Re: If it can go wrong it will.

Posted by Van in AR on May 12, 2005 at 18:56:16 from (216.134.231.237):

In Reply to: Re: If it can go wrong it will. posted by Hugh MacKay on May 12, 2005 at 17:44:21:

Hugh,
My dad started with a 1956 300 LP, (must be a southern thing). We raised cattle and the only row cropping it did was a small field of sweet corn and potatos. Used that tractor for baling hay and it was also a great mower tractor with a IH 100 balance head mower, cut in forth gear all day. That tractor was our only one for several years and we finally got a 55 300 gas, TA and live power, thought we were in heaven, since added a Ford 5000, a 4020 D Deere and a 730 D. All had live PTO, baled with them all, after two days always went and got the 300, It was perfection with a JD 14T baler, should have been RED it was that good. Had a 300 U for a while and it was good for bushhogging in the hills due to its low center of gravity, but that was about
all. Some city dud came by that moved in down the road and wanted it way more than dad did and it went up the road --- faster than a speeding Farmall. in later years dad said he never did miss that tractor at all. Farm sold in 1989 and as I was a career AF guy all equipment was sold at auction except the 300's and thier equipment (Fast Hitch equip), he sold them all to the guy that bought the farm, The guy called me and said he sold it and did I want them back- He11 YES, picked them up before he could change his mind. The 300's and all the equipment now reside on my farm and they are at home to stay til my end. Also have a Utility and a SMTA that I am restoring. The Ute is a 354 with a davis loader on it, beats a 300 U in every way including fuel ecomomy, 300 has a edge in power but who needs it with those punny rear tires? If ya want power to the ground 14.6 38's can't be beat to get it done! Farmalls are for farming, utilitys are for parts.
Van
Van

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