|
Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Board |
Re: HUGH MACKAY
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 26, 2003 at 03:36:57 from (209.226.247.120):
In Reply to: HUGH MACKAY posted by James Williams on September 24, 2003 at 20:56:53:
To James and Others: You guys are much too kind. There are a good number of guys on here that are far more knowledgable than I, about tractors and the maintainance and repair of them. Guys who had a career of wrenching, or in parts dept. These guys saw a lot wider range of tractors than I. I tend to take, like Paul, a light hearted approach to this old iron, and in case you guys haven't noticed that regularly gets me in trouble about once a month with someone. This month it was Steven, last month it was my comment about the 656 tractor being an M with comfort. Back beyond that I don't remember, would have to check the archives. When this does happen I am a pretty thick skinned old guy. It runs off like water off a duck. When I was actively farming, my average working day ran from 5am to around 9pm. I was truly a workaholic. My good wife and family feared as I got older I would never learn to relax and have a hobby. The hobby did come and it is probably you guys and YT. I spend about 30 to 40 hours per week on YT and personal e mails from people who we have never seen on discussion forums. My hobby is not my three old tractors, other than a fix up every spring I hardly give them the time of day. I have but one piece of advice for forum participants, don't be afraid of those long posts. If a certain Farmall has X item plus a few other minor items, it takes words to describe it and details are important. One of the most painful items on here is watching someone trying to give advice without enough information.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Show Coverage: Fair Weather Tractor - by Dave M.. No, Fair Weather isn't some rare brand. It's the kind you can't leave out in the rain. Here's how it happened. I had been casually looking for a tractor for weeks. I saw a few 9N's, but they had even fewer amenities than the 8N my Grandpa bought new in '52 with a Dearborn loader. That was 10 years before I was born, so I grew up thinking that 8N was the world's best tractor. Grandpa had greenhouses, with over half an acre under glass, and that 8N did almost everything. It was the only
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
