Old Girls out of the barn

BANDITFARMER · Jul 14, 2011

I have been working on my old D17 this spring and after a tune up and oil change, New seal in the final drive and a good used set of rear tires and clean and paint the rims. Put a new seat on (it needed it 2 years ago) new tempature gauge and light switch and 5 gal of 90w for the rear end and she was ready to go! Or so I thought! Got 10 feet out of the barn and it died! Had to go get a new coil. Now we were ready ro go. Hooked up the bush hog and cut about 3 acres around the back barn. Wish I could have baled it, It was has high as the hood and thick. First gear and wide open to cut this mess. Got done when my wife showed up she got out of the truck and started laughing! I said what so funny? Your tractor look like a big bug sticking its toung out! I took it kinda personal! It dose not! How could you say that about this old girl. Well it dose! She left and as I was about to put her up my dad says you know it dose look like a big bug sticking it toung out and started to laugh. Whats a guy to do! Bandit

Paul from MI · Jul 14, 2011

Don't worry about it. Everybody around here makes fun of me using my old two cylinder John Deeres but I figure they are just jealous.

RLA · Jul 15, 2011

There's nothing wrong with a old horse that
still works for a living?? Nice part about
the your horse is you know it.. It's paid
for & doesn't owe you a thing.. Like Paul
in Mich, we still use EVERYDAY 2 J/D 60's
a 620, 630, 2 730 Diesels & 1940 model B.
May cost us alittle more for gasoline but
when they break I can fix them. We dairy
farm have around 75 head.... Forgot one ??
Have a 530 2cylinder too..

BTW you have a Nice Tractor...

DownSouth · Jul 15, 2011

You should be happy that they think it looks like a bug with it"s tongue hanging out. That just means they won"t want to drive it, and that"s a good thing!

elmersooner · Jul 15, 2011

If'n you know someone that is good with an airbrush, you could actually paint the old sharkteeth flying tigers design----or go all in and have them paint it as a tongue and a bug.....make it mean or funny, then you can have the last laugh.

Anonymous-0 · Jul 15, 2011

You could get an ih weight bracket and make teeth bahahaha

BANDITFARMER · Jul 15, 2011

I like the old girl, she has "Class". Shes tall and not to wide and has a nice rear end and great legs! What more could you ask for? Bandit

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