Posted by Blackriver on February 08, 2013 at 20:13:03 from (71.29.92.18):
Hello all. I've been lurking in the background for a while just reading posts, let me say what a bunch of knowledgeable people here. So i decided to join up. If i may, i'd like to share a little background.
My father has never been much of one to maintain things or to work on things too much. He always kept the mowers going and did minor work on vehicles, but once something broke down, he let it sit and never tried to repair it. In return i never learned any handy skills as a boy. So, not too far down the road from my pop's house is my grandpa's old home place. And there sits three tractors, a Farmall B and a Farmall H, both of which belonged to my grandpa, and my dad's Massey Ferguson 85, along with a 1973 VW Beetle, and a ton of different implements. I'm not too sure of the year models on the tractors. When my grandpa died, he supposedly left the parts to fix the Farmall B, but dad never got around to fixing it. If i remember right, the Massey was running when he parked it, and i even drove it a few times pulling logs from the woods to cut up for firewood. I've tried to ask him what the main problems were with these tractors, but he suffered a stroke a few years ago, and has trouble recalling things and saying things. To make a long story short, i can't stand seeing these tractors sit there and rust.
My wife and i have started growing heirloom vegetables, berries, and fruits, and we could use a small tractor. My problem is, my dad isn't able to help or tell me what to do, and i don't know much when it comes to tractors. I've done a few things mechanically and learn fast, i just don't know who to turn to for help. Also, i'm working full-time and trying to attend college full-time at 43 years old, so time and money are short right now, so i can't start any real restoration rightr now, but it's one of my goals in life.
I didn't mean to write a book, but some things have happened, my dad is hospitalized right now, they've discovered a mass in his bladder and we're waiting for the lab results to see if it is cancer, but he had his prostate out already for cancer and i have a feeling it's not going to turn out good. It's got me to thinking about things, about the time i remember as a little boy when a farmer in Arkansas could still make a little off 100 acres. All the old time fellas i know are passing on and it's gonna be up to me to make sure these tractors and things my grandpa and dad own don't go to waste. Have i come to the right place for help?
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