Dad's Farmalls

Cole Younger · Mar 18, 2014

Lost Dad at Christmas 2012 I took over farm 2 years before he passed. I managed to keep the Farm and buy most of his Farmalls(H,M,SMTA,400,706,1066 it made me sick to see 2- 450's and 2 other H's go at auction but I still have 6 of his farmalls and brother has his 966 can't even begin to explain the feeling of still farming family farm with dad's equipment kinda like he's still here

notjustair · Mar 18, 2014

Since it was probably recent, see if you can track down who has those tractors. Keep it in the back of your mind to stay updated on them. When you are an older fart you will be posting here asking for advice on how to find dad's tractors so you can have them back. Now is your chance to keep track of them. We've got a standing offer to buy one of dad's tractors that he sold to the same man 25 years ago. Someday the phone will ring and it will be back in the family. I would hate to try and track it down after the fact.

craig reavley · Mar 19, 2014

Wow was reading this post and suddenly realized it is my brother posting this. I didnt recognize his screen name. My brother and I tried to keep as many of the tractors that dad had. I have a John Deere A, an Allis Chalmers D-12, and C, a nice 966, an H, and a Ferguson TO 30.And an old AC HD-5 crawler. I also have dads 1928 Model A truck, and my brother has a 29 model A car. Every time I am farming it reminds me of dads passion for Tractors, especially Farmalls. Dad probably smiles in heaven evry time he sees us working his land with his machines.

GordoSD · Mar 19, 2014

He's got six of them. If he is going to make money farming he ought to sell 5 of them and get newer more powerful equipment. You snooze, you lose.

RC Brooks · Mar 20, 2014

So the recommendation is to get a loan for an 80k plus tractor to do what the tractors he already has will do? Tractors he already owns?

Unless you're farming over 500 acres, there's no need for the huge equipment. Keeping the overhead down is the key to smaller farms. Now I have thought about getting large equipment, but with roads, bridges and other considerations, the medium sized equipment really does work the best for us. But everyone's situation is different.

I'm sure those tractors serve you both very well. I'm sure it was a peace he had as he thought about your futures.

The Dukester · Mar 21, 2014

Sounds like he's pretty happy with what he's got. Let him alone, maybe it's just how he wants it. The newer stuff is expensive as all get out, especially where he would probably have to buy a bunch of bigger implements too. Not everybody wants to work day and night paying off loans, they'd rather work day and night with older, smaller stuff to get the work done....It about all evens out.

GeneMO · Mar 21, 2014

You know, you just can't keep everything. I think you did really good, and if it's making you feel good to farm with the stuff of his that you do have, have fun with it. Forget the rest/past and go like heck and have a blast!!

Gene

Mark in Upstate · Mar 24, 2014

Remember your Dad every day and thank him for what he has done for all around him; It's a great feeling knowing he is with you!

Dad's Farmalls

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