Re: Why you shouldn't buy a stuck tractor...

Posted by Gibby on December 11, 2003 at 20:40:22 from (24.26.155.70):

In Reply to: Why you shouldn't buy a stuck tractor... posted by 42FarmallH on December 10, 2003 at 18:29:33:

Steven,
I too have a project tractor that has / is costing me more than it is worth. It has now reached a point of principle - I will get this tractor finished even if it kills me. But what I have learned from this tractor is worth so much that I cann't begin to put a price on it. I did the same thing when I rebuilt a 300 I had earlier. The big pay off is when I see the young gentleman (begining farmer) that bought it doing his daily chores with her. Yep I lost a ton on her too, but get paid back everytime I see the old girl purring away helping that young kid get started. It's kind of like raising a child, it costs a ton, gets easier everytime you do it, and you enjoy it when they go down the road starting their own life. What you have learned rebuilding your tractor will be with you for a life time. What you learned will pay you back so much over the next forty years. Think of it this way - change a water pump at the local car dearlership 210.00 for the pump 460.00 in labor. Doing it yourself 115.00 (at the local parts place) for the pump = 555.00 savings for knowing how to work on things like that. Yep you lost money on the tractor, but think of how much you will be able to save with you new skills you have developed.

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