[Gretch]

post em up bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NSXguy]

The first 4-wheeled vehicle I learned to drive was a Ferguson 30 tractor



Once competence was proven, I graduated to a Massey-Ferguson 65 (with power steering!) like the one below but sporting enclosed rear "orchard" fenders;



It was great spending many Summers on a farm in my youth

[NCporsche]

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[NSXguy]

Living in the 'burbs (proving the adage that you can take the boy from the farm but not the farm from the boy), my dad bought a 1935 John Deere Model B tractor which we restored together.
Open a petcock (compression release), kick a little throttle in and spin the flywheel....and that big (coffee-can sized cylinders) TWIN barked to life.
Grab a gear, ease the hand clutch forward and you could boogie all the way up to 7mph or so
(photo also swiped from internet)

[Scott at Team Harco]

https://openroad.site/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1867

[amdavid]

I like tractors, a lot. I only have 2 acres, but it's enough to need a tractor of some kind. A toy I've yet to obtain. I'm using 2 teenage boys now as a tractor...even though I do most the actual work.

Nice toys boys.

[SeanR]

Here's a good one. Work horse for sure.

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[Gretch]

[amdavid]

Sexy....

[ny991]

I’m done with the York rake and now need to put the tiller on to get some more grass in.

[NSXguy]

The tractor I probably logged the most hours on was my dad's International Harvester B-275 Diesel, that thing had so much torque that it punched above its weight

[Gretch]

discing the food plot

[SeanR]

I find this to be very educational. And topical.

[amdavid]

She's good with a feeler gauge and understanding the rod journal!...love seeing a female work an enGine.

[Scott at Team Harco]

She helped me rebuild the carburetor on 'Willy'.

[sh944]

I refer to Massey Fergusons as "Mutherfuckersons" for a very specific reason. I had an absolutely abysmal experience with with one a number of years ago, and have been a solid green John Deere fan ever since. My needs these days are minimal, but I still flip the Mutherfuckerson dealership off every time I pass it.

[911Königin]

I like tractors, a lot. I only have 2 acres, but it's enough to need a tractor of some kind. A toy I've yet to obtain. I'm using 2 teenage boys now as a tractor...even though I do most the actual work.

Nice toys boys.

OH!! You must get one ~ lots of fun Learned how to shift

[JustBud]

I just placed the order today.....not being delivered until April.... Tractors and trucks are just unavailable right now.

John Deere 5065e with cab.... posted in latest purchase thread, ny991 said I needed to post here too.

Looks like this.....

[ny991]

I just placed the order today.....not being delivered until April.... Tractors and trucks are just unavailable right now.

John Deere 5065e with cab.... posted in latest purchase thread, ny991 said I needed to post here too.

Looks like this.....

Nice Bud! What tires did you get? My land can get muddy so I got the Ag tires. I find the standard industrial tires don’t do well in mud. When I ordered mine they had a little trouble getting the Ag tires but they did come through with them.

[JustBud]

Thank you. I did get the Ag tires, it gets quite muddy at our place through the winter and honestly until mid to late Spring. So it's Ag tires and muck boots until then. Can't wait to get it, we've been borrowing the neighbors tractor to mow our pasture but in return I've been mowing his 13 acres..... So he may not be so excited for me to get it.

It will also free me up to do much more with MY tractor as I always hesitate to use borrowed equipment for any type of job that may be hard on it.

[Fox_]

Lesson I learned...

NEVER buy a Branson. Those cocksuckers, Kukje, do not support their product with parts, will happily tell you you're SOL, and use parts that are not interchangeable with any other manufacturer.... No parts, even on relatively new tractors.

Something breaks, you're having custom parts made...

You also have to drop the entire 500lbs+ front axle to remove the steering cylinder.

[Gretch]

[JustBud]

McCormick Big 6? I have one of those out by my entry.....

Love old implements, they are amazing things to study.

[Gretch]

My boys have done a lot of work over the years.....

