Without any big structure of restoration rules, everyone is pretty free to do as they see fit with their own tractor then bring it to a show. However, "restore" is an honest-to-god English word that has a meaning. If your computer crashed and you took it to a shop that said they would restore it, would you be happy if it came back with DOS 3.1 loaded on the disk and a rattle can paint job on the chassis?
A few years back, there was a tractor at RPR. I was a nice tractor that almost anyone would be happy to own. I have forgotten the details of the tractor, but it was similar to this: A 10-20 with an engine built in 1939, a rear housing that was from '37 or '38. The magneto was only right for '32. This was all fine, except it was finished off with a big sign that said something like "Oldest known 10-20, restored to factory condition." The owner of that tractor is deserving of anything the Correct Police hand him.
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Today's Featured Article - Women and Tractors - More Views From the Farmer's Wife - by Teri Burkholder. The top ten reasons why the judges wouldn't let you participate in the stock antique tractor pull: Hey, this is stock! It came with that V8 in it! That "R" on my tires stands for "really old" not radial! Blue gas? We thought it was a pretty color! What wire hooked to my throttle?
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