[AT] Antique tractors anyone?

[Cecil Bearden]

I had planned to get the pitman fixed on the swather today and start 
cutting hay before the cold front and rain comes in Thursday.   Then as 
I made a quick trip to feed the preemie calf before my Dr. appt for an 
ear infection, I saw a wet spot over the water line that serves the 
cattle tanks.  The line is 34 years old and 1in PVC.  There are 2 
hackberry trees within 6 ft of the line so I know what has happened.  I 
have a 500ft. roll of Pex pipe that will get pulled inside the 1inch 
tomorrow.  I have had to fix a water line problem every 3 to 6 months 
for the last 3 years. changing it over to PEX eliminates the joints and 
a 3/4 PEX will flow more than the meter at the road.  Pulling the line 
into the old one saves a lot of time and digging.
Cecil

On 10/7/2019 8:29 PM, John Hall wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> Spencer
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>
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