Andy Motteberg
Well-known Member
Hi Everyone,
I just got my 5th tractor, a 1949 Farmall M to restore. It is missing some parts, but its still restorable. It was on Craigslist, it was in a scrap yard. I got it for $400, but am going to sell the wide front, don't want to, but have to because of money. Dad said he could buy the tractor, sell the wide front and give me a good deal on the M, so that's what I did. I'll probably just find another wide front later on. Dad brought home a Farmall F-14. I did take off the head and cleaned toe cylinders and put PB Blaster in them. Here is one picture of my new project!!
http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m344/andymotteberg/M.jpg
I just got my 5th tractor, a 1949 Farmall M to restore. It is missing some parts, but its still restorable. It was on Craigslist, it was in a scrap yard. I got it for $400, but am going to sell the wide front, don't want to, but have to because of money. Dad said he could buy the tractor, sell the wide front and give me a good deal on the M, so that's what I did. I'll probably just find another wide front later on. Dad brought home a Farmall F-14. I did take off the head and cleaned toe cylinders and put PB Blaster in them. Here is one picture of my new project!!
http://i332.photobucket.com/albums/m344/andymotteberg/M.jpg
I only have 4 tractors :-( Sure it will need work and parts, but if you can sell the widefront for $800 to $1000, then you can pay for the tractor and have $$ left over to buy parts. I would hate to tell you the amount of $$ just in parts and machine work I have in my M, not counting my labor and it is not even painted yet! I know I could have bought an already restored M for less then I have in mine, but now I KNOW what I have, not some half-a$$ resto that could cause problems down the road. Then, too, there is the satisfaction of having done it myself, not to mention all I learned in the process. Good luck on your project, Andy, if you have any questions, let me know, I am pretty much intimently familiar with the M now
