Re: Does the old iron still do the job?

Posted by Joe on November 05, 2001 at 21:01:56 from (65.44.204.67):

In Reply to: Does the old iron still do the job? posted by old fashioned farmer on November 05, 2001 at 19:53:33:

I can't agree enough. I'm just a young man, but I've spent a great deal of my short time on equipment and working the land. I now have to live in the city and spend much of the time away from the family place in order to make my living. But everyday I just think about making and saving enough to be able to go back and do what I love. Nothing else. There's simply nothing like the smell of fresh dirt and diesel (or gas), the dust in your hair, the sun in your face and and the ringing of your ears when you get through at the end of the day. Where I grew up everyone farmed fifty years ago. Now, it's the few and faithful that dare to enter this ever money losing venture. It's crazy, it may be stupid, and I've been warned time and time again not to, but I hope to be one of those hapless fools who dares to love the life and meet almost certain failure plying the land. It will not fade if I have any say in the matter. We see the "color wars" in this forum and, while I have my own preferences, we're all fighting for the same cause. Simply to stay alive....... It's wonderful to see someone like you, "old fashioned farmer," bring us all back down to Earth with a little genuine reflection. We all tend to lose sight of the real meaning of things-Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, friends and family..... We're always trying to have the prettiest package or such and we lose what it's all about. I always think about my Grandfather or the countless others before him who I admire and respect to no end when I'm out in the field and I repeatedly think one thing. "Would they be proud of me? Have any qualms about the life I've chosen or blame me for being who I am?" I've never doubted it. As far as old iron goes, there's no shame in keeping it alive. This old equipment has a respect and character of it's own that it has earned and none of the newer machines can match. I love all equipment, old and new, but can anyone find the nostalgia and respect for a Zetor that they can for a Farmall or a Moline or a D45? No, they can't.... Those machines fed us and served us well for many generations and they still do today. Thay have individual characters and personalities of their own that can only be brought about by generations of reliable service to the families that placed there faith and livelihood in them. Very rarely did they let them down. It's almost as if these machines were loyal pets who knew their masters well and whose worst fear was meeting their disapproval. As I sit here and write this, I can't help but become a little emotional. I think of the MM's, the Allis-Chalmers, the Davies, and the Graham-Hoemes that have served my family well for over five decades. I think about the rust that covers some of them, the ugly welds on others, the flat tires on some, and the general state of disrepair that has befallen others unfortunately. I know though that the next time I need one of them that with the minimum of attention and only the basic preparation that they will be ready to do whatever I ask of them. Loyalty like that is hard to earn-With anyhting! Sorry, I don't mean to ramble. This post has simply stirred some thoughts and brought some emotion in me that otherwise would not happen. I hope everyone who reads "Old fashioned farmer"s message will take a minute, sit back, and think about his words.

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