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Rex: Your results don't surprise me. I'm 63 and spent a lifetime on the farm. As a result I get involved in a lot of discussion and indeed have had a lot of personal e mails back and forth with same people. Not all, but a vast majority of these folks remember grandpa's farm and the tractors he used in the 40s, 50s and early 60s. these guys have had a career away from the farm as dad din't farm either. Now in their 40s and 50s they've got the mortgage paid off, along with other bills. Time to relax a bit and enjoy some toys. They go to the Deere, Kubota, etc. look at some of those new mini tractors and soon realize the toys they enjoyed as boys are in fact the economical toys. The next step they realize, is they forgot some of what grandpa told them, as well as finding he never had time to tell them all about these old tractors. They then come here for the missing pieces. With a mix of career mechanics, parts men, farmers, part time farmers, etc., we muddle through and amoung us find these guys their answers. Jointly this is good for all of us, I can't begin to count how many times someone has jogged my memory on some fix I made 35 years ago. Remember, I said that is not all of them, we still have to count the guys over 60 and under 40, they all have good reasons for being here as well. For me it keeps my brain alive. My hobby is not old tractors, yes I have 3 of them, but just do enough with them to get my yard chores done. To me the real hobby is on YT chewing the rag with you guys. Remember I was a workaholic, my family feared I'd never have a hobby, thus dreaded what a miserable old bugger I'd be in my senior years. Fooled them, I'm quietly off on computer not disturbing anyone, and close enough to be on call when needed. One exception, when Marg. and I want computer at same time.
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