Re: purists

Posted by sgtbull on December 02, 2006 at 15:27:24 from (65.73.245.154):

In Reply to: purists posted by Roger Mills on December 02, 2006 at 09:05:09:

I'm all for being as accurate as possible, but, the nuances of the EXACT color are pretty easily lost to time and even the folks who bought or used these old tractors new probably don't have a photographic memory with a chromatograph function.... long and the short, get as close as possible, within reason, and then enjoy the silly thing... don't fret over the little things that in the long run, won't really matter. I used to restore and "store"....now I restore and "use".....and have MUCH more fun. They're gonna get a scratch or two, gonna leak a little gas on the paint, gonna get dusty, gonna toss a little oil from the crank, but hey, in a few yrs, if it really needs it, I can have the fun of restoring it again, without all the BIG expenses I had the first time like engine rebuilds, bearing replacements and parts searches....'cause there ain't no way I'm ever gonna wear any of my tractors out using them as infrequently as I do now. I've got 4 kids ages 8 to 11. If all they could do was "LOOK" at the tractors and were never allowed to "DRIVE" them, have I really served any purpose in restoring them? Isn't restoring things like these as much about saving the EXPERIENCE of driving one as the knowledge of what they looked like? I know there will be scratches, and dings, and all the things that go with operating a restored tractor, but like I said, there are more important things... like the grin on my son's (and daughter's) faces when they drive one by themselves around the field. They couldn't care less if its the EXACT red or green.

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