[yellowducman]

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Took the B out for a little spin.

[JustBud]

[JustBud]

Got the call today, my tractors in!

[ny991]

Got the call today, my tractors in!

Awesome! need pics!

[JustBud]

Got the call today, my tractors in!

Awesome! need pics!

My sales guy has been in jury duty all week...... so I'm waiting for him to get back to have it delivered.

In other news the Volvo dealership called..... Lisa's car is in too.

[ny991]

Got the call today, my tractors in!

Awesome! need pics!

My sales guy has been in jury duty all week...... so I'm waiting for him to get back to have it delivered.

In other news the Volvo dealership called..... Lisa's car is in too.

Seriously! You’ve been waiting for this tractor for 5 months, and they blame jury duty? Just hang them and deliver the tractor!

[JustBud]

Awesome! need pics!

My sales guy has been in jury duty all week...... so I'm waiting for him to get back to have it delivered.

In other news the Volvo dealership called..... Lisa's car is in too.

Seriously! You’ve been waiting for this tractor for 5 months, and they blame jury duty? Just hang them and deliver the tractor!

Everybody tells me patience is a virtue, and the Good Lord tells me I need to learn some.... so I'm trying...

But.........IT'S HERE.

My first tractor..... (dad had an old Ford when I was a kid, but this is my first.)









My old mug in the operators seat.....



Closer shot of my ugly mug (sorry guys), but you'll notice I got a grandkid seat in it..... (here's to hoping!!)

[ny991]

Nice Bud! Congratulations, now get to work!

I love the grandkid seat.

[JustBud]

Nice Bud! Congratulations, now get to work!

I love the grandkid seat.

Thank you sir. Lisa wants a pond now.... so I guess that will be job one...

And my buddies have been giving me grief, they say that's an instruction seat..... I still say grandkid seat...

[Dog]

My '51 Ford 8N. Don't really use it for anything on my acreage, simply sentimental value at this point. Starts and runs great with the 12V conversion. Not bad for 71 years old.






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[Designer]

Liquid Ballast

A listing in the local weekly had a tractor for sale with "calcium-filled tires".
I've never heard of this (I don't have a large tractor). https://www.hobbyfarms.com/pros-and-con ... e-ballast/

So who's using beet juice?

[JustBud]

The rear tires on my tractor are filled with beet juice from the dealer.

[NSXguy]

With Rachel's help, we went through a Fairbanks-Morse magneto from my neighbor's Allis-Chalmers Model B and it still produces zero spark.

It had already been rebuilt, and all the internal parts had been replaced except the condenser (which after testing still worked).
The maddening part is that the owner says it worked when he parked it...15 years ago (so what would die from just sitting) ?!?!?
Does anyone here have personal experience diagnosing these magneto issues?

[NSXguy]

Good news, a guy with hands-on experience checked over the Magneto and found the factory paint mark on the fiber gear which drives the rotor was in the wrong spot.
DOH!
We re-assembled it and it sparked to life for the 1st time in nearly 2 decades;
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO ... dJNkZWeTRR

He also adjusted the carb that we had rebuilt and that helped a bunch too.
The plug wires look marginal so a new set has been ordered from Steiner Tractor Parts, a Michigan company whose catalog is the reference for maintaining these old workhorses;
https://www.steinertractor.com/

[NSXguy]

Since this was intended to be a PICTURE thread, here is the Allis-Chalmers model B in all its resplendent glory in the Flag Day Parade

[i am not a traitor]

Anyone here know anything about the John Deere 110? Would a mower from 1966 be a dumb idea to mow a lawn in 2024? I'm looking for a rider and this guy is intriguing.

[NSXguy]

Wow, that's pretty advanced tech for 1966....being a hybrid electric and all

[billh1963]

Reviving this thread….

I have too many tractors. But, I do like them.

I’m a big Oliver fan. Here are two of my nicest.



My oldest tractor


My most frequently used tractors


Did I mention I like tractors? I have many more….too many