, restored myself, an JD LUS power plant (restored) and JD/LETZ 
> Burrmill
> (restored).  Once I get my shop back up and going (moved and built a 
> house),
> looking for either a 40T or 40C to use in the property.  Plus the crown
> jewel I hope someday to get is a W powerplant...
>
> I live in a very high tech world (fly state of the art airplanes) and love
> to take a step back into time when its about raw grunt of cast-iron and
> cubic inches to get a job done.  I use my tractor all the time and have
> bought some stuff to go with it.  A jd30 Pto driven combine is one of the
> most interesting things..
>
> I just love the hear the tractor work and grunt pulling the 4 bottom plow,
> box blade, or rotary cutter.. I settled on the first numbered series to 
> work
> with due to the technology change from the letter series and it was
> something that I could afford on my wages 10 years ago...
>
>
>
> Dennis Cotton
> Alabama
>
>
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