<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Nice Dean. I always enjoy your pictures. Tinkering myself except on an SM420 transmission for a 57 Chevy 3/4 ton instead of a tractor. Pics below of one of the reasons I rebuilt it. Synchros definitely toasted. Should be done in a week or so.<div><br></div><div>BTW: is the 3point line for the basketball goal in the picture the front of the Farmall or behind the 3020 š </div><div><br></div><div>Spencer</div><div><br></div><div><img alt="image0.jpeg" src="cid:CB36F95A-6329-4172-9840-4C1C38E8BAF0-L0-001"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 4, 2024, at 7:32 PM, Dean Vinson <dean@vinsonfarm.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">ļ»æ<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">The 3020 was delivered this afternoon, so as time allows Iāll be tinkering with itā¦ changing fluids, looking into why the rear light works but the front lights donāt (ācheck the grounds, check the grounds, check the grounds,ā Farmer would say), getting rid of the calcium chloride in the rear tires. Iāve got a bit of earth grading/smoothing to do in a couple of spots back in the woods, so the tractorās first actual task will likely be with a rear blade attached. Iām 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">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 littleā¦ Iām 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 Iām pulling. The 3020 by comparison feels like Iām nestled into a cockpit. Will be interesting to see how the various tractors get used as the months go by and the ānewnessā 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dean Vinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saint Paris, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><3020_SM_20240302.jpg></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>AT mailing list</span><br><span>AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</span><br><span>http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>