Natty Bumppo
5 year old buck +
...well, "new" to me anyway.
I have a nice 1986 40 horse JD 990 that I use for all of my plotting, snow plowing, field mowing, etc. But I have a thing for old stuff...trucks, snowmobiles, tractors. I used to run Farmall Cubs on my small 30 acres for 15 years or so, but there are several little quirky things about Cubs that makes then impractical...the PTO runs in the opposite direction of all other PTO's, the PTO shaft is smaller than all other PTO's, no 3 point hitch, under-powered.
I sold my last Cub about 5 years ago and have been looking to replace it with a JD 40, 420, 430 ever since. Tough to find in my neck of the woods in New England. The ones that are priced decently are complete junk. The nice ones are always priced stupidly...or are 6 hours away.
Finally found this 1953 JD 40 about an hour and a half away. Starts and runs real good. The tin is all pretty straight. Looking forward to finding some 4' implements and putting it to work. Might even restore it at some point with my 11 year old son.
Anybody else use old tractors for plotting?
I have a nice 1986 40 horse JD 990 that I use for all of my plotting, snow plowing, field mowing, etc. But I have a thing for old stuff...trucks, snowmobiles, tractors. I used to run Farmall Cubs on my small 30 acres for 15 years or so, but there are several little quirky things about Cubs that makes then impractical...the PTO runs in the opposite direction of all other PTO's, the PTO shaft is smaller than all other PTO's, no 3 point hitch, under-powered.
I sold my last Cub about 5 years ago and have been looking to replace it with a JD 40, 420, 430 ever since. Tough to find in my neck of the woods in New England. The ones that are priced decently are complete junk. The nice ones are always priced stupidly...or are 6 hours away.
Finally found this 1953 JD 40 about an hour and a half away. Starts and runs real good. The tin is all pretty straight. Looking forward to finding some 4' implements and putting it to work. Might even restore it at some point with my 11 year old son.
Anybody else use old tractors for plotting?