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Hey Tom,

I have been trying my best. I've looked at nearly a dozen semi antique Case, Allis and  Ford tractors with FELs.  I've also looked at two loaders that would fit on my Ford 861 but they were hunks of junk..   All these old loaders have two things in common: there are as long as cruise ships  and they are  difficult to take on and off. Those two attributes would make using them difficult for me because my storage building is in a wooded area, my manure piles are in a narrow area and access to my barn areas are tight too.  Modern tractors with FELs are a bit shorter and are super easy to take on and off.

In addition many of these antique tractors don't have the other attributes that I need in a tractor. The Allis D 14 didn't have a three point hitch, a Case I looked at only had a single remote and couldn't handle double-acting cylinders, that sort of thing.

My current arrangement was working perfectly.  Too bad it has to come to an end. (-;

Plus I would still have the 54 Pacer, the '39 JD B to pull the manure spreader with and two 1960s cub cadets to pull the tool/garden wagon 

Spencer Yost

> On Jan 9, 2016, at 2:54 PM, toma at risingnet.net wrote:
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> Spencer No. 
> You are our hero. The ultimate antique tractor guy. Don't even think of getting a modern tractor. I am sure most of us would 
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>> Because of some bartering that her friend and I did, I have had access to a front loader over the last few years. The bartering arrangement is coming to and end  however and I will need to figure out how to acquire a decent front loader.(this is why I was looking at the Massey 1540).
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>> The front loader can be small, and at first I thought maybe I would get a very small very cheap Mahindra or something. But I really don't want to tractors. If I get a newer tractor with a front loader that can handle my mower in other larger farm chores done I'm talking about real money.
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>> Spencer Yost
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