[AT] I want a M Farmall......

[Al Jones]

Sure did!  I need to tell the list all about—it was an adventure!

It’s a ‘50 with a M&W 9 speed......

My latest obsession is a JD H.  I have no need for one but I want one.....

Thanks!
Al 

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> On Nov 24, 2017, at 7:54 PM, Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:
> 
> Al, looking through old emails I ran across this one.   Did you ever pick up
> an M?
> 
> Dean Vinson
> Saint Paris, Ohio
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Al Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 11:07 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: [AT] I want a M Farmall......
> 
> Every time I walk to my little shop ("the skunkworks") I pass my "corn
> picker without a tractor."  It sure looks lonely without a Farmall M to sit
> on.  I'm hoping my budget will level out so that I can find one for it this
> winter.  I've been watching Craigslist, TractorHouse, Ebay, the (NC)
> Agricultural Review, etc.  They seem to be expensive here in NC and cheaper
> as you head towards Ohio/Iowa/Indiana/etc.  Looks like $1500 is about the
> cheapest one can be had that is ready to roll...I'll be wanting one that I
> can take home and mount up with the corn picker, not a project.
> 
> It's so bad I have even thought about selling my 856, it literally hasn't
> been started in a year, it's got some injector pump issues that I haven't
> fully sorted out.  But, with pump issues and slick rear tires, I know I'd
> take a bath on it, so I guess she stays.  I've never felt more "10 feet
> tall" than when I'm on that tractor, even though it's not exactly practical
> for what I need, so I would miss it.
> 
> I need to start buying lottery tickets I guess......
> 
> Al
> 
> 
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