My grandfather started farming not long after the war with a John Deere A and his Dads' Ford 8N. He eventually got around to getting rid of the 8N on trade in the late 60s for a Massey 135. At some point they sold the 135 and got a Ford 860. Think it was late 60s/very early 70s becaue my Dad pulled the 860 at the fair in 1974 and I know that was the only time they ever pulled it. Anyway they pulled a three bottom plow with the 860 and chopped for the cows with it for 20 plus years so needless to say the clutch and whole tractor overall was pretty worn out when they sold it at auction in 97. He kept the A until 2004 or so when it was sold privately (not running). He bought a 1967 Massey Ferguson 165 diesel in 1970. I think it (165) had less than a thousand hours on it then. It was used on the farm practically daily for cutting hay, picking corn, and plowing until he stopped farming in 1996. They bought the second 165 (also a diesel) I want to say in 1975 but I'd have to ask Dad. It is a 1974 model. Still have both tractors. The "old" 165 was parked in 2005 and sat until this spring. Uncle put a new battery in it and it started right up. Still only has like 4800 hours or so. The other one has 2500 hours on it because they only used it for baling hay and discing. Used to pull very well in the 6500 class at the fair because it has the heavier rear axle that some of them came with. They had a 77 Oliver in the 1970s that I wish they'd kept but it was the Masseys that ran the farm for the most part after 1970. He had a Massey 135 after he got rid of the first one that I'm glad they did not keep. The first was a good tractor but the second they could never keep running right. I remember as a kid how they would cut hay one afternoon, ted the next and bale midday the third day (one pass behind the hay rake sometimes) and unload all of it (usually three flatbed wagons) after supper that night because he did not have alot of places to store loaded hay wagons. I never remember Grandpa's hay getting rained on (instinct?) whether baled or not but I'm sure it happened a few times. I also remember Grandpa always made sure everything was oiled and greased with all the guards in place. My uncle owned over the years a Massey Harris 44. 444, and Massey Ferguson 275. He still has the 44 and the two 165s from the farm. Dad had a Ford 6000, Allis WD, Massey 44, and John Deere 2010 (all at different times) but has since sold them. Dad came real close to buying a Moline UTS that he wishes he had bought for $400 back in the mid-80s. That tractor is quite a puller at the fair. We had the WD about 8 years but the rest were owned for a short time. I can go into the other side of the family but thats a story for another day.
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