Lou didn't have delusions of grandeur. What happened is between the time I got that TD5 and the time I got rid of it we decided to put the family farm back into operation instead of renting out the crop land. So I had a kid and his dad offer me in trade a couple of items I needed for the farm so that they could have a father son project. I'm still spending money on equipment, need a few implements and a combine, we are doing this out of pocket debt free. After that's done I'm going to find another fixer upper. I will have a dozer and I hope within the next year. Had to pass on a Cat D4 last months because it was snap up a grinder mixer that I need or buy a dozer I want. Heck from then to now I've purchased 3 tractors, 2 8N's and a 1206 Farmall, a haybine, round baler, grain drill, built a sprayer, and other implements. Plus on the one 8N I rebuilt the engine, converted to 12 volt and added IE. Had to split the 1206 for the clutch too. And on top of all that I got a TLB too. As I said, debt free. Got about 2 days work next week at 50 and hour with the TLB.
Mistakes I made with the TD5 included buying an incomplete unit. Needed a head and other engine parts that at best were hard to find and very expensive, not knowing enough about the pins and bushings that are NLA as were the wore out rear sprokets. That Terratrac is about shot. Not saying it's not repairable but if a guy is on a budget and needs it to work now that one isn't going to do it as is. Looks like it would be a fun one to restore.
I still pull that CD with the pictures that you and Victor sent me from time to time.
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