[AT] [External] Re: Talk of FB groups

[Gunnells, Brad R]

John, Dean, thank you for that perspective. I did see the JD 30/40 series group and that prompted my question. The success mentioned in an earlier email gave me hope that a decent group existed. I’ll check it out and the Ford group as well.

I belong to a few motorcycle FB groups and to be honest, I don’t find them nearly as helpful as the website forums dedicated to the same models. But again, as mentioned, it’s the members, and the admins that dictate the success. Just seems the forums and lists such as this take a little more work to find. And those willing to put in that work are more considerate and helpful. But that’s a generalization of my experience with FB.

Glad to see a little activity here. The folks here represent such a wealth of knowledge and no nonsense replies it makes it easy to ask questions even outside of antique tractors.

Has anyone heard from Farmer or Cecil B? A couple of gentlemen that always shared some great stories and had some interesting life experiences.

Thanks everyone!
Brad

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 8:43 AM
To: 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [External] Re: [AT] Talk of FB groups
Brad, I just now looked and there’s a Facebook group for “30 & 40 Series John Deeres” group with 73,000 members and one for “Ford 501 600 601 700 701 600 801 900 901 tractors/backhoes” with 14,000 members.   I agree with John’s comments—I’d guess those groups would suit your needs but you have to test drive them for a while to really know.

Facebook groups reflect the administrators and members, same as was always the case with this ATIS list.   I’ve left several groups over the years because the underlying tone of the group tended toward “Let’s behave like frat boys” rather than “Let’s constructively share information about this cool subject.”

And one of the groups I’m in right now (about old houses) is a victim of its own success because it’s gotten so big:  Up to 1.8 million members now.   I don’t know what the number was when I first joined a few years ago but it was way smaller, and you could have conversations.   Now it’s more likely that an interesting post will get several hundred responses in an hour or two, most of which were written without any awareness of the others since everyone’s writing their own responses at the same time and certainly without taking the time to read through however many hundreds were already there, so it devolves into a flood of similar comments that each soon get superseded and the original poster gets overwhelmed and stops paying attention.   I point that out mostly to say the 73,000 and 14,000 group-size numbers for the JD and Ford groups mentioned above aren’t bad, so those groups seem like good bets provided the admins foster the kind of discussion you’re looking for.   One of my high school friends is in the Ford group and he’s a no-nonsense good guy so I’d have particularly high hopes for that one.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> On Behalf Of John Hall
Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2024 7:45 AM
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I'm in several FB groups. Pretty much I stay out of generic FB stuff. Most of my groups are old tractors, older farming practices/equipment, machine shop related stuff (my profession), and UNC basketball (I've lived in the middle of Tobacco Road my whole life). You have to kind of test drive the groups to see what the knowledge is.

 Typically the narrower the group focus, the more detailed info you can get. There is a Farmall group that is lacking in a lot places, but I've yet to find a Farmall M group worth being in. That said, There is a Farmall A and Super A group (Al Jones) that is excellent. Likewise there is one for Farmall Cubs that is very good.

i would think there is a 30/40 series group that would suit the needs of a 2640 owner. As you approach the more modern stuff that covers a wide range of sizes, you will have to be diligent as to who/what you trust. I've found there are quite a few older Deere mechanics on FB and those guys are generally pretty helpful. Again, its social media so you may have to sift through some horse apples.

John Hall


On 3/1/2024 5:29 PM, Gunnells, Brad R wrote:
So, with the talk of Facebook groups being a good resource, would anyone have suggestions for my 2640 Deere? I suppose some general question could be answered by the groups mentioned here recently. But just wondered if there was something more relevant for a late 70’s early 80’s vintage. I guess that’s probably nearing antique status now anyway. Hahaha

Also, one for my Ford 801 with Select-o-Speed would be nice as well.

Thanks for any suggestions. Good to see some activity here again. BTW I’m not a fan of the Facebook groups as I’ve seen too many experts that couldn’t find their ass with both hands. But I trust this list and any advice given here is appreciated.

Brad


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