Not sure it is a big deal or not

Tom Fleming · Aug 1, 2011

I just got to thinking after I got the F-14 home on Saturday, about 1 owner tractors I have aquired. My Regular, F-12, F-20 and now my F-14 are are 1 owner tractors. I know that I have learned alot about originality as I have been blessed that these all have not been especially messed with. I did not start out searching for 1 owner tractors, but it seems that I have fallen into that niche.

Anyone else have thoughts or stories on this subject?

Nebraska Cowman · Aug 1, 2011

I think it really adds interest if you can tell your
tractor's story. I have some that I know their
history. Others I know noting about. But each one is
special.

D Slater · Aug 1, 2011

Nice to know the history of a tractor. Some sellers asking extra of tractors claimed to be one owner that I consider buying, don't think its to funny when I say its a one owner to you but a 3 owner tractor if I buy it.

sflem849 · Aug 1, 2011

I don't think 1 owner tractors are too special. It is nice if you knew the owners. ie I have my wifes grandfathers SMTA and H. I also have my friends MD that his grandpa farmed with. I can tell a story about them and they mean something. My B didn't mean much to me because it was just a tractor. I bought it because it was a good deal and I know nothing about it.
In summary, the only thing 1 owner does for me is if I knew the owner and their story.

John Harmon · Aug 1, 2011

Well you are asking for others thoughts of this subject ,so here are mine.I"ve never placed any value on a sellers claim of 1 owner unless he was the original purchaser from the factory which is highly unlikely. If he bought it from a dealer who bought it from the factory distributor upon title transfer from the dealer the object became a 2 owner object, now upon title transfer from the dealer to him the object is a 3 owner object,he being the 3rd owner of the object. This is how it looks in my opinion and others will have other opinions but this is mine.

Dean Olson · Aug 1, 2011

A lot depends on how the 1st user took care of it. I agree with John that unless you manufactured it it's hard to be the original owner.

I have a Farmall Super C that I bought from the grandson of the guy who bought it new. Very original and well maintained but well used. The story goes that it never left the ranch in Chappel Hill TX since the day it was driven home, 56 years, till I bought it. I have a tendancy to believe that because the shed where this tracotor was stored had nails in the walls and shelves full of used, welded and broken parts. The old guy threw nothing away. Old points, spark plugs etc put back in the original boxes.

The story and history is fun for me. It was awesome envisioning that tractor running the fields that I was overlooking while the grandson showed me the place and told me about "Pops". What should have been a 30 minute transaction ended up taking most of the afternoon by the time we got done visiting.

Big Red Man · Aug 1, 2011

Tom, I feel it stands to reason that one owner tractors may be used and sometimes well used, but often less abused than multi-owner tractors. The owner who bought and kept a tractor for many years was probably less likely to abuse it because he (she?) knew the original cost and valued it from the very start of ownership. I think lots of us have the same feelings about new cars/pickups, versus old ones.

Tom Fleming · Aug 2, 2011

Guys, I agree pretty much with your statements here. The biggest thing to me is the history and the stories. My F-12, F-14, and Regular were purchased from estate sales, so I was never given any original receipts, but the info/stories I was told, make me believe that it's true. The F-20 is border line, "1 owner", as the supposed original owner was in ill health, and gave it to his neighbor for all the help over the years. The neighbor put it in his barn, and never touched it for 10 years. Then I bought it. So, while not truly 1 owner, I got to know it's history and some stories about it.

Not one of my tractors is or was 100% correct when I got them, each had a "field repair", and that is fine with me. The main part, is they all run good, and to a couple of points already made, it is obvious that the "important" things were well cared for.

good discussion.

sflem849 · Aug 2, 2011

(quoted from post at 02:59:23 08/02/11) Guys, I agree pretty much with your statements here. The biggest thing to me is the history and the stories. My F-12, F-14, and Regular were purchased from estate sales, so I was never given any original receipts, but the info/stories I was told, make me believe that it's true. The F-20 is border line, "1 owner", as the supposed original owner was in ill health, and gave it to his neighbor for all the help over the years. The neighbor put it in his barn, and never touched it for 10 years. Then I bought it. So, while not truly 1 owner, I got to know it's history and some stories about it.

Not one of my tractors is or was 100% correct when I got them, each had a "field repair", and that is fine with me. The main part, is they all run good, and to a couple of points already made, it is obvious that the "important" things were well cared for.

good discussion.

I agree, but the problem is those are just stories. Old guys tend to tell a lot of them and there is no way to back them up. Supposedly my H was supposed to be an M, but my grandfather in law got a call in the middle of the night that said be to the Burlington train depot to pick up the tractor or you are not getting one until after the war. It is a neat story, but I have no way to prove it is really true. If you watch Antiques Roadshow you know, it is all about authentification and there really aren't many ways to do that (especially without titles)

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