[AT] [External] Time to commence tinkering

[Gunnells, Brad R]

Still have the Ford? Where’s it parked?

Spencer beat me to the punch on the basketball hoop. Nice to have your own indoor gym. 😉

Brad

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
Date: Monday, March 4, 2024 at 6:31 PM
To: 'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group' <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [External] [AT] Time to commence tinkering
The 3020 was delivered this afternoon, so as time allows I’ll be tinkering with it… changing fluids, looking into why the rear light works but the front lights don’t (“check the grounds, check the grounds, check the grounds,” Farmer would say), getting rid of the calcium chloride in the rear tires.   I’ve got a bit of earth grading/smoothing to do in a couple of spots back in the woods, so the tractor’s first actual task will likely be with a rear blade attached.   I’m looking forward to all of it.   3227 hours on the tractor, practically new given its age, and so far it feels as solid as can be.

I love the older tractors also, like the Super M shown in this photo and a John Deere 620 parked in another part of the barn.   But I have to admit, as I get older the level of exposure on those tractors starts to weigh on my mind a little… I’m increasingly conscious of sitting up there on the seat with nothing around me, and on the Super M in particular not much below me except for the ground and whatever implement I’m pulling.   The 3020 by comparison feels like I’m nestled into a cockpit.   Will be interesting to see how the various tractors get used as the months go by and the “newness” of the 3020 wears off, but I can imagine it becoming more and more the go-to tractor.    In the meantime, sure is fun to have a new toy.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio
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