[AT] Antique tractors anyone?

[John Hall]

Well, everything we have is now old or antique. One Super A is on 
permanent sickle mower duty,  so I have been keeping the ditches mowed 
all year with it. The other Super A is on rake duty--it raked the last 
hay about a month ago. Its so dry we won't get another baling.

The all around workhorse is a 72 IH 454, its currently hooked to my 
auger cart in case I cut more corn than a truckload. The brute is a 68 
4020, its been pushing up trees today that fell out into fields. IF it 
will ever rain then it has corn stalks to grind and wheat to plant.

The 47 M will roll wheat ground, otherwise it will collect dust until 
time to spray nitrogen next year.

44 DC Case, its on wagon duty when we bale, otherwise it collects dust 
and rust. Needs rear tires but the tractor isn't worth even what a good 
set of used tires would sell for.

No time or money to buy or collect any more true antiques. I have a 
couple I need to get rid of because after 25-30 years, I'm done playing 
with them. There will still be 4 antique tractors here--the kind with 
Armstrong starters only.

I've even lost interest in most of the 40 or so antique chainsaws we 
have acquired. Just to busy to take the time to sell them.

I'm more interested in keeping my old farm equipment in the field than 
fixing up a fence row find these days.

John Hall


On 10/6/2019 11:32 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> But that is immaterial to the purpose of my post: What I want to know is has anyone done anything with old tractors recently?   I’m going to get out the old Ford and do final mowing for the fall.   Been real dry but weeds have done alright and I need to knock down the weed heads before they seed.
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