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gauger

12-23-2003 10:29:08




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What is it about that old iron? I'm never happier than when I'm working on an old Farmall. I see alot of discussion about what it will cost to "restore" an old tractor. Talk about a subjectifve term, one man's restoration is another man's mop job. For me the cost of parts is irrelevant, if I was a golfer I'd spend far more over time than I do on my tractor projects.




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sn001

12-23-2003 18:55:10




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
Several months ago an old friend gave me his f12. It had been sitting for about 15 to 20 yrs. It was stuck but complete. It could not have come at a better time. My Dad is in the final stages of a terminal illness, my Grandad had just passed, my Mom was having heart issues, and my wife and I were having our problems.
I went out to the shop every chance I could. Sometimes just for a couple minutes sometimes several hours. When I finally got it running it was like somehow I knew everything would be ok. I could not have paid for better therapy. I think the Lord sent that old f12 at just the right time!
I have worked on many things and have several collector cars and an antique boat, but while I still enjoy them they did not help me as much as beating on an old piece of rusty iron, something about a man his tractor, that tractor has history and now I am part of it.

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Dan

12-23-2003 12:43:50




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
I agree with other posts. That is why it is hard to respond to a question like, what is it worth or is this worth what I paid? I have a 1938 JD G my dad bought new, it has no value as no one could pay what it is worth to me. There is also the satisfaction of making an old piece of iron run, then making it run better. I use all my tractors and I want them to run good.



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Irv

12-23-2003 11:49:49




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
I approach it as a hobby and as as an "envionmental" project - basically it improves my envionment, and it is recyclying on a large scale. It is cheap thearphy. I have friends that are in the dream cruise car stuff. 40 - 50 grand in a car that is only driven a few weekends a year. In my experience, most are cars that they wish they had as kids. I know when I was young, if I didn't fix it I wasn't driving anywhere! I never expect to get any money out of it. I expect to sell my stuff posthumsously! (srry for the spelling) My 2c Irv

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BIG JOHN

12-23-2003 11:37:59




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
Any time that I worry about what it costs to enjoy this hobby, I just ask myself when the last time I saw that these tractors were going DOWN in value. Every year what you have is going up in value and becoming much harder to find.

With the interest earned on CD's being what it is, FARMALL's look like a better investment.



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Bill Smith

12-23-2003 11:24:12




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
I agree. Nothing more rewarding than getting a tractor back going again that you are working on. You just here nothing but music when it runs again for the first time. I have been there myself where you just eat, breath, and sleep wrenching on a tractor project (devoting every spare minute). The only thing I like better than working on them is operating them when you are done. Nothing like operating a fresh restored one. You hit the nail right on the head when you made the hobby comment. The cost that it takes to restore one often exceeds the value of it when finished. But the difference in value and invested money does make a fairly cheap hobby. Alot more expensiver hobby's out there. I always look for productivety in my hobby's. A productive hobby will put you further ahead in life than one that is not productive.

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Ben in KY

12-23-2003 11:39:29




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 Re: Re: Cheap therapy in reply to Bill Smith, 12-23-2003 11:24:12  
Yes, a very good and cheap hobby/stress relief tool.
Except for when you wind up with extra parts after assmebly, or that one special part that you can't find...I know it was here somewhere.....

Merry Christmas



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The Red

12-23-2003 10:45:52




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 Re: Cheap therapy in reply to gauger, 12-23-2003 10:29:08  
I second that! Did not do much wrenching this year due to a record work load at the office. The good news is that my tractor fund is overflowing!!



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F-Dean

12-23-2003 11:13:56




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 Re: Re: Cheap therapy in reply to The Red, 12-23-2003 10:45:52  
You are so right! It is a HOBBY! And it has great relaxing powers in today's busy world.



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Peabody

12-23-2003 13:01:12




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 Re: Re: Re: Cheap therapy in reply to F-Dean, 12-23-2003 11:13:56  
Gee, we are really a self-affirming bunch, aren't we?!?!?!? Happy Holidays to all!!!



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