Re: Farmall restorers

Posted by gusc on October 13, 2004 at 22:37:02 from (63.97.117.35):

In Reply to: Farmall restorers posted by Mr. Mayor on October 13, 2004 at 06:07:43:

I have been looking for a good SM to put to work and maybe haul to a show and was amused at the comments to this post.

Hey guys, all these old tractors are fun so just enjoy them. I have had a 60 JD for 23 years and have worked it real hard part of the time but not daily. It never fails and pulls like a champ while leaking water and oil everywhere. I don't need a belt and never plan to use one so I care not about belt drive.

I also have a '58 Ford 641, a great little tractor for mowing which is all I ever use it for.

I want a SM because I like them and will put it to work too. As a young whippersnapper I spent many hours daylight to dark on a ranch in Oregon mowing with an M at full throttle in 4th gear.

I may get an AC D17 too, they are great tractors and have that great Power Director live PTO system and 8 speeds.

The JD 60 has a hand clutch and very low gearing which the Ford does not. Each one has something the others do not.

If you have never used a hand clutch in close quarters you have missed out, it beats a foot clutch every time. You can move it inches at a time, very good for hooking up implements.

I would like to have a JD 630 but all JDs have become kind of a cult and are overpriced kind of like '55-'57 Chevys. Just be glad this hasn't happened to Farmalls yet so we can still afford to enjoy them. Same for ACs and Fords, they are still reasonably priced.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Farmall restorers Hugh MacKay 03:34:27 10/14/04 (1)
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