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whats your oldest running tractor you have?

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swindave

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I'm sure there's some old tractors out there!
what's your oldest running tractor?
mine is a 1949 model A john Deere

so, what's yours? and what's the story behind it?
thanks
 
My 1940 Farmall H. I inherited it from my dad in 2015. It goes to some local shows and pulls my wood trailer.

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This post was edited by Rodney51Cub on 03/19/2022 at 06:54 pm.
 
1935 JD B that my grand father got used in 1940. It is on original steel wheels and I even have the operators manual that came with it new. I have not started it in a few years but I am sure it would fire up if I wanted it to
 
Mine is a 1937 Allis Chalmers WC with rear steel. I bought it 3 years ago because it shares my dad's birth year, (he kind of wanted one as old as him), it was the right price, and it is a one of a kind heinz57 farmers special (it is made with parts from at least 7 different brands of tractors and vehicles).
 
1942 H farmall. It's not a show tractor. Mostly stays hooked to the manure spreader. Not many cattle anymore so doesn't get used alot. 2nd owner. Bought new by the man I bought the farm from. Originally on steel but had rubber put on 46 or47. Still has the same tires. Front steel wheels were cut down and had rims welded on for rubber tires. Still have the steel parts that were cut off.
 
She is 91 years young: A 100% rusty Farmall Regular.

And she runs and plows like a dream - for real.

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I still grind feed every 10 days or so with my 1945 M Farmall. It was the first tractor I bought when I started farming. It was my loader tractor with a Horndraulic manure loader on it. It did about everything for a couple of years until things took off. Still doesnt use a drop of oil but it likes gas quite a bit. Ive got a couple of old gas tractors that still have uses around here but shes the thirsty one. I like to grind with it because it gives before the grinder takes a hit. Ive certainly never sheared a pin with it!

What about daily use vehicles? I still chore everyday with the 1935 Chevy 1.5 ton thats been in the family since new. If I put it on blocks or painted it up nice I don't know what I would do without it. The engine was rebuilt in 1967 but other than that its just been perking along. It fed silage daily for many years but now its just hay bales, grain, fencing supplies - the easy stuff.
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I have a 1931 Farmall Regular. I bought from a farmer that bought it new. He swears it had never had any engine work done on it. I also did not have to do any major work on the engine. I have a full set of cultivators and my tractor has a mechanical lift for them. It is still on steel all around. The last parade it was in, the announcer said it sounds like Swiss watch.
 
Got four 1953 models. One for sure runs as I used it last weekend to grind oats for cattle feed. Cockshutt 50 that my dad bought in 1960. I also have the 40 he bought in 1967. It ran last fall but not well as the carb float valve was sticking and needs work. The JD AR my uncle bought in the mid 1960s was running when parked a few years ago in the back of the shed. The DC4 Case has not run in years. Still turns over but last time we tried to pull start it I finally gave up as it just would not start.
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1955 Massey Harris 44 Special standard. I bought it from the original owner 5 or 6 years ago. His family still farmed and I could not understand why they would have nothing to do with....it was kept in tip top shape and runs like new...shows 6700 hours.
Mayb
Ben
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Maybe I should include my dad's 1950 Fordson E27N wood burner....runs if you have wood....and patience.
 

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1941 Farmall M. According to the information from this site it rolled out of the factory the last week of December of 1941.
I dragged it out of a cow pasture in 1987 and restored it. I ordered M decals from this site, and they sent me Super M.
It could probably pass for a Super M. It has the Super M manifold and carburetor, and the Super M head. It has the domed pistons.
Here I am planting sweet corn.
 
Mine is a 1924 Case 12-20 crossmotor. It is also this months tractor pic in the JI Case calendar. I bought it in 2021 at the Aumann Auctions Pre'30 sale. I had a few people tell me they thought it may have came from the John Tysse collection, but I don't know for sure.
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About 1970 ,growng up , I would say the little JD L 1937 . we used that thing any way we could just for fun , Mostly pulling a horsedrawn McCormick Deering Cultivator thru some 5 -10 acres of Tobacco ,tomatos ,potatos , pickles, pepprrs, sweet corn , Buthering days we rigged theflywheel to the sausage grinder ,..We sold that tractor 10 yrs ago , And i wish we kept it .
 
