[AT] Most wore out tractor (long)

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Pretty certain the M here has had the hole welded up, its worn egg-shaped 
again.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Herb Metz
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 12:19 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Most wore out tractor (long)


Egg shaped holes in tractor drawbars are rather common, especially in large
(for its day) tractors like the 44 HP Super M Farmall.  Our D-14 Allis
Chalmers tractor has an egg shaped hole.  It is just 32 HP, but spent most
of its life pulling a baler (must have been the horiontal plunger type).

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dean Vinson
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 9:04 PM
To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
Subject: Re: [AT] Most wore out tractor (long)

> In an effort to get the list woke up, what's your most
> worn-out tractor... and do you still use it?

Interesting thread!  I wish I was in a position to comment on the relative
stages of disarray of my vast old iron fleet, but I can't compete with the
great stories from Ken, Ralph, Mike, Charlie, John, Cecil, Carl, etc.

After giving it some careful thought, though, my most worn-out tractor is
without a doubt the 53 Super M Farmall.  The hole in the drawbar is slightly
egg-shaped, so I plan to keep a careful eye on it for the next 30 years or
so to make sure it doesn't get too bad.  It doesn't seem to be deteriorating
much these days, perhaps because I don't have anything to hook to the
drawbar other than a trailer ball and chain for occasional log-pulling
chores in the woods at the end of the yard, but it can't hurt to be careful.

Of course the Super M is also my *least* worn-out tractor...

Dean Vinson

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