Posted by LA in Wi. on December 11, 2008 at 08:51:26 from (71.98.0.150):
In Reply to: whats it worth????? posted by MIKE W (NY) on December 11, 2008 at 04:11:33:
Mike, you got 2 factors going here. I"ll give you an example: I located my dad"s 1950 H Farmall 5 yrs ago after it was sold at dad"s farm sale in 1980. It was a rusted hulk in 2003.
1. I wanted to buy it, but when I added up all the dollars to restore it (new tires, new wiring, new lights, fenders, battery, motor overhaul, etc,) plus labor for an excellent guy to do the work, it was going to cost me far more than any H was worth.
2. My heart strings started to tug at me real hard (like I think your heart says to you). Since I was 67 at the time, I knew I"d never get a shot at that tractor again after someone else bought it.
I bought it, spent many dollars on it to bring it back to "near factory specs" as I could, and have never looked back! EVERY time I start that tractor I get goosebumps, every time I drive it down the road (at least once a week in summer) I re-live all those days I spent on that tractor cultivating, plowing, hauling loads of corn and soybeans. Taking it to shows is another gift...a lot of old geezers like myself tell me they wished they would have done what I did instead of letting their tractor get away from them.
Is my H worth the dollars? Heck, no.
Is my H worth it in memories? YES! YES!
I have a magnetic sign I stick on the front at shows, it reads: (hope the lines on my sign show the same on this message).
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This Is The Tractor I Drove As A Boy
1950 List Price $1400.00
1980, Sold At Dad"s Sale 975.00
2003, Found And Repurchased, Well Used 800.00
2004, Restored Many Hours Many Dollars
50+ Years Of Memories Priceless!
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After reading that, a lot of people just can"t walk away without wanting to talk to me about their boyhood or girlhood tractor.
My tractor is a money pit...something always needs fixing or it needs fuel. I don"t regret the dollars I spent for one minute. Nothing, not even my fishing boat, gives me so much pleasure.
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