My oldest is the 1962 4010 dad gave me to start farming but being as it has antifreeze in the engine oil my oldest running is a 1964 3020 that started life as a gas but we put a 3020 diesel engine in. Tom
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1960 MM GVI running

1931 oliver harr parr 18-27

This post was edited by fdt860 on 03/19/2022 at 11:18 pm.
 
Oldest tractor I have is 1982 Ford 5610. Bought it in fall of 1981.
Also have a Ford 5610 II. Made in the 90's. Purchased it in Sept. 2013.
 

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1926 Farmall Regular. I bought it from the family that owned and farmed with it for many years. Not sure if they were first owners, but he had 3 Regulars, all with electric start, foot brakes, and Monroe Easy Rider seats. It was on cutoff fronts and rear steel when I got it. I put the F&H wheels (powder coated) on to represent the program that IHC had in the 30s and 40s- Get your Farmall tuned up and switched to rubber tires. When I got it, the old man had rebuilt the engine, but couldn't see well enough to time the magneto. I got that done, and rather than crank my arm off to see if it would start, thought to just pull it with the 656. It started, and the kid on the 656 stopped moving. What I didn't know, was a mouse had made a nest in the clutch and clutch was stuck together so I couldn't stop. Fortunately, I had also forgotten to turn on the gas, so just as it smacked the 656, it quit. Things work out.



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1939 John Deere B.

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Early 1927 D. Bought in 1964 when I was 11. Solid rust with a split block. Found a brand new block and original early style wheel lugs.
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1926 Hart-Parr
Been on our property since new. Shipped from Iowa to Canada by Train, then West to Alberta by Train, then driven from Railhead to today's Location.

Bob..
 
My oldest right now is my 1930 Case C but at one time I had a 1925 Case cross motor 25-45 and a 1919 Cletrac W. A fellow had more money than I and wanted them---------so I sold them as I really needed the money!! RA60
 
1953 Ford Jubilee , mostly restored now, bought as part of a package deal with a AC WD and a couple implements. I sold the WD after getting it running good so now I don't have much money in the Jubilee and implements. Plan was to use it mostly for show tractor but I have done some brush hog mowing with it.
 

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1937 John Deere B. I use it to haul wood, rake hay, and a whole bunch of odd jobs. Runs good and starts very easily. Works better than I do.
 
(quoted from post at 06:38:10 03/20/22) Oldest tractor I have is 1982 Ford 5610. Bought it in fall of 1981.
Also have a Ford 5610 II. Made in the 90's. Purchased it in Sept. 2013.
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My oldest is also an '82 5610!
My newest is also a 5610-II, that rolled off the assembly line in Basildon on my 50th birthday!
 
No the camera I have will not work with the computer I have. Windows 10 computer but the camera is old so it will not talk to the computer. Only way I get pictures on Y-T any more is to send them to Grandpa Love and he then posts them for me by way of my cell phone
 
oldest tractor still running and earning it keep, 1929 Case L, bought used by my grandpa in 1947 to help with his rapidly expanding custom farming operation.
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modifications include cut down 30 rear rubber, front axle has LA kingpins and wheels, battery point ignition, ford model A generator runs off v belt pulley bolted to belt pulley hub to power ignition and sealed beam lights, 3 speed transmission guts were removed and replaced with LAI 4 speed guts and shift cover with rubber steering wheel, full pressure lubrication to cylinder head, gas manifolding and later variable speed governor and carb, also has modified raised drawbar to keep plow hitch higher to keep from dragging roots and limbs when breaking land.

but still original crankshaft with a few shims left in the mains, original final drive chains still have adjustment left in them, oil pump still pumps well enough that it flickers the gauge needle with each hand crank,

tractor was used for anything and everything related to grain and dairy and hay and orchard farming. I remember being told that when my grandpa had gotten older and did not like to crank start the tractor after lunch break and refueling, that grandpa would unhitch the implement and back the tractor up the incline of loading dock or driveway cut or whatever was handy, and then coast start the tractor after lunch.
 
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