Thanks for the comments. This tractor was bought by my grandfather brand new. It was the best, most powerful and nicest tractor he ever had. Here in New England in the 50's, 60's and 70's, a family farm only needed a 40 horsepower tractor and that was even overkill for 90% of what he did with it. He made hay, raised corn and milked 35 head. The hourmeter has never worked in my lifetime (37 years) and I can only imagine now many hours are on the tractor. I can tell you thath the rear tires are worn almost bald, so it has plenty of hours of use. I never knew anything with more power until recently (5 or 6 years ago) when I increased my gentleman farm I have with horses, cows, donkeys, etc. I use Diesel Ford tractors for making hay and most of the "hard" work, and the 504 is basically for brush hogging and playing. It is truly an old family friend and I want to bring it back as cheaply as I can to use occasionally and for fun. I thank you for your input and I will keep looking for a utility engine swap as I think that could be the most economical way back into this. It's kind of funny that I saw this tractor for 30 years as the greatest tractor ever put on earth, but hands down, when I need to "work" I choose either my 4600 or 5600 Fords, and they both use a fraction of the gas that the 504 can suck and put out much more torque and power.